The officer did not confiscate your license. He took it as bond, which is the normal procedure in Illinois for drivers who do not choose to carry a...

My understanding is that law enforcement continues to have permanent access to expunged criminal records. As to whether an FOIA request would...

Those worthless petitions have been floating around prisons since I started practicing law over forty years ago, and probably had long beards when...

This seems to vary quite a bit from district to district. In the northern district of Illinois, where I do most of my federal court work,...

What happens of i don't show up to turn myself into jail for 3 day sentence ?

That you are in drug court suggests that you are in a diversion program designed to give you a way of avoiding a pending prosecution. You are...

What is the deadline for filing a response to a motion to dismiss? I know I need to attend court.

Your question is showing up under "appeals" but it is really about civil pleading at the trial court level. I have changed the tag to "litigation"...

I agree with Mr. Randall. This does not sound like a good plan. Most likely you would both be prosecuted for burglary and possession. In addition,...

A nephew is arrested for home invation, but there is no proof that he did it, how does one go about handing this?

I agree with all of my colleagues. I will add that one does not defend criminal prosecutions with a cookie cutter. Every case and every defendant...

What will happen to my son ?

A 402 conference is held to give the defendant and defense counsel some guidance in deciding whether or not to plead guilty. Depending on the...

There are many ways in which your participation in the arbitration, or in any civil litigation for that matter, could affect the ability of the...