He isn't "dealing with a public defender," he has a public defender who has been appointed to represent him on the most serious type of criminal...

I will resist the temptation to be snarky, and simply state that you really should not represent yourself. While defendants do have the right to...

Can you be charged with possession of gun if another person has already been charged and convicted for it ? is it a strong case

Yes. Multiple people can be charged with possessing the same weapon. In fact, when the police find contraband (eg: drugs or a gun) in a vehicle,...

If someone violates parole that's at 85% with a new case and gets 5 years at 50% on the new case can they still get good time?

Your question is confusing, and also mislabled as "federal." If someone is on parole for an 85% case, that means they only get out "on parole"...

You don't have to physically "possess" contraband in order to get charged. For instance, consider if the police find drugs or an illegal weapon in...

A regular UUW case typically becomes an Agg UUW when the weapon is on the person who is on the street (not in his home or place of business) and...

Does Illinois have good time back?

This is an excellent question to ask your lawyer, but I'll take a stab. IDOC offers day-for-day good-time credit on most cases. Where "great...

I've never heard of "sectional probation," but then again, I don't get up to Lake County that often. Perhaps you mean second-chance probation, or...

The Class 2 Aggravated Domestic Battery is generally "probationable" but carries with it mandatory incarceration of "not less than 60 consecutive...

If the complaint is sworn to in front of a judge, it's possible that the person making the allegation could "get into trouble" as you say. In my...