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Can a Divorce judgement be appealed?

The final judgment after a contested trial would normally be an appealable order. Whether it can be appealed successfully, in other words whether...

I have a case of first impression. How do I avoid forfeiting an Argument on Appeal if there is no Case Law on the subject period

You do the best you can. Cite your civil cases and explain to the court why the same rule should apply in the criminal context. Seldom is there...

After writing a complaint to her boss about the way she handled my son's case in traffic court (McLean county Illinois)

The assistant state's attorney sued you in her private capacity. Her suit for defamation was dismissed by the circuit court. The order of...

Double Jeopardy and Jurisdiction when it comes to State Offenses and Federal Offenses that are the same Offense.

The attorney may have filed a motion presenting that argument, but you do not tell us whether the motion succeeded or failed. In general, the...

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Can the granting of an Appointed Attorney's Motion to Withdraw be reversed? This involves the Illinois OSAD and a Misdemeanor.

There is much going on here that you do not understand, and you do not tell us the important things. The Appellate Defender almost certainly did...

An appeal in Illinois usually takes a year or more. What you have to do within thirty days is to file a notice of appeal with the clerk of the...

Is there any legal error here for appeals?

It could easily be enough to sustain a conviction, depending on the details of the evidence. Where a jury has found the evidence sufficient to...

I agree with my colleague who is astonished by your estimate of the strength of your case on appeal. I must say that in forty years of appellate...

Do appeals attorneys charge to view a case?

I can't speak for other attorneys, but my practice is to charge a fee to review and evaluate the record. My charge for doing so depends on many...