Never that I can recall hearing of in some forty years of appellate practice (not in Indiana) and certainly not where the reversal or relief was...

Can a county commissioner tell a police officer to issue a reckless driving ticket when the police did not witness it?

Traffic tickets are usually issued by an officer who observes the violation, and in that case the officer is the witness for the prosecution at...

What chance does someone have after withdrawing a guilty plea on a first degree murder charge of getting a lower sentence?

Slim to none, as a rule. What you have is a prosecutor who feels tricked and is no mood to make deals. If you withdraw a guilty plea you had...

My friend was arrested for aggravated battery, home invasion

He should: 1. Not talk to the police. 2. Not discuss this case with anybody - and that means not anybody, except his lawyer. 3. Not...

I got a violate hwy rail grade crossing...my license is with Police officer..Can I still drive my vehicle?

The ticket will serve as your temporary license until the case is resolved and you get your license back from the clerk of the court.

Nothing would happen automatically. It would almost certainly not be grounds for dismissal of any criminal charges. If the officer's testimony...

Whether the participants in a game of Russian roulette are subject to murder prosecution if a player is killed during the normal course of the game...

My attorney told me to waive my right to a jury trial or go to trial that day despite having not seen the discovery yet.

Sometimes a prosecutor will offer an extremely favorable "fast-track" deal on the condition that the case be resolved immediately without motions...

So I hear that District Attorneys have a difficult time meeting deadlines. (My husband is Appealing a criminal conviction.

Actually, we have appeal deadlines not so much to require that briefs be filed in accordance with the time schedule established by the court rules,...

Can I get a domestic violence conviction expunged?

For many years the law in Illinois has been that no conviction, whether for felony or for misdemeanor, could be expunged, although many...