I am being charged with misdemeanor battery. There was no bodily injury. This is my first offense.

A lot depends on the facts of the case and the attitude of the people involved. I have had cases where the prosecutor was willing to dismiss...

The employer cannot file criminal charges. Only the prosecutor can do that. Discovery of the offense is not normally a relevant factor in...

Is it true if you sue and can prove there is a conspiracy then there is an unlimited statue of limitation, Right or wrong ?

In some situations the statute of limitations for the criminal prosecution of acts committed as part of a conspiracy does not begin to run as long...

Filing an appeal to a civil court issue under 25,000.

A Tennessee lawyer should be advising you on this but the strong possibility is that (1) an appeal is not what you need and would not help you but...

Clemency in Illinois takes two forms, pardon and commutation. Commutation is a reduction in the sentence but does not affect the conviction. I do...

I was charged with burglary, when I tried to cash a check. I do not understand this link. It has been more than three years sinc

You could have an attorney review your case file and records to give you a careful analysis. A quick and dirty response, on which you should not...

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Departures have lost some of their importance since the Supreme Court declared the federal sentencing guidelines to be advisory only. I agree...

If I win my criminal appeal(reasonal doubt) Can I motion trial court for new trial on other charges that were found guilty of.

No, that does not follow. On the contrary, if the appellate court should reverse one conviction for insufficient evidence but allow the other...

In 1993 I got a dui in elko Nevada 2ed offence,what is statue of limitation.I now live in Michigan.

In addition to the problems raised by my colleagues, a statute of limitations is typically tolled (i.e., the clock stops running) as long as the...

While an out of state overnight house guest at a friends, I was arrested for something I didn't do at a beach nearby

Your friend sure did you a big favor. It sounds like he turned a possibly invalid search into a good one. If you get convicted on the basis of...