Can a Judicial Circuit prosecute a theft that occurred in another Judicial District well outside their geographic boundaries?

The answer is found in the statute: Place of trial. 720 ILCS 5/1-6(g) A person who commits theft of property may be tried in any county in...

Records do not get expunged automatically. You have to file a petition asking for expunction. If a judge grants the petition it is as though the...

An extension to complete the hours is a possibility but not if you're not there. A lawyer can appear on your behalf though and buy you some time...

Can a juvenile court case of Possession of firearms be reopened if they never had any evidence?

If it's a juvenile case your cousin is not facing 3-7 years unless it's removed from juvenile court to criminal court. Which is not to say that...

Can a city charge brought to trial be picked up as a state charge by the prosecutors?

Yes the State can prosecute charges that began as municipal violations provided the statute of limitations has not run out.

Is there a statue of Limitations on filing criminal charges?

Yes. Illinois does have a statute of limitations for the bringing of criminal charges. Because what you have alluded to is physical abuse of a...

Orders of protection, once issued, are entered into various law enforcement databases. Vacating an order that has already expired is not going to...

I need to know what steps i need to take in this dcfs investigation

Child abuse is a very serious issue that could have ramifications not only in juvenile court with DCFS and the State against you, but in criminal...

Is my public defender working for me and only me, or is she working for the state of IL.?

You have mixed two different burdens of proof in your very first sentence. At the shelter care, or temporary custody hearing, the burden of proof...

If she has no other family the only alternative may be child services. Consult a WI attorney. I don't know if she would qualify for emancipation.