Can any one give me a name of a good Alabama attorney that does great post conviction work on murder cases

Post-conviction work is very specialized and not many attorneys do it. I think you will also find that at the post-conviction level there is very...

Is a nolle presequi a conviction?

As my collegaues have all pointed out, a "nolle prosequi" is a dismissal on motion of the prosecutor, not a conviction. If these are your only...

I need to make an appendix for the appeal brief but my research says that............

The court wants the most important items from the record right there in the appendix to the brief so it does not have to search for them. Do what...

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My boyfriend was charged with residential burglary in Chicago and they told him it was probational what does that mean?

Mssrs. Wigell and Galivan are correct. Residential burglary is a non-probationable offense and if your friend is found guilty of that charge the...

What will it take to get rid of 2 felony trafficking, opium or heroin 4 grams or more but less than 14 grams

A federal case is not a police magistrate's court. In general the feds will not abandon a case once it has been charged. Plea offers in federal...

Can I really be offered a plea before my attorney has contacted me by phone? The attorney mailed me the plea from the DA.

I can't speak for the practice in your state and your county. It sounds to me, however, as though the DA, without any consultation with your...

How can I find out if my attorney was telling me the truth about my case of two yrs ago.

Usually both sides in a case have reasons to want to go to trial and reasons not to. In order to reach an agreement it is often necessary to go a...

It looks like you may have omitted some of the categories that might actually help guide you here, but perhaps the form is just not very well...

Were my Miranda rights violated

Warnings are to be read when a subject in custody is questioned by the police. You would probably not have been considered in custody at your...

If i am being charged with robbery and the person i allegedly robbed was a sick old lady who dies 3 month after the robbery but

Surely you are not serious? You are in about as serious and complicated a situation as there can possibly be and you are hoping that an online Q&A...