I must confess to owning a drug pipe and drugs that were found in my friends car. Could I be charged with possesion ?

Mr. Poulson is correct. You need to retain an attorney before you do anything else. I can easily see circumstances in which both you and your...

What are the consequences for a lawyer who lies to his client about evidence?

There might or might not be consequences for the attorney. The more important question is whether there are consequences for you. And it is of no...

Theoretically you can file a new motion to set or reconsider bond every five minutes if you want to, but as a practical matter there is no point in...

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How long after a person decides to go to trial do the person and their lawyer find out who will be testifying against them?

In a felony case in Illinois the prosecution has to provide a list of potential witnesses as part of Rule 412 discovery and the defense usually...

Can a criminal case be dismissed if the prosecutor admits that they'd do anything to convict?

No.

Embezzlement

Quite a bit, possibly. It's like surgery for cancer. You don't know what you can do until you actually get in there and see what the situation is.

Can I find out what information detectives/courts have on me like evidence and or statements made against me before court date

Friend, you are facing a very serious felony charge and it is no reflection on your ability or your intelligence to say that you should not be...

I recently went to jail for theft and public intox, my bond was a 1000 I'm suppose to leave for Hawaii on June 22 can I go?

That is a confusing question. Have you been convicted or are you on pre-trial bond release? It is often a condition of pre-trial bond that you...

Is it a conflict of interst for my fiancees ex's aunt to work in jail where he is housed

Probably not in any legal sense. If your fiance is having trouble getting his comissary and mail privileges he can complain to the sheriff but as...

What are the consequences for me if i admit to something to get an innocent person off the hook?

This is not a question that anybody should try to answer online because there are far too many variables involved and even more so because this is...