The law governing preservation of error for appeal, and covering such problems as waiver and forfeiture of appellate issues, varies widely from one...

I accessed a chart I should not have. Now I was fired from my work. Will the MI board of nursing take my RN license also?

This is neither a DUI nor a criminal law question. It is about professional licensing. I am changing the tag on your posting so that lawyers who...

What is the bare minimum someone would charge to do a federal drug conviction appeal

An appeal from a federal conviction must be initiated by a notice of appeal field within fourteen days of conviction. If your friend did not take...

Can I get a felony expunged from my background without waiting for 7 years?

If you actually got probation (instead of, for example, ;some kind of special drug probation) then you have a conviction and no conviction in...

How does an individual bond work?

The face amount of the bond is what the court could order you to pay if you violate your bond and don't show up in court. An I-bond (Individual...

If the case goes to trial then by definition the charge has not been "dropped". The jury might find him not guilty. It might find him guilty of...

Is this criminal act?

No individual can "press charges" and no individual can "get [somebody] arrested". However, you have described what I would consider criminal...

I'm trying to find out the legal definition to the Montgomery rule and find out some information about it but i cant

Mr. Sokolowski has provided you with the text of the current Rule of Evidence 609, but the life of the rule and the details of its application are...

I was charged with Battery in Illinois and when I went to trial they said dismissed and stricken. What does stricken mean?

Better be careful with this one. It could mean that the case was finally dismissed on motion of the prosecutor and removed from the court's call...

How can I find a lawyer proficient in 2255 Motions?

Does Alabama have a death penalty? If so, it probably has an agency or organization of some kind that handles the defense of death penalty cases. ...