The arrest will show up and any charge will show up. Depending on the outcome of the case and on your background, you may be eligible to have your...

Is this normal behavior for a defense attorney? Should I have someone else look at the details? Is it too late?

A criminal prosecution is what Clausewitz said about war. It is the province of uncertainty. There are no guarantees and there are enormous...

When can double jeopardy be used after hung jury when the accused is subjected to more financial and emotional burdens

Double jeopardy foreclosing retrial after a hung jury? Virtually never, although there are extraordinary cases where the contrary result might...

Can this case be thrown out because the details of the case were published? Can this be grounds for a change in venue?

Dismissal for sure no. Change of place of trial (Illinois has not employed the old "change of venue" usage for decades) - Very, very unlikely...

Are there any lawyers who take criminal cases at the late stages of appeal, PRP

There are lawyers who will consider accepting criminal cases at the collateral review stage, but usually only very reluctantly. The work is...

What should I do if the judge will not grant me another public defender and I am unable to really afford an attorney?

Just out of curiosity, how many public defenders have you already been through? There is more to this story than you have told us.

Is the judge violating my rights in robbery case?

Technically perhaps so, although perhaps not. But he is doing you any harm? No, he is protecting you from seriously injuring yourself. You might...

I would be surprised if there were any such case law, but you could check the annotated statutes as perhaps the quickest way to find out. It does...

How do I file a petition for a "writ of certiorari"?

Is this a federal case? If so, you must appeal the dismissal to the United States Court of Appeals for the circuit in which you district court is...

Post conviction motion

There can be many reasons for the denial or dismissal of a post-conviction filing. Depending on the exact nature of what he filed, which is not...