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If I am sentenced to weekend jail and have done 90% of my sentence - and an emergency comes up with family will i be arrested?
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Answered on September 17, 2016
I don't know your case, your judge, or your county prosecutor, but I have a very bad feeling that if you do not show up at the jail you can pretty...
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Should I appeal my guilty plea?
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Answered on September 17, 2016
In order to challenge a conviction on a plea of guilty in Illinois it is necessary to file within thirty days of sentencing a motion for leave to...
Can Department of Corrections override a judges order?
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Answered on September 16, 2016
No, IDOC cannot override a judge's order; but it didn't. A judge does cannot order boot camp, but can only make the recommendation. IDOC decides...
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I have been charged with Misdemeanor Phone Harassment 720 ILCS 5.0/26.5-2-A (that what is on bond report)
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Answered on September 16, 2016
I doubt very much that you would go to jail even if you were tried and found guilty. But jail isn't the problem here. A criminal record will do...
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Can I be charged for a armed robbery I wasn't present for but the persons charged with the crime are saying I planned it
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Answered on September 16, 2016
You can be charged, tried, and, if the jury believes the testimony that you planned the robbery, found guilty and sent to prison. If you are...
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Do I have a case if I had a life threatening reaction to the drug Lisinopril?
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Answered on September 16, 2016
This certainly does not sound like a criminal or DUI question. It sounds like a personal injury question, maybe medical malpractice. I have...
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Can I take the theft charge so my codefendant can get out of jail?
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Answered on September 16, 2016
Assume that in some reliable way or other, your proposal is made known to the prosecutor. Could the prosecutor say, "Okay, I'll take the one that...
I got caught shoplifting. Told not to go back to that store or any other kohl's.
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Answered on September 16, 2016
Kohl's could call the police and you could be arrested, charged and prosecuting for trespass. At trial you could testify that you were never...
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What about dismiss cases do they show up on a background check
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Answered on September 16, 2016
I defer to Mr. Davis on the matter of traffic violation records. As far as criminal charges, dismissal of the charge does not eliminate the arrest...
Can a 29-year-old male watch porn?
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Answered on September 16, 2016
I agree with Mr. Cameron. Avoid all pornography involving children, which may be very severely punished by either state or federal...
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