For a federal case, can a prosecutor give me the worst plea after I was cooperative and I accepted responsibility for my actions

Your options are always to (1) negotiate a plea agreement with the prosecutor; (2) plead guilty without an agreement or (3) take the case to trial....

To answer that question, and to advise you whether there is anything you can do to reduce or eliminate the probability of being arrested, would...

How can I find out how favorable a Judge is pertaining to my case because I am in a Federal Civil Suit.

Quite frankly, with the exception of Judge Teton who sat in the pro se court in Cook County for many years, I have never in forty years of practice...

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Can someone that was given life and not a citizen file an appeal?

The problem is not that he is a non-citizen but that the time for filing an appeal almost certainly expired long, long ago. I do not know what the...

The FBI wants to interview me about a wire transfer that I received. Do I have to talk to them and are there pro bono lawyers?

You could talk to a few good defense attorneys who practice in federal court and get an idea what it would cost to hire private counsel. If it...

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If an employer was negligent in hiring me and I embezzled money, can the negligence be used in an effort to not file charges?

Your employer might have a civil liability to a third-party as a result of hiring you if, for example, you embezzled client funds and exposed your...

Do you still go to prison if a verdict is under investigation?

I assume you are not asking about an appeal. As I read your question you are asking about the very unusual situation in which, after verdict but...

If I take a plea with right to appeal suppression motion, does the appealing lawyer need to be from same state?

If you are appealing a Wisconsin conviction you must appeal to a Wisconsin court and the attorney representing you must be licensed in Wisconsin or...

Will my son go to jail for a subsequent retail theft conviction?

He certainly could, but it Is up to the judge whether he will. If he keeps stealing things he will not only go to jail sooner or later, but at...

What can be the worst outcome with this case?

The setting of a trial date does not mean that the case will necessarily go to trial that day nor does it mean that there can no longer be an...