Can I sue for false arrest ?

Police departments enjoy what's called "qualified immunity" which generally protects them from liability stemming from making arrests and...

The charges are very serious, Anyone traveling at that rate of speed, blowing through 3 stop signs, all the while driving on a suspended license...

720 1LC5 5/21-ka? I got released bond of 1500. Court appearance April 5. What we’ll i do?

You're reading it wrong. It's ILCS, not 1LC5. And it's probably one of the subsections of 5/21, which is criminal damage to property. ...

I’m a minor, hanging out with friends, without my knowledge when they pick someone up they rob him, what would happen to me?

IN the old days, if there was one crime, the police would arrest one defendant. Lately, however, the police arrest anyone near the crime scene. ...

WILL I DO JAILTIME?

No one could possibly say if you were headed to the pen on these charges, because you don't tell us your background, what the class 4 felony is,...

Could you call the police on your little brother? Sure. The better question is: should you call the police on him? I'm not a big fan of getting...

What can be done if one county fails to take you to court in another county and you then get arrested for missing court?

So, you were informed that you didn't have court, even though you knew yourself that you actually did have to go to court. "The arresting county"...

Is undressing yourself and someone else considered consent for intercourse?

The issue of consent is a question for the trier of fact (judge or jury) to decide based on all the presented evidence (testimonial, physical,...

What does it mean if will county courthouse deemed my girlfriend unfit for trail?

Unfitness for trial means that because of a mental or physical condition the defendant either does not understand the nature of the charge or...

You are only given a certain number of days to appeal these things. Thirty days, typically. When you say you "asked for a hearing," I assume you...