If you have been convicted the case cannot be reprosecuted. If you have been acquitted the case cannot be reprosecuted. A dismissal or a finding...

Can i be charged if there is no evidence but i confesed to doing so..

You can certainly be charged. You can probably be convicted, too. However, there must be some evidence outside your own confession that the crime...

In illinois, if the police have a sealed indictment on someone for a small drug transaction

Lawyers hate to give definite answers to anything, you know. Let's just say that there is no such statute in Illinois and no case law to that...

Theft of a flat screen tv from a house i was a resident of.

In general, you would be better off keeping silent and just letting yourself get arrested. They are going to arrest you anyway, you know. Why...

How long does the court have to consider a petition to expunge after the required 60 day objection has expired?

The expungement statute provides time periods within which the State must respond to a petition and also provides time periods within which the...

How do I appeal, reconsider, or otherwise fix a family court minute order in CA that violates the First Amendment?

You have a serious parenting problem that can be approached in a number of ways, none of them easy and all requiring good will and commitment to...

I have a 1st offense DUI case pending and I was arrested for battery (pushing a police officer). What might the outcome be?

Was the battery charged as a felony (aggraavated battery)? If not, it still could be. I agree with my colleagues that you should have an attorney...

How effective could a person representing themselves at a felony child endangerment hearing be?

I have been a criminal defense attorney for close to forty years and I would never, ever attempt to represent myself. Neither would any other...

Sounds like you would have a sharply contested civil case with a difficult burden of proof resting on your shoulders which you might or might not...

Can my brother beat aggravated assault with a deadly weapon if he didnt have the weapon?

In most states it would not matter. Your brother is criminally responsible for everything his friend did because they were in the crime together. ...