Can a person be convicted for making a false police report due to having a mental disorder?
Could be prosecuted, yes. Could perhaps be convicted, too. This would be a very fact specific question and presumably the defendant's state of mind...
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Could be prosecuted, yes. Could perhaps be convicted, too. This would be a very fact specific question and presumably the defendant's state of mind...
Just this afternoon I saw a bulletin from the Illinois Supreme Court temporarily extending certain filling deadlines on appeals and making other...
First, I suggest that you contact an Illinois attorney who can look into your old case, determine whether your records are expungeable and, if they...
Solicitation to commit a crime is itself a crime in Illinois. It is not clear from your posting, however, whether the "fight" that took place...
The very reliable Mr. Cameron has answered your specific question. A defense motion for discovery does not toll the statutory speedy trial period....
Mr. Giesinger has pretty well covered it, and he is spot on. I join him in warning you that concealing a violation from the court is a very bad...
Very unlikely. The time periods for direct appeal, post-conviction relief, and federal habeas corpus have almost certainly expired long ago. If...
The statute of limitations has nothing to do with your situation. The statute was satisfied when the charge was filed and is no longer a...
I agree with Mr. Ivakhnenko. The facts in your posting are a bit sketchy, but it sounds as though separate criminal acts were committed in each...
You will not have a police record or a court record since you were neither arrested not charged. You are likely to have your name on a retailers'...