Recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling on the Padilla decision.

Remember that Chaidez holds that Padilla is not retroactive to cases at the collateral review level, which is to say that Padilla will not help you...

Writ of habeas corpus

State habeas for a state prisoner (which state?), federal habeas for a state prisoner, or federal habeas for a federal prisoner?

Recent United States Supreme Court Ruling:

As I understand Padilla and subsequent rulings, Padilla applies to all cases coming before the trial court after the date it was decided and also...

If i don't speak with a detective can they sapena * ( spelled wrong sorry ) me into court ?

The detective can ask to talk to you and you can say yes or no. The detective can come back and ask again and you can say yes or no. And again...

The court can grant or deny your request for appointment of counsel on appeal. Your request will be denied if you do not meet the financial...

Filing of a Writ of Certiorari:

Unless otherwise provided by law, a petition for writ of certiorari to review a judgment of a state court of last resort or a United States court...

Is it possible to get my petty theft dropped?

You say there is no evidence, but the testimony of the loss prevention officer is not only evidence, it could be sufficient evidence, standing...

When the grand jury is presented with evidence that two people were involved in a single offense it can choose to indict neither, either, or both. ...

Win an appeal, go to trial, get 1 charge reduced but get more time! How is this lawful?

People often ask, both here on Avvo and in my practice, for help in trying to withdraw a plea of guilty. Although this is sometimes possible, most...

Can I appeal report date if I need a operation [fed sentence ]

Appeal would not be the right way to go about that. The usual first step would be to ask the sentencing judge to extend the reporting date. Maybe...