Can you appeal a federal criminal sentence that has a guilty plea?

Federal law permits an appeal from a sentence entered on a plea of guilty. However, in some federal districts it is customary to include a waiver...

Police gave me a traffic ticket without hearing my side of the story. Can they do that? Cop put me at fault

An officer is never required to hear what the defendant has to say prior to seeking a charge. A defendant who has good legal advice will...

What transcripts should I order for my appeal?

Without knowing the potential issues on your appeal (not what they are in your opinion, but on the basis of a serious evaluation by competent...

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Is the docket sheet a part of the record on appeal?

In my experience the docket is usually, but not always, included in the record. If it is omitted you can ask that it be made a supplemental...

Are you looking at an Illinois Department of Corrections web site? If so it means just what it says. At least some part of the sentence still...

What Pro Bono and/or court appointed law firm(s) specialize in 1st deg. murder Post Conviction Relief and/or appeals in IA&IL?

If this is an Illinois conviction the Office of the State Appellate Defender will be appointed to represent a defendant who cannot afford to retain...

My son was arrested for sales of cocaine, jury trail found him guilty. Can this be appealed due to lack of evidence

Theoretically probably so, but insufficiency of the evidence is generally a weak issue on appeal and is seldom successful. Of course, every case...

What to expect?

I would suggest that you consult an attorney who can review the municipal ordinance procedure of your city and perhaps discuss your case with the...

Minor age 14 charged with aggravated uuw while inside school. Can they charge him as a adult or juvenile

It looks like a juvenile case to me. As I read the statutes, there is no provision for transfer of juvenile cases to adult court where the minor...

Re opening a case? can i get my case re opened being that the judge was put in jail for unfairly sentencing people.

The United States Supreme Court addressed a similar situation in Bracey v. Gramley, 520 U.S. 899 (1997). Your situation is far, far more...