How do I get a pro bono attorney for my brother? He took a plea, the judge agreed, that's not what is happening.

When someone enters a plea, it is generally with a spelled out plea agreement or by entering a plea with no agreement in place and accepting the...

Evidence presented with appeal.

An appeal is a review of what took place at the trial. It is not a do over for a party to try to present new theories or new evidence that the...

Divorce waiver question

Not much of anything. He is still getting divorced. The Court can still sign the final order.

How bad is it to have wrong plates on car in washington st.

It's a crime. If someone seeks to question you, be quiet and say only you want to speak to a lawyer before answering any questions. One needs not...

Armed Robbery

Well, first off, unless a defendant has killed someone, he or she will not be eligible to be sentenced to death. Robbery is not a death eligible...

How long is a plea good for in a civil case? Is it permanent/forever or does it expire?

First, whether to enter a plea or not is the sole province of the defendant or respondent. Counsel can encourage, even strongly encourage, taking a...

Are prisoners still able to get early release?

Few crimes leave a convict ineligible for consideration for parole (not the same thing as being granted parole.) The parameters to be met depend...

First offense for shoplifting what to expect

Hire counsel. Stop talking to law enforcement. Hopefully the hole you already dug is not too deep to crawl out.

Need criminal defense attorney

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It's sad that a judge nodded off, but unless something happened during the doze that caused actual prejudice to your son, a brief nap is not likely...