Will I have to be in person at court after I file a motion to get my case expunged?

There is no way of knowing whether or not there will be an objection. Both the State's Attorney and the Illinois Department of State Police are...

I am sorry for your situation. I have actually had cases in which this happened. Yes, where the defendant dies after a guilty plea or a jury...

Can my son present new issues on his State Habeas petition to Supreme Court that was not included in his direct appeal briefing?

I do not practice in California and am not familiar with California state law governing collateral remedies. In most states, however, Mr. Kassman's...

Can my felony theft case be reopened

Illinois has several procedures available for raising challenges to a criminal conviction and it is possible, although by no means certain, that...

Unless you are stealing her checks out of the mail, no prosecutor is going to waste any time on such a matter. So although what you did may be...

Does a sealed/ expunged record need to be disclosed on a nursing Liscense application?

A lawyer well up in the specifics of licensing for nurses in Illinois might be able to give you an immediate and reliable answer to that question,...

Usually early termination of probation lies completely within the discretion of the judge who imposed the probation. "Within the discretion of the...

How to appeal a court decision

Most likely an appeal is not the right way to address this problem Depending on how long ago the court entered iyd order and also on exactly what...

What happens when a case is reversed and amended on a non existing case?

It sounds to me as though somebody has misread the order. The order as you have quoted it for us makes no sense at all.

This question comes up quite often. Many countries, especially those that follow French, Spanish or Italian legal traditions, ask for a...