I agree with my colleagues. It is not the Supreme Court Rule that stands in the way because he is representing himself pro se. More likely the...

Class 4 felony in January of 2007 3 months of jail time one year probation payed all fines void revoked after 1 yr of having

Illinois has no procedure for reducing a final conviction, so no, you cannot have your old felony conviction reduced to a misdemeanor. Can you have...

How do I get a sentence reduction/modification form to fill out in Peoria County, Illinois?

You have a serious problem. The court that sentenced you has probably lost jurisdiction over your case and no longer has the power to reduce your...

How can my boyfriend file his own motions since his court appointed attorney won’t help ?

Based on forty-three years of experience in state and federal criminal defense I would hazard the guess that his motions are legally bogus and five...

Why would the States Attorney office offer a deal of: dropping Two felony tampering vs one misdemeanor Domestic Battery?

It does not sound like a trick at all. It sounds like the State's negotiating offer. You do not have to take the offer, you do not have to take any...

I agree with my two very experienced and able colleagues. You did not ask but I will add that although supervision successfully completed is not a...

If a lawyer says that she's going to suppress the evidence, does that mean she has enough to suppress the evidences?

It means she is going to try. It is the judge who decides whether evidence will or will not be suppressed. I leave the rest of your question to my...

IAs my colleagues have all explained, "pro se" means that he filed his petition himself without a lawyer. We can only guess at what he filed....

If court of appeals deny my appeal what are the chances of the Supreme Court hearing my case?

Assuming you are asking about the United States Supreme Court, I have seen figures that the court agrees to hear approximately 1% of the cases it...

I Was arrested for retail theft but before I was booked I was taking to the hospital where I ran what will happen now ?

Well, if you had just taken the retail theft charge there is a good possibility that the case could have been resolved without any kind of a...