Should I admit to it so I get probation or what?
That is a terrible idea. Probation in Illinois is a grimly serious matter because it is a criminal conviction that will leave you with a criminal...
Evanston, IL
Appeals Lawyer at Evanston, IL
Practice Areas: Appeals, Criminal Defense, Federal Crime
That is a terrible idea. Probation in Illinois is a grimly serious matter because it is a criminal conviction that will leave you with a criminal...
The transfer is effected upon issuance of the mandate.
In my experience, the clerk expunges the court records almost immediately. The statute gives the Illinois Sate Police and the arresting police...
Any attorney who does criminal defense work in your part of the state should be able to help you with this project. If you do not have...
I see no basis in your posting for dismissal of the charge for which you are on bond. As for the effect of the new charge, it may not be a bond...
Possible criminal charges that might lie under Illinois law would appear to include disorderly conduct, telephone harassment, and hate crime, which...
The two biggest questions that occur to me are (1) when, i.e., on what date, were you sentenced? and (2) did you plead guilty? What, if anything,...
I agree with my colleagues that a municipal ordinance violation may or may not show up on a background check, and that if any record is showing up...
I cannot imagine a judge refusing to give you an attorney, and most judges would be delighted that you have changed your mind. No judge wants to...
You are badly confused. Probation in Illinois is a conviction which will give you a criminal record which you may never be able to have expunged. ...