How worried should I be about the verdict?

I have never heard anybody outside of New York say "perp" but there is always a first time. It is not an Illinois usage, so far as I know. Cook...

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CA Court of Appeal Opinions

I will leave it to my California colleagues to respond to your question about the relationship between the state courts of California. I will...

Should i file a motion for post conviction relief after i signed then withdrew plea?

It sounds as though you have, or expect to have, a lawyer on your motion to withdraw the plea. You should raise any questions you have about a...

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I think you will find that the prosecutor promised to consider filing a Rule 35, not that she promised to file one. Only the government can file a...

Can a federal arson case be lowered to state if it was a rental property in pa? My lawyer said he is going to try

You have counsel representing you and nobody should be looking over your lawyers shoulder. I imagine that your attorney is going to try to work...

What are my chances of getting offered deferred prosecution on first offense retail theft under $300

The availability of deferred prosecution programs in Illinois varies from county to county. In my experience, in counties where a retail theft...

I was a sued and won in civil court: Other side is threatening to appeal should i worry?

Appeals are not decided on chances but on the merits of the legal issues involved. The more the trial court's decision in your case was based on...

I was caught swerving around a truck going 100 in a 55 on i-94. Clean record, 21 years old, on my birthday. Any advice?

I remember once driving 100 mph on the interstate for some stupid reason when I was your age but I never did it again, and I hope you won't either.

How can I postponed my court date for another month?

Typically a case in which a police officer is a witness is continued to the offer's next "court key" date, which means that no matter how often the...

In the state of Illinois, how should my husband go about filing a post conviction relief going pro se at the time of sentencing.

Filing a post-conviction petition prior to taking a direct appeal can be very, very dangerous and it is most certainly not something that anybody...