I am being charged with theft of government property from a national monument for commercial gain. is this a white collar crime?

You actually posted on the internet that you are going to be a CI? How many cases of theft of rocks from a national monument do you suppose there...

How to appeal your conviction Illinois / Lasalle county

First, please don't try to handle a criminal appeal pro se. It is a terrible idea. The world of appellate practice is not at all intuitive and...

Can a 28 year old federal felony conviction for aiding in the illegal transportation of stolen property be expunged in Illinois?

An application for a federal pardon is a long, slow process and, of course, there is no assurance that it will succeed. But that is your only hope...

Proper procedure for Ineffective Assistance of counsel

You are asking about a very tricky subject, full of procedural minefields. The only easy part of your question is about the timing of a notice of...

My colleagues have all correctly noted the statutory prison term prescribed by Illinois law for a Class 2 felony. You should know that in unusual...

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Legal Disclaimer, Character witness in federal court

Your friend absolutely needs to have an attorney representing him on this serious charge and no lawyer in an online forum has any business...

First, you get an attorney who handles criminal defense matters, and you let the attorney take charge of the case. Second, you do not discuss the...

Is it wrongful arrest?

Probably yes, but the answer would depend on details that should not be discussed in a non-confidential forum like this. You need an attorney.

Prosecutional Misconduct

That is an issue that might be worth looking into in the event that there is a conviction and the case has to be appealed. Whether there is error...

My husbands ex is taking us back to court but we recently found out she has a warrant for her arrest, how do we handle this?

This sounds like a question for a divorce attorney.