What will happen possibly at court for 3rd DWI?

My best advice is to hire a local attorney ASAP who can start working on a defense for your husband. it is a very serious charge (especially with...

Hired a lawyer, and not sure if he is actually working on my "miscalculation error" case?

That may not be the case. it is very possible that the attorney has done everything he/she can do at this point. Often attorneys hold up their...

What does it mean at a status hearing the state ask the judge to have me finger printed again what does that mean

After an arrest, part of the processing is taking fingerprints (amongst other information about you that is collected)...it is possible that the...

Court Supervision question

It's a highly irregular sentence on a petty offense for a Judge to order random urine screens. However, the good news is that you were found Not...

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I was arrested and charged with a misdemeanor for theft?

I would explore other possible options such as a deferred prosecution for a dismissal before just admitting liability. An attorney can discuss...

It is unclear if you originally received Court Supervision and you missed court dates & the sentence was revoked and turned into conditional...

Passenger with no driver license got a traffic ticket for not wearing the seat belt in Illinois

Definitely have him pay the ticket to avoid further issues. He should not ignore these!!

Is the federal time going to drop from 85% to 65% this year? I heard there was a bill going up in November of 2014.

No - this is not true. My colleagues are correct in their responses to this question.

Stopped on the highway for holding a phone in my hand. Can a lawyer in cook county get no charge on me?

The facts you submit are not very favorable for a trial on the merits, but the advantage to hiring an attorney is that an attorneys cases are...

It is not uncommon for misdemeanors to only have an IR# or SID# - however, as Attorney Goldstein indicated, it does not necessarily mean these...