What's is burglary?

Burglary is not the most obvious charge, but it a possible charge in many shoplifting cases. It suggests that for whatever reason the prosecutor...

ILCS 625 5/12-215.

I don't have the code in front of me, but my recollection is that there is another provision making it unlawful to have any red light visible from...

What does " Certificate of Judge asking attendance of out of state witness" mean

A state court does not have the power to order witnesses to be produced from another state. In order to compel the appearance of an out-of-state...

Why did prosecutor ask lawyer to dismiss an appeal?

There could be any number of legitimate reasons. It is by no means improper for a lawyer to call opposing counsel to point out that counsel's...

Will I need to hire an Appeals lawyer?

Talk to the lawyer who has been handling your divorce or, if you have been working without an attorney up to this point, run your question by a...

I do not know whether there are local rules in the federal district court in Washington that might affect the answer to your question. In general,...

How do you get an innocent man from behind bars

There are various procedures that are used to challenge a conviction; appeal, post-conviction review, federal habeas corpus, etc. All of them are...

If you are on bond, as is apparently the case, it is almost certainly a condition of you bond that you not leave the state without permission from...

My car got hit by another car in the stop sign (from the back), I did not have insurance and my driver license was suspended.

Technically, the civil obligation for damages and the criminal matter of you leaving the scene are completely separate issues. So even though you...

A friend recently got an OUI and cannot drink for 18 months. Can I have alcohol and drink on his boat?

Will it be a violation of his supervision order? One would have to read the order to find to know the answer to that. Would it potentially get...