How long does it take to get your record exspunged once you have aplied to have it done in chicago

The process takes at least four months by law. As a practical matter, Cook County has a huge backlog and moves on these cases very slowly. I have...

Can you go to jail after being convicted of an charge by letting the judge know that the other participating party was innocent?

If you were to go to court and say what you plan to say the case against your friend not only would not be dismissed, your testimony might very...

Why would a state prosecutor offer (at thelast minute) to meet a victim in person before a hearing?

The most likely reasons (there could be others) are (1) to review the incident and prepare the victim to testify at the hearing or (2) to solocit...

How long can you be held on federal charges befor sentencing...

Presumably he has been formally charged, is represented by an attorney, and the case is progressing toward trial. That can take a long time, far...

What are the chances for a successful appeal to a theft by unlawful taking conviction and how much would it cost for the process

Nobody can answer that without a study of the record, if even then, beyond the universal reality that an appeal from a criminal conviction is by...

Case Law Federal

Case law plays an enormous role at every stage of legal proceedings. A large part of a lawyer's training is learning how to understand, nterpret...

How long does it take to be released from jail once innocence is proven?

That in and of itself does not prove a thing. There are many offenses of which one can be guilty without being physically present. I agree with...

Can someone tell me what is the next step in filing an crimminal appeal after filing as far as you can with the state

Depending on what the issues are in the case and on what has been done at the state level, a petition to the federal district court for writ of...

I have a misdemeanor conviction of domestic battery on my record in Illinois. Do I have to disclose this on apps in Wisconsin?

I assume this was in fact a conviction and not a supervision because, as I recall, supervision was already not a permissible disposition for...

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Can a Judicial Circuit prosecute a theft that occurred in another Judicial District well outside their geographic boundaries?

Neither the court nor the judicial circuit charges or prosecutes. The prosecution is brought by the State's Attorney of the county where the...