What is the legal definition of double jeopardy

A complicated and difficult subject, as my colleagues' responses show. One further thought. It is not a double jeopardy violation to retry a...

If someone is convicted of killing a dog ,and a person was killed too ,and the only evedeints was the dog blood and a gun with n

What a very confusing question! The defendant has already been tried and convicted and now you are asking what he should have done? There is no...

Can a witness change the statement he made to the police based on evidence he didn't have when he made the statement?

A witness must tell the truth, whatever it is. Expect that any variations between court testimony and a prior statement made to the police will be...

What is involved in the filing of an Appendix in association with an appellate case as appellant?

In most jurisdictions the requirements for briefs and appendices are to be found in the rules of court before which the appeal is pending. If you...

Can a appeal this case

You are combining many questions into one, and not giving us anywhere near enough information to answer any of them. Do you have a legal right...

Depends on the case. It could be minutes. It could be years.

That is a very case-specific matter and there is no way to give you a reliable answer without a careful review of your case, both the trial record...

Is it mail fraud to open a letter or package delivered to a educational facilities but not addressed to you?

Mail fraud? No. Illegal? Possibly, as Mr. Lowther explained.

AFTER MY EXPUNGEMENT ORDER IS GRANTED BY A JUDGE.... WHEN CAN I START ANSWER NO TO MY PREVIOUS RECORD......

I agree with my colleagues who urge you to have your own record check performed before you answer that kind of question. I don't know about New...

In the jurisdictions where I do most of my appellate work, the Illinois appellate and supreme courts and the federal seventh circuit court of...