My fiance was accused of rape. His public defender has not even spoken to him yet, in there over a month.

The public defender is a real attorney and probably a very capable one but, as my colleague points out, the enormous caseload that the public...

Selected as the best answer

Interesting question, and the outcome might be very dependent on the evidence in the specific case. There are two different issues here, at least....

Can a record be Expunged if it 38 years old for Retail Theft.

I assume that this was an Illinois retail theft charge. If it was from another state you will have to address the problem through that state. So ....

I CANNOT AFFORD THE RETAINER FEES TO HIRE A LAWYER TO APPEAL A CORPARAL INJURY ON SPOUSE CASE

You need a California attorney to answer this, but I am going to make a suggestion based on my general experience in other states. This may or may...

Selected as the best answer

Can a person be legally charged with a firearm enhancement sentence for a robbery in which he was an accomplice?

While it could reasonably be argued that the statute creating the mandatory firearm enhancement is unclear, the question has been resolved against...

Selected as the best answer

Was unreasonable force used?

If you are asking out of idle curiosity, the answer, as my torts professor used to say, is "It's a jury question." In other words, the law does...

Selected as the best answer

Continuous request for attorney, Judge struck my jury demand, I need pro bono attorney for divorce appeal.

I can't tell you what the law is in Texas, but in most states a transcript is available without charge only to a defendant who is appealing a...

Can judges sentence someone to Electronic Detention? Or just IDOC

I assume you are asking about Illinois state law. For many Illinois offenses for which the law provides a prison sentence, the court has the...

Are Appellate and Supreme Court Decisions

Some courts sit in "terms" or "sessions." They may issue opinions only during term or they may concentrate on hearing oral arguments during the...

What does it mean when in a criminal case it says parties have not came up with agreed disposition

It could mean one of two things. It could mean that there will be no resolution of the case by a guilty plea and that the case will go to trial. ...