Whether your records can be expunged or not depends on ethis disposition more than on the charge. You tell us that you "completed [your]...

Can suppressed evidence be used to corroborate a confession?

It sounds as though you are asking about the "corpus delicti" rule followed in some jurisdictions that requires that a conviction cannot be...

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A post-conviction case is either a total waste of time and effort or, if it does have merit, an absolutely enormous, virtually open-ended project. ...

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If a defendant in federal court cannot afford to retain private counsel, which happens very frequently, the court will appoint an attorney either...

You can ask or suggest to your attorney that certain motions be filed, but the decision on what motions to file is for the lawyer, not the...

How much time does the federal court of appeals for the 9th circuit has to respond to an appeal?

Rely on Mr. Fox for the 9th Circuit and consider yourself lucky that the court will send you as much as a briefing schedule. In most courts of...

Does the defendant have the right to act as lawyer and cross examine witnesses at trial?

If the defendant has no lawyer and is defending the entire case pro se, the complete denial of cross-examination as to a particular witness would...

Can a plantiff appeal a jurys verdict in a personal injury case

You can, but I hope you have something a lot stronger than a claim that the jury was wrong in its conclusion as to the weight of the evidence. If...

Is it a good idea to write a forgiveness letter to a judge for arguing with him a little in court?

In this letter that you contemplate, who is supposed to forgive whom?