My trial has been getting pushed back over and over the last 3 years and I want to go to trial already when can i?
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Answered on August 19, 2020
Jury trials are not happening right now due to the novel corona virus pandemic. If you are not currently in custody, you are one of the lucky...
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How can prosecution tell a person charged with burglary to return the items in question, in exchange the charges be dropped?
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Answered on August 18, 2020
Law enforcement officers and prosecutors can do lots of things to try to solve crimes and get stolen property back to the rightful owners. The...
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Why did I get an MIP for a substance that wasn’t mine and I wasn’t consuming?
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Answered on August 18, 2020
"Possession" does not require the substance to be in your hand or pocket. It only requires it to be in a place where you can retrieve it and...
Can Police lie to get a confession?
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Answered on August 18, 2020
Yes, the cops can lie to you in order to get you to confess. The classic example is when the cops say that they have your buddy in the next room...
I got a d.u.i. a year ago. I'm still waiting to go to court. But the jail wants me to report and start my sentence.
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Answered on August 18, 2020
For OWI 3rd or above, the sentence starts immediately after the defendant is found "guilty". That is either when the defendant is found guilty at...
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I'm on a $500 bond. My public defender isnt answering,phone,email,text or messenger.
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Answered on August 18, 2020
Why does the county want you to report? Who is telling you to report? Is it the Sheriff's Department? Is it the Clerk of Courts? Is it the...
I was told to report to jail. Not sentenced yet. My public defender isnt answering my email,calls,or text. Waupaca county says
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Answered on August 18, 2020
What does Waupaca County say? Is it the Sheriff's Department, the Judge, the Clerk of Courts? Who is telling you what? If you have been told...
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Can i sell sports betting picks as a minor (17 years old)?
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Answered on August 10, 2020
No, that would be a class I felony. You are not allowed to do that in the State of Wisconsin.
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So I'm on my 3 representation in a felony case, now my current attorney tells the judge conflict?
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Answered on August 10, 2020
You have had very bad luck in this situation. However, a conflict of interest is not something that is always immediately apparent and cannot be...
What should I do in a situation where I didn't commit any crime but was present with zero evidence?
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Answered on August 10, 2020
People who are present at the time something illegal goes down can be charged as "party to a crime". A conviction required that the prosecutor...
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