Court found violation of due process with no remedy

Your question is unclear because we don't know what stage of the case you are asking about. In the most general terms, however, a court faced with...

Can you assert marital privilege in a federal grand jury?

My recollection is that a witness can assert a marital privilege before a federal grand jury, but that the availability and scope of the privilege...

Can one be charged with grand larceny in a state that they have never visited?

Yes, it is possible. It is also possible that the warrant is intended for somebody else, perhaps someone with the same name. I suggest that you...

When to file a discovery for first offense DUI

You do not expect to receive discovery prior to your first court date. Let your lawyer handle this.

I was convicted of a class4 felony in 95'. Shortly after, the judge that convicted me, passed away.Can I get this off my record?

Under Illinois law, no conviction can be expunged. Many misdemeanor convictions and a very few Class 4 felony convictions can be sealed. You...

Can a new trial be granted if new evidence is provided

Improper motive is not usually grounds for setting aside a conviction. It is, furthermore, hard to believe that you could have made such...

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I am trying to start college classes for a degree in criminology and I have 2 charges that I would need amended in order to do

I don't know what you have in mind when you say that "the charge of paraphernalia . . . can be dropped to a littering." If you have already been...

If it is a white collar crime they might tell you, or there might be signs that you could not miss, like the execution of a search warrant at your...

My fiance got arrested for a 2nd offender bank robbery what time might he be looking at

Calculating a potential federal sentence is a rather complicated matter. There are several steps in the calculation, including the determination...

Under what circumstances will a stay in a sentence be revoked after an appeal is filed and can it be challenged.

If the filing of an appeal invokes an automatic stay of sentence in a criminal case in Kansas, then Kansas law is very unusual indeed. I trust you...