What career can I get into with a felony charge?

I defer to my Florida colleagues on the law in your state. There are two separate issues involved here: whether you can get a nursing license...

How long does it take to get a judge to agree to re-open a felony DUI case?

There is no such thing in Illinois as "re-opening" a conviction. From what you describe I would guess that your friend's attorney has filed a...

When someone pleads guilty to a crime and is sentenced by a judge but is unhappy with it, shoukd they appeal?

I cannot speak for Texas. In every jurisdiction in which I have practiced that argument would be an almost certain loser, and that assumes that...

If you were found guilty but are appealing the sentencing, are you allowed to ask for a speedy trial?

I cannot speak for Texas, but in general speedy trial rules do not apply to appeals and in most jurisdictions there is no comparable right to a...

Is a prosecutor required to reveal all evidence to the defense in a misdemeanor criminal case?

The broad discovery rules that apply to Illinois felony cases do not apply to misdemeanors. Certain disclosures (e.g. statements by the defendant,...

Are you asking if you will get caught? Who knows? Maybe, maybe not. Are you asking whether, if you are caught and prosecuted, the incorrect...

the question that makes all the difference is, "what was the disposition of your case?" Everything else depends on the answer to that question. ...

Once a law is found unconstitutional, what happens to others already charged with it?

A very complicated question. The only thing that would seem to apply to every instance is that this is not at all a question for the jury. ...

Am I really being discriminated against by the federal government because of race and age?

This is not a criminal law question or a federal crime question. It seems to involve an employment issue and perhaps a civil rights or...

WHEN CAN I ASK FOR MY OWN LAWYER

Your respective backgrounds is not what matters. If the two of you have a potential conflict of interest you should not be represented by the same...