Can you file a motion to stay after you've filed an appeal in a criminal case?

As I recall, Illinois rules permit you to file a motion for stay in the appellate court without first requesting a stay from the trial court. You...

My friend sold a couple of perscription medication

Stay far away from this situation. The police may be far more aware of what is going on, and of who is doing what, than you or your friends have...

An arrest record is maintained forever unless it is expunged by order of court. If the arrest resulted in a conviction then, with very, very few...

Should i appeal my second chance probation?

Why should the prosecutor offer you a better deal now than before? Just changing lawyers won't do it, that's for sure. Yes, if a new lawyer does...

I agree with Mr. Cameron. "Second chance probation" is a new concept in Illinois, only recently enacted by the legislature and with little, if...

Should I allow the state to try to get a federal court appeal dismissed?

You are not likely to get much of a precedential opinion if the State files a confession of error. But you won't waste much judicial time, either. ...

Can an officer continue asking questions after you've asked for a lawyer?

Even assuming that the questioning at the station was improper, which it may not have been (I see no obvious impropriety in anything that happened...

Filing a Fraudulent document/affidavit in a County court is a State or Federal Crime?

Assuming that the document in question is truly fraudulent, and assuming further that it is filed with a fraudulent intent, it might be prosecuted...

I got a city ordinance violation notice for drug paraphenlia, I'm wondering if I just pay the fine does it show up anywhere?

It might, it might not. Different municipalities treat ordinance violations differently. Some arrest, some usually not. Some report to the state,...

Where can I look to see if a clemency has been approved or not? Its for a state inmate that filed years ago?

There was apparently a huge backlog of clemency petitions left over from Governor Blagojevich. and I doubt that Governor Quinn was able to get...