Will she go to jail? Can she get a public defence lawyer

Your aunt's case can have not only criminal consequences but serious immigration consequences as well. If she cannot afford a private attorney the...

Credible witness?

My experience is that federal prosecutions often involve the testimony of unsavory cooperating witnesses who for one reason or another are of...

Exculpatory evidence

I cannot say that in forty years of practice I have never encountered evidence so completely and credibly exculpatory that it persuaded the...

What is most likely to happen

Expect to be firmly dealt with this time and really whacked from now on. Prison is on your horizon, either now or soon. If this is the life you...

What is the Federal Expungement process of a felony?

There is no federal expungement. A federal conviction is forever. The only exception is to get a pardon from the President. Traditionally these...

I have heard of some countries asking for a "certificate of non-appeal." This is not something that an American court usually issues. Perhaps...

Expungement of Misdemeanor Class A

You are confusing two entirely different statutes. The statute creating the new disposition of "second-chance probation, " which is addressed by...

I need a lawyer to assist me with technicalities in an appeal process for student loan discharge as a precedent for othersto win

Good luck, but this sounds more like a legislative agenda and your efforts might be more profitably spend on getting better student loan...

What are my chances of winning at trial if there is really no evidence... just what another person says

In every state with which I am familiar, the law is that the testimony of a single witness, if believed by the trier of fact, is sufficient to...

Will they reduce the charge or what will happen?

The prosecutor will not be impressed by anything the co-defendant may say, and neither will the judge. If the charge is reduced, which might...