What are some examples of fraud committed by a Judge?

Most of the relatively few instances from Illinois that come to mind have involved judges accepting bribes or failing to disclose conflicts of...

Is it difficult to write up an opening appeal. I have gathered information online. I need to know what I am facing.

Avoid personal aspersions on the other party or on opposing attorneys. That sort of thing is completely out of place in appellate...

The longest I ever had to wait from evidentiary hearing to ruling was three years. At the end of that time the district judge came out with an...

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I have 2 retail theft conviction 13 years and 7 years old. How can i remove them?

Convictions cannot be expunged in Illinois. The only exception I know of makes expungement available under some circumstances to honorably...

Please explain limits of exchange of conversation and images between an adult male and female minor

This is not a good era for that sort of thing. The charm of flirtation is out of favor and tends to be misconstrued, even between adults. ...

Is it extortion for someone from a law office to say that they are sending the sheriff to your place of employment.

You are interpreting the statement about sending the sheriff to your office as a threat of criminal prosecution to collect a debt, which might be...

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You can find the text of the statute at 775 ILCS 5/2-103(A). It is current law in Illinois and has apparently never been judicially construed,...

If the person you were arrested with admits the marijuana in question was theirs to someone can that person testify to it?

Unless Alabama law is very unusual indeed, the answer is no, and even if she were to testify at your trial that it was hers you could be found...

Can someone help me understand my situation(Im in Canada)

A traffic stop for a missing license plate does not normally get that level of police response. My guess is that the police had information that...

Does a judge want to know if he/ she made a mistake ?

I think you can assume that the judge wants to know if a mistake was made and wants to correct it. Most states have provision for post-trial...