Why did the state skip my probable cause hearing and attempt to get an indictment? Why didn't my lawyer not fight it?

There are many reasons why the prosecutor might choose to take a case to the grand jury for indictment rather than proceed by the alternative...

Petition for Rehearing Page Limitations

The Federal Rule must be read together with any local rule of your circuit, which may expand upon, explain or modify the FRAP rule. Some federal...

Don't delude yourself. It is very rare that one can confidently say of any judicial decision that it is actually contrary to the law. Even where...

Should I have been read my Miranda rights after I was arrested for refusing to answer Sheriffs questions without a lawyer?

Miranda warnings need only be given when the suspect is questioned while in custody. Since it does not appear that you were questioned after your...

Should a nolle pros count show up as a guilty conviction outcome on an employment background check?

As you are aware, a nolle pros is not a conviction. If the court's record is correct, which it probably is, then whoever took down the information...

Filed an appeal

It sounds as though you may have had two different matters going on. DCFS has no authority over an appeal of a court decision. You may have had...

I agree with my colleagues that you should consider retaining private counsel if your appointed attorney does not want to handle it. Ask around...

Do any of you know of any free sites to obtain case law? I am Pro Se and writing a Superior Court Appellate Brief and I ...

I am going to offer a very old-fashioned recommendation. Go to your county law library. Forget about computerized research. Use the book method....

Is a person legally considerd temporary insane if he is drunk

The short answer is no, intoxication is not insanity and voluntary intoxication is not a defense unless the intoxication is so great as to make it...

If no court recorder in divorce trial, do you loose appeal rights?

You don't "loose your appeal rights" by not having a court reporter, you just make taking an appeal a hundred times more work and a thousand times...