Usually when courts speak of reconsideration they meaning going back to the original judge, perhaps because they hope to convince the judge to cure...

Are there any attorneys willing to take on a post conviction federal case pro bono?

Assuming that your son was convicted in a state criminal prosecution, federal collateral review is by way of application for habeas corpus relief,...

Conscientious judges often take work home with them. I can see how a judge with an active docket of serious cases could easily be several months...

Can someone file for an appeal in a criminal case, if the judge on the case had a conflict of interest?

Conflict of interest,? Doesn't sound like it to me. Grounds for a motion for recusal or some other kind of motion to substitute judge for cause? If...

Dear Minister White Feather, Most likely the judge would simply not permit you to testify. A less likely possibility is that the judge would...

Should I write to an attorney that was recently appointed to do appeals on my son's capital murder conviction.?

You can write to your son's attorney, but the attorney may insist on having your son's permission before answering you. Under the law followed in...

EX had 21 days to file his own appearance or get a new attorney buy has not. Does the motion he filed get "tossed out"?

This sounds like a matter for the judge's discretion. This also does not sound like an appeal question. I am guessing from your posting that your...

My boyfriend is 18 and I’m about to turn 15? is it wrong or illegal to date him?

Is it wrong? Shakespeare did not seem to think so, and everybody still seems to sympathize with Romeo and fourteen-year old Juliet. But that is not...

How do i tell them i lied to save myself?

You have put yourself in a very bad spot. At this point you do not tell "them" anything. You consult a respected criminal defense attorney (there...

Why would a Jury Trial be switched to a hearing?

In some counties a case is not scheduled for trial until it is reasonably likely to be ready, and even then multiple continuances are not unusual....