If you are facing a criminal charge you certainly need an attorney, particularly with your license on the line. Whether to reduce the charge to a...

My Question Is About Double Jeopardy On A Sex Case.

Forget about double jeopardy. That has nothing to do with this. The question is whether you can attempt to withdraw your plea because you were...

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How to Obtain Old Case Exhibits?

The clerk may not have them, and neither will the trial judge. In many courts the exhibits are returned to the attorneys or parties after the...

I was involved in altercation the da office filed assualt and battery with dangerous weapon on the suspect ...

The Fifth Amendment does not mean that you can simply choose not to testify because you don't want to. In my experience, which is not in...

Where are statues for upgrading Mis to Fel, online? Need to find if 2 counts (mis A) dom. batt can be upgraded to Fel?

Your question is confusing. Are you asking about retrospectively changing a misdemeanor conviction to a felony conviction? That cannot be done. ...

I was wrongfully charged an how do i get it corrected

You are probably stuck with it. You pled guilty and and I am 99.999% sure that the transcript of your plea will show that the nature of the charge...

What is the statue of limitations on retail theft [ felony ] in cook county IL.

It doesn't sound like the statue of limitations has anything to do with this. The stattue of limitations governs how long the state has to bring a...

How likely can I get my charges dropped due to improper search, and is this an improper search?

First, is this an improper search? I agree with my colleagues that we do not have enough information to answer that question. Do not, however,...

In a drug trafficking case, are officers allowed to charge you with a box of marijuana that was found at someone else's home?

Can they charge you? Yes. Would you be convicted? That depends on many things, mostly on the totality of the evidence. Here is what you have...

How to appeal after 15 years. Or have a re-trial. New to the legal system.

I don't want to sound discouraging, but you have some enormous problems here. The usual criminal remedies in Illinois are direct appeal and...