Can I appeal a felony conviction if I had bad representation?
In addition to the issues which Mr. Richards mentions, the certainty of deadlines which must be met and the possibility that state law requires...
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Appeals Lawyer at Evanston, IL
Practice Areas: Appeals, Criminal Defense, Federal Crime
In addition to the issues which Mr. Richards mentions, the certainty of deadlines which must be met and the possibility that state law requires...
Perhaps not legally, but maybe through bad security. I have known of cases where supposedly secret discovery gets passed around among gang members...
Guilty!
An appeal makes sense if the judge (1) made an arguably erroneous ruling of law, as opposed to an arguably erroneous finding of fact which (2)...
You definitely need an attorney. In many circumstances more than one person can be charged and even convicted for the same crime, so the fact that...
Inventory search . . . search incident to arrest . . . automobile exception . . . there are a number of grounds that the state might be relying...
It could be, depending on the circumstances.
You do not file criminal charges. You report your information to the police. The police will investigate and report to the prosecutor. The...
I am told that in Chicago the United States Attorney monitors drug and weapons filings in the state court looking for cases that the might be...
The court that hears the appeal accepts the factual findings of the trial court and will not revisit credibillity determinations. In other words,...