You can always plead not guilty and you do not need a factually or legally meritorious defense in order to do so. That does not mean that you will...

Can I be sent to jail for kidnapping?

There is, of course, a lot more going on here than you have put in your posting and this kind of situation is far more complicated and difficult...

Just to clarify, it appears from the body of your posting that your situation has nothing to do with post-conviction relief but rather is about...

Do I have to go to court (hearsay)?

Are you telling us that instead of telling the police the truth, that you were passing on information that you had heard regarding a crime about...

Is a certified letter usually a bad thing ?

All you know it means is that for some reason whoever sent it wants to be sure you got it. Even if it is unwelcome news, like a warning from the...

Can a friend still receive representation for a federal habeas corpus partition after a traverse has been filed?

I agree with Mr. Richman. It is my understanding that appointment of counsel in federal habeas corpus proceedings is mandatory only (1) if the...

Conditional discharge in Illinois is a conviction and no Illinois conviction can be expunged except by a pardon from the Governor or, in certain...

What is due process on an officer getting fired ,then a felony warrant he wrote is brought to court?

Keep in mind that I am not licensed, and do not practice, in Texas. I can only give you the benefit of my limited experience with this issue in...

How do I challenge a state statute's constitutionality before a conviction?

"There must be a way . . ." Actually, it is not at all clear to me that there is. It sounds as though you did the right thing by bringing your...

Your Michigan records can only be expunged, if at all, by a Michigan court and under Michigan law. No Illinois court can help you even though you...