Traditionally, a jail is a local facility for the temporary custody of defendants awaiting trial and who have not made bail, or for the punishment...

How long would be a typical sentence for 2 Class 2 Felonies (acquired the same day)

Elmhurst is not that big a place. There are not many people with this type of drug arrest under the particular circumstances you describe. Your...

Can I request a store to lower my civil demand?

You could be making a very serious mistake responding to that letter in any way or in paying any part of the demand. You may mean well, but you...

I want to know if my neighbour can be charged for perjury?

Courts have various powers to restrain or punish false allegations and statements, but they are, very properly, extremely reluctant to exercise...

Why not?

Shoplifting, The evidence they used to warrant an arrest was 3 written statments saying that I had the books under my jacket.

First, you stop posting the facts of your case online here or anywhere else. If you can erase your Avvo posting, do so. I do not believe it is...

I LIVE IN NEW YORK CAN I APPOINT SOMEONE ON MY BEHALF TO REPRESENT ME IN OKLAHOMA TO FILE CREDIT CD FRAUD AN FORGERY CHARGES?

If you are asking about filing criminal charges against somebody, you cannot do that and nobody can do it for you. Criminal charges are filed only...

My friend is being charged with armed kidnapping when it clealy shows he took the female to the hospital. There was no gun but

This sounds like a very serious charge, and even if a bond has been set you might well not be able to meet what a judge might require for bond in...

Can a defendant appeal their case if they weren't provided all exculpatory evidence by the prosecution?

I agree with all of my colleagues, but I have a special concern about the potential issues that you raise. Almost certainly the exculpatory...

Can they keep you arrested without any evidence at all?

We encounter this question often. The usual explanation is that what you think of as evidence and what the law regards as evidence are not the...