Personal jurisdiction..does IL have that over me?

Illinois cannot charge you with a DUI committed in California, of course, but I do not understand that to be your sitaution. It sounds as though...

If a jury says guilty, must a judge agree and.sentence?

In most states the judge would have the limited and narrowly prescribed power, where justified by the evidence, to enter a judgment of not guilty...

On appeal, my motion to stay was "treated as a motion for review" and was denied because it was deemed "facially insufficient"

You probably don't have as strong a case as you think you do. In most courts a release on bond pending the appeal of a criminal conviction is...

What reasons will a defendant lawyer postpone a hearing? Is that a good or bad thing?

Many, many, possible reasons;most of them neither good nor bad. I don't know about Atlanta, but in Chicago most cases are continued multiple times.

Is Driving While Impaired by Marijuana a serious misdemanor? First offence entered Nolle Prosequi.

Are you sure? Did the prosecutor enter a nolle prosequi, which means that the case was dismissed? Or did you enter a nollo contendere, which is a...

Can u explain exactly what the charge I have stated below, means exactly? And tell me what the possible minimum and maximum sent

I agree with my colleagues. You need a lawyer immediately. Do not discuss your case with anybody except your attorney; not with your friends, not...

Will ALL of them do jail time?

First of all, of course, they will not do jail time unless they are convicted, although they may be held in custody pending trial if they cannot...

Can I have my felon charge of identity theft sealed or do I have to try and get a pardon.

Executive clemency includes pardons, commutations, reprieves, and perhaps a few other possibilities as well. So every pardon is an act of execuive...

What questions are appropriate to ask when acting as my own attorney in a juvenile court case.

And even if you could, you shouldn't.

I agree with my colleagues that your father's attorney is the only one who is in a position to respond to this question. The prosecutor appears to...