Is two counts of battery a felony
The number of counts has nothing to do with it. If you were charged with five hundred counts of simple battery you would be facing misdemeanor...
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The number of counts has nothing to do with it. If you were charged with five hundred counts of simple battery you would be facing misdemeanor...
Attempted murder is an unusually difficult charge to prove in Illinois, so it is not unusual for the State's Attorney to try to resolve the matter...
Your question is, if he is found guilty at trial, appeals the conviction, appellate court orders a new trial, can he try to negotiate a plea...
Not sure that this is your question, but the only state where you would be able to do anything about it is the state in which you were convicted,...
Don't bother thinking about that until your criminal case is successfully behind you. Then consult a civil rights lawyer for an evaluation.
Essentially, that is correct. The Supreme Court's decision is final, yes, but it does not conclude the case. The Supreme Court is telling the...
You get permission from the judge before you go, otherwise you are in violation.
Mastery of appellate procedure; proper selection of issues to be appealed; understanding of all aspects of substantive and procedural law that may...
If the warrant directed the police to look for a handgun, stolen jewelry, stolen pieces of cheese, or anything else that could reasonably be put...
The police are looking to fill in the holes in their case, if they can, before they arrest you. An investigation like this can go on for a long...