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No individual ever brings charges and no individual can ever drop charges. Charging decisions are made, and charges are brought and (where...

Is there a reason not to try the post conviction relief first to correct the record and then if denied try for the appeal?

Yes there is very good reason why it might be a disaster to do what you propose, but your question is much too complicated to be addressed in an...

How does my fiance go about getting a court appointed attorney to represent him and file an appeal for him in Iowa

The United States Supreme Court has held that it is the final duty of trial counsel to file a timely notice of appeal on behalf of a defendant who...

What alternative are there when a successor or second appeal is denied, by U.S. Court of Appeal?

Are you referring to an attempt to file a second or successive federal habeas corpus petition? As a practical matter no, the door is closed now....

Looking for experienced appeals attorney In criminal law offers free consolation in WI

The kind of evaluation your case may need goes well beyond what most attorneys would offer as part of an initial consultation without charge. And...

Can a 17 year old be questioned by the police in the state of Illinois without consent of a guardian.

If I understand your posting correctly, it is not the 17-year-old but his older brother who is being prosecuted. So the younger brother is a...

Please rephrase your question. In its present form it is impossible to understand what you are asking.

Oregon breaks 5th amendment no double jeopardy

A new trial after a conviction is reversed for legal error and remanded is not double jeopardy. Double jeopardy would prevent retrial only if the...

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What is a final brief using a deferred appendix ?

See my answer to your other posting of this question. Refer to Rule 30(c) of the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure and also to any local rule...

Can your final brief, differ from your opening brief, if using a deferred appendix ?

Your question was a new one to me, and apparently not just to me. I had to look it up. Rule 30(c) of the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure...