Is miranda required even tho he's not in cuffs but was surrounded by cops and questioned to lead to his arrest.

That could be a difficult call, and would be very dependent on the details as developed at a hearing on any motion to suppress that the defendant...

Technically my colleagues are correct. You can answer "no" right away. However, there is lot that you have not told us, particularly what court...

Which attorney files for a stay

If the law in your state is typical, of course the judge imposed sentence before your son appealed. An appeal cannot usually be taken until a...

I was caught shoplifting for my very first time ever at an IL JCPENNY SEPHORA store, I am 20 I got my license taken, help.

Do not even think about pleading guilty without an attorney. You may be able to do a lot better than that. If you cannot afford to retain private...

Dealing with Miranda RIghts

There are two different questions here. First, is there a Miranda issue in your case? In other words, were the police under an obligation to...

What will happen to me at trial?

I hope that I have misunderstood your posting, but it appears to me that you have gone online and admitted that you knowingly made a false...

What's the difference?

Your friend did himself tremendous harm on this case by spending five or six years as a fugitive on top of whatever he did that got him a contempt...

If a speed camera waits until you reach the highest speed before issuing a ticket, why then is that not a form of entrapment?

The short answer is that what is you describe is not even remotely close to entrapment. If you are serious about wanting the long explanation,...

If you want to change attorneys what do you have to do

That depends on whether you have retained or appointed counsel. If you have retained counsel, that is, if you hired a private lawyer, changing...

Can be? Yes, the testimony of a single witness, even if contradicted, can be sufficient to convict. The failure to recover a gun does not prevent...