What does my citation mean? What should I do in terms of getting a lawyer or not?

If you appear in court represented by counsel, you have the benefit of the lawyer's assessment of the case, whether that be to fight it, or to try...

Yours is not a criminal defense question. Yours is a question concerning civil litigation involving a state facility housing convicted criminals. ...

When you plead guilty for a traffic ticket but got charged with the wrong offense is it too late to get an attorney?

Sounds like you went to trial, representing yourself, and lost. That was mistake #1. If that was the case, your only option is to appeal the...

You didn't mention why you were in Lake county jail, if it was pretrial while awaiting a case, or if you were sentenced to jail following a...

How do I break up with my appointed criminal defense attorney in front of the judge?

A few observations from a 30-year public defender: #1. Paperwork that you put together and so on? What exactly is that? If it's...

Your fact pattern is remarkable similar to the latest case from the Supreme Court, Utah v. Strieff, which, unfortunately, was affirmed, but came...

Why would a cop from our town come to my house saying another city about 3 miles away want to talk looking for me?

Why? Because they want to talk to you. About what, I have no idea, but it's probably because they think you've been involved in something you...

Is it illegal for a convicted felon to own a blank gun in Chicago Illinois?

I don't know what you mean by a "blank gun," and I haven't done research on this topic in some time, but if you mean a gun that shoots blanks, I...

Could you do it? Sure. But who knows what the police or prosecutor's would do. I know what I would do if I were his lawyer., I would focus on...

Can a new witness get a person a new trial who was sentenced to life for 2nd degree murder?

Contact your son's appellate and/or post-conviction lawyer, and inform him or her of the new developments. It may help, but as Mr, Finnecy...