Can charges still be dropped with evidence?

See my answer to your duplicate posting.

Even with evidence can my case still be dropped ?

The decision whether to pursue or abandon a criminal charge is made by the prosecutor. Can the prosecutor decide not to pursue a criminal charge...

Can I press charges if my daughter is 16 and he is 17?

An individual cannot file or initiate criminal proceedings. Only the public prosecutor can do that. If you have information that a crime has been...

Welcome to the 7th Circuit. This circuit is unusual for the amount and quality of support material that it makes available to attorneys. All of it...

Can my brother get his battery charge expunged?

Your use of the word "charged" explains why you are confused about whether or not a battery can be expunged in Illinois. In general, no conviction...

How does a CRIMINAL case end up in Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals?

There are two ways it could happen, depending on whether the original warrant for arrest was issued by a federal court or by a state court. Here...

You apparently have an attorney. Whether to argue orally or not is your attorney's decision, unless the court directs that an argument be held and...

Is there a cause of action in federal appeals court?

One does not generally encounter the usage "cause of action" in connection with an appeal. When you refer to a "district court" order are you...

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Neither of them has any "authority". The sentencing submissions provided in a federal criminal case by the prosecutor, the defendant's attorney,...

Can I get a lawyer to defend me in court?

Avvo is not a law office and there is nobody at Avvo to represent anyone. This is an online Q&A forum, and the attorneys who respond to postings...