How will a battery charge affect me? What kind of sentence am I looking at? How long will it stay on my criminal record?

If you are able to avoid a conviction you can probably get your arrest and court records expunged sooner or later, depending on the precise...

I am going from memory here and without the statutes in front of me, and it is a year or two since I had to look into this in any serious way, but...

What happens when you file an appeal on a criminal case and how long do you have to file for the appeal?

Most states have severe restrictions on when, how and even whether an appeal can be taken after a guilty plea. If he can appeal he may be very...

Where can I find criminal appeal attorney

The first thing I would do is check with the respected attorneys in your county who defend criminal cases at the trial level to see whom they would...

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I join in the general answer upon which all of my colleagues agree. I particularly agree with Mr. Brosnan that a major factor in the decision has...

When filing for a bond appeal do you file with the court you was denied bond with or do you file w/ court of appeals directly?

Are you asking about a bond for release from custody pending appeal in a federal criminal case? If so begin by looking at Rule 9 of the Federal...

He has five charges against him because the prosecutor is charging every offense, and every theory, that might reasonably apply to the facts that...

Who funds the IL Public Defender and State's Attorney?

There probably is a substantial funding discrepancy but it may not be as big as the raw numbers make it appear because the duties of the two...

Will my daughter go to jail for speeding 35 mph over the speed limit?

Does she "deserve" jail time? A judge could decide that two days in the county jail are not going to do her any harm, but that her dangerous...

How can I appeal child support visitation?

I hope you are not planning to handle this appeal yourself without an attorney. Decisions involving visitation are highly discretionary, which...