Will a city ordinance drug ticket at college affect my son's probation in another county?

Your son should consult an attorney because this could be a problem for him given that he is on probation.. The terms of his probation probably...

Is it illegal for the parent of an adult charged with a felony to ask the state's attorney not to release accused on own recogni

The judge sets the bond, not the State's Attorney. and neither of them is required to pay any attention to your daughter's mother. And no, even...

"Transfer instanter" i.e, transfer immediately. I would certainly expect that you would want to know and understand as much as you could about your...

The usual reason for filing a motion for reconsideration of sentence in Illinois is that by state law the filing of such a motion is a precondition...

Will I get a reversal on appeal for involuntary guilty plea when the error was the courts fault?

Normally when a guilty plea is challenged, on appeal or otherwise, on the basis of insufficient, inadequate or inaccurate admonitions, the court...

Is working with a public defender very different than working with a private attorney in Cook County, Illinois?

Cook County misdemeanor courts tend to be high volume operations. You could try to make an appointment with the public defender beforehand, but...

Is a written complaint from a citizen alone enough to get a judge to grant a cop's request for a warrant for arrest?

I am not troubled at all by the absence of photographs or other evidence, which you would virtually never see in a warrant application, and in...

Reporters Transcripts Appeal: What may the ball-park cost be to re-paginate RTs? If RTs were previously purchased, ...

First, please note that I am not a California attorney and am not familiar with the rules that govern the record on appeal in your state. However,...

I concur with my colleagues, with two additional observations. First, it is very difficult for a non-attorney to evaluate the quality of legal...

What to do when bond is set for 5X what the fine violation of this statute requires and the public defender didn't catch it?

Was your bond set by the judge or did you bond out at the police station? If you bonded out at the station then presumably your bond amount was...