Can a Federal Career Offender Label be removed or should I say challenged although sentencing has taking place?

I don't know what you mean when you say you are "assisting" an inmate. A defendant in federal court is normally represented by counsel, either...

Can I be convicted of burglary dispute not stealing anything

You can be guilty of burglary in Illinois without taking anything, so that is not an issue. You may have been overcharged, although that is not...

My wife was falsely accused of domestic violence by her Mother, arrested without being able to give a statement. What can we do

The worst thing you can possibly do when arrested is give a statement to the police. The officer did your wife a great favor by not letting her...

Why would my criminal defense lawyer withdraw after trial?

The talents of a good trial lawyer and the talents of a good appellate lawyer tend to be very different. A few attorneys are equally good at both,...

Can one appeal a conviction on grounds of being denied Due Process & 9th Amend. rights (or any other rights) to trial by combat?

To your specific question whether you can appeal a conviction on those grounds I suppose the answer has to be yes. Whether you can appeal...

My 16 yr old son was arrested today for "obstructing justice". The officer wrote he is a known gang member which is FALSE!

My own recollection of being that age is that I would get stopped and questioned fairly often by the police, although I was only once actually...

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I agree with my colleagues. I should add that even the defendant's own attorney after extensive preparation, perhaps even after reaching a plea...

What is the usual wait time for a judge to provide a ruling after filing a motion for stay of execution of judgment?

These are my two most recent experiences, and note that neither is in Colorado: Civil appeal - motion for stay of civil judgment for money only...

Is there an attorney in Chicago that will help with this case? We are not 100% sure what the charges are and they won't tell us

The first thing your son needs to do is to retain an attorney to defend against these serious criminal charges. Everything else he might consider...

My daughter plead guilty to possession of illegally obtained prescription drugs, a class U misdemeanor, in waukesha county wi.

The expungement proceedings will be before a Wisconsin court and determined under Wisconsin law. The nature and difficulty of such proceedings,...