402 conference but no agreement. Judge wants to hear from people who wrote character letters. Good or bad thing for defendant?

All it tells us for sure is that the judge is taking this case very seriously and responsibly. That is what a judge should do. Obviously at this...

As with any motion in any court, you have to tell the other side what you want, how you are going to go about it, where and when. In other words,...

What do I say to the traffic court judge to get out of a bogus speeding ticket?

If you were my client I would begin by looking for published decisions in Illinois interpreting the statutory language "while children are present"...

Can we take our son out of state while he is on probation?

If I recall correctly it is a standard condition of probation that the probationer not leave the State without leave of court. Your son should...

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How do I plead in court after rear ending a car and now I am being sued by the passenger of the other car?

Your guilty plea in the criminal case would be an admission that would be used against you to establish liability in the civil case.

Is it legal for a police officer to stop a person and search him just because he say that person is a known dug user.?

Maybe you have a basis for pursuing a motion to suppress but it is impossible to say how successful you would be. Having participated in many such...

If a person is wanted in one state for failure to appear felony charges and gets arrested in another state on felony charges and

"When they arrested him on the warrant they did not read him his rights." That is almost certainly of no consequence. I agree with my...

How long does it take for police to check camaras my friend was arrested and he said it wasn't him stealing

The camera might not answer the question. If, for example, your friend was standing lookout or was distracting the store people while somebody...

When is my deadline to ask for free substitution of a judge for a felony?

I do not have the statute in front of me, but my recollection is that the deadline for seeking an automatic substitution of judge is ten days from...

Prison or Probation?

Nobody can tell you probabilities. There are too many variables and criminal sentencing is not, despite how it appears to some, a matter of...