Can someone not related to a criminal case hire an appeal lawyer for a defendent given a guilty verdict?

As I understand your question, it is whether the third party is permitted to provide the funds for a postconviction/appellate lawyer, whoever that...

"Abandonment" is grounds for involuntary termination of parental rights. If the child is placed out of the parental home under a court order, and...

Can I ask an employer to temporarily stop income withholding for child support?

No. Your employer is deducting the child support from your check based upon a court order called a wage assignment. If the employer did so, it...

I agree with the other lawyers that you should begin making telephone calls, and, perhaps, consulting with attorneys. Generally, unless there are...

When arrested and put on a probation hold, what can you expect from the ensuing weeks?

Depending upon the seriousness of the violation, one of three things will happen: (1) the agent will counsel him to avoid that behavior in the...

Should I fire my criminal defense attorney?

Although I never bar family members from sitting in on client meetings, I first explain to the client that if you invite a third party into the...

At sentencing, the court may consider a wide variety of information. The only constitutional requirement is that the information be accurate. ...

The most likely explanation is that the officer either forgot to issue the citation, or has been too busy to issue it. There certainly is a...

Although I agree that lying to a police officer is the offense of obstructing, in this case the sequence of events may be important. If they...

Being a party to the crime is a theory of criminal liability. A person is a party to the crime if he directly commits the crime, if he aids or...