Should we do as the prosecutor says and give the man accused of 2 att. murders, 2 att. assaults, and 2 burglaries a deal?

The prosecutor has the legal duty to decide these questions and to take responsibility for those decisions. In my opinion it is entirely improper...

"Not earlier than 35 days," according to Illinois Supreme Court Rule 368(a). The mandate is subject to stay and recall should the court so order. ...

Judge denied request for bill of particulars in federal criminal case?

I remember Chief Judge Aspen of the Northern District of Illinois asking me, rather sarcastically in response to a motion for a bill of particulars...

I want to know if I have any chance in appealing attorney's fees sanctions, or will I likely end up getting hit for more money.

Let me suggest this. We all recognize that attempting a pro se appeal is to be avoided if at all possible, but given your financial situation it...

Will a judge take a victims word over a defendants in an Aggravated Battery case?

It doesn't matter whether you touched him or not. You are guilty of both armed robbery and aggravated battery and down at the McLean County...

How do I appeal a divorce judgment pro se?

You start by properly preserving potential error and making an adequate record before the trial court. If you don't do that correctly you are...

What is a post trial lawyer?

It is not a different kind of attorney. Any stage of a criminal case that takes place after the jury returns its verdict could be called a...

Just what if I wanted to take a case on myself

I have been practicing criminal defense for forty years and I would never, ever, attempt to defend myself. Neither would any other attorney I...

Is it worth appealing a case when the judge's decision was based on missed or incorrect information?

My instinctive reaction is that you are more likely to accomplish something by going back in front of the family court judge on a motion to...

I see no basis for dismissal on anything that you have told us, meaning that I see no grounds for terminating the prosecution short of trial If...