Are any lawyers willing to take a murder case for free when the person has been sentenced to life but has put in an appeal?

If your brother cannot afford an attorney he probably has a right to appointed counsel for his appeal. The Michigan Appellate Defender's office...

Is Brady disclosure the same in federal court as it is in state court?

Brady is a rule of federal constitutional law pronounced by the United States Supreme Court, and it applies to all criminal proceedings, state and...

Is it possible to request discovery cutoff in a federal case?

The Government can and will continue to investigate the case and follow up on new leads until the trial is over, and so should you. The judge is...

What is a Rule 2255?

28 USC Section 2255 is, essentially, the statutory equivalent of a habeas corpus petition for a person in custody pursuant to a federal conviction....

If state law requires 2 party consent on recorded calls does this carry over to federal cases within that state?

Are you asking about a call recorded privately by an individual or about a law-enforcement wiretap authorized by a federal warrant or order of...

Is there a limit on pretrial motions to supress evidence in federal cases?

That is a judgment call that the lawyer handling the defense will have to make based on the details of the specific case.

Looking urgently for a PRO BONO criminal defense attorney registered in du page. high profile case connected to another lawsuit.

Assuming that anybody takes you up on your invitation, which is unlikely, my personal thought is that you would be a thousand times better off with...

Are police officers hired for a concert in illinois considered off duty...?

This is an off-the-cuff response rather than a researched legal opinion. I think you are going absolutely nowhere with this. Call a cab next time.

Family-post-decree case reversed by the Appellate court

Rehearing means reconsideration by the appellate court. You certainly don't want to ask for a rehearing. You won the case, or at least you are...

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IMy criminal defense attorney says that I either go to a program or face 10 years for attempted robbery with a firearm. I am 20

If you were in Illinois you would be facing more time than that on the attempted armed robbery alone, plus a mandatory ten or fifteen years...