If i want to pull my plea and seek private counsel how do i go about doing that?

I defer to my California colleagues, but I have a further observation to make. We often encounter the complaint that "I was . . . pushed by my...

How long do I have a to file and appeal in the Federal Court?

Impossible to answer without knowing a lot more about the issues involved and the procedural status of the case. Two procedural avenues that...

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Need information about expunge of a felony

No conviction, felony or misdemeanor, can be expunged in Illinois. The only felony records that can be expunged would be records of an arrest that...

What is the most likely thing to occur after a motion to suppress is filed?

Unless the motion demonstrates on its face that it is without merit, the judge will hold a hearing on the motion and, after hearing the testimony...

How likely is executive clemency to be granted in a felony theft case that occurred 5 years ago? No priors & none since.

Minimal to none. Ask again in fifteen or twenty years.

If a person was not stopped by loss and prevention in the store or out of the store can you still be charged with retail theft?

Yes.

Do I need expungement

In your shoes I would try to get an expungement. Any background check is going to show an arrest record and a court record and although...

Should I go to the police station if a detective says come turn myself in about retail theft 2 days prior

The best thing to do would be to retain an attorney immediately and have your lawyer contact the detective. The most likely outcome would be that...

Are georgia state inmates present for their appeal court in atlanta. if so is court open to public

I am not familiar with the appeal system in Georgia, but assuming that Georgia is like most other states, there is very little about an appeal that...

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What relief is available for the denial of supplemental briefing in a habeas case after reconsideration has been declined?

I would not think that mandamus would be appropriate because the grant or denial of leave to file supplemental briefing is entirely discretionary. ...