What's the statute of limitations on Battery?

The statute of limitations is satisfied when a charge is filed. Once the charge is filed, the defendant can be prosecuted a hundred years later so...

Can newly discovered evidence be raised on direct appeal?

Unless Pennsylvania follows some very unusual procedures, then the short answer is no, newly discovered evidence cannot be introduced or used in...

My son was murdered two years ago they haven't found the murderer yet. I stay in contact with the police dept. but no answers

Sometimes a case can be very difficult to solve, and we hear about murder cases that are not solved for forty years or more. This is not unusual. ...

No prosecutor appreciates being used as a cat's paw in a divorce or in a quarrel between divorced spouses. Notify your bank and all other...

Search and seizure.

If you are being prosecuted I would assume that your attorney will look into the possibility of a motion to suppress evidence based upon a legally...

Can you get a sentence reduced if the sentence was 25 years(2nd degree attempted murder)instead of the max sentence of 15 years.

A sentence that exceeds the statutory maximum can be reduced on appeal under the law most states. But 25 years on a 15 year maximum would be a...

My ex recently was granted a petition to remove child from state (il to Ca) As a result i moved to AZ, can i appeal the schedule

My instinct tells me that an appeal is unlikely to be your best remedy in this situation. The appeal will be long and expensive, and the appellate...

When a felony conviction is vacated how long does it take for my criminal record to reflect that?

If this is your only conviction and the order vacating is truly final and the end of the matter, you can petition for expungement even though the...

Does other party need appellate lawyer?

Unless the law of your state is very unusual, any licensed attorney can appear and practice before any state court. My experience with appellate...

The public defender is appointed by the court and neither you nor the public defender can unilaterally terminate the relationship. Only the judge...