The preliminary hearing is gone and you cannot get it back. I assume the public defender had good reason for waiving the hearing, very likely...

Criminal attorney

My top-of-the-head response is that you are too late and that you have no legal remedy. You might want to retain an attorney to review the case...

Am i going to jail on my 1st offense?

The potential charges are serious. Jail, and even prison, are possibilities but are by no means foregone conclusions. I join in the warning that...

The statute that governs expungement and sealing in Illinois, 20 ILCS 2630/5.2 is long, complicated and difficult to follow. As I read it,...

I would like to find a lawyer to help me get my aggravated DUI charge pardoned by the Governor of Illinois.

If you think you are going to get a pardon on a conviction only three years old you are living in a dream world, but my all means speak to a few of...

Can I file a Motion to Reconsider a Granting of a Motion for an Extension of Time to File a Brief that the opposing party filed.

Theoretically you could but it is about the worst idea imaginable. Objecting to extensions of time in an appellate court looks cheap, ugly and...

In the state of Wisconsin, if I am on misdemeanor probation, is it a violation to be in another state without permission?

Probably a violation of your misdemeanor probation, yes. The order will give you the answer, but only if you read it very carefully. If you have...

Once my probation has been terminated, how soon can i leave the state?

On the day that your case is up before the judge for termination, get a signed or stamped copy of the order of termination from the courtroom clerk...

20 copies of the brief must be filed with the court. 3 copies must be served on each party. The State's Attorney and the Attorney General each...

I am not familiar with the usage "deferred adjudication" in Illinois. It sounds as though it might be another state's equivalent of Illinois court...