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If an Issue is not raised during trial, can you raise it during appeal?
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Answered on April 16, 2015
No. An appeal isn't a "do over" of the trial.
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If some one makes a report against you, can a warrant be issued, before you are even aware of the charges,
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Answered on April 15, 2015
Of course. If the police warned people that they were going to get a warrant, people would run. If they feel they have enough for a warrant, and...
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What can be done if a DA doesn't file charges on a person and you know that in fact I is a crime
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Answered on April 15, 2015
You don't file complaints with the DA. You file a police report. If the police forward to the DA and the DA doesn't want to file, then you are out...
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What's the minimum amount of marijuana that would get the feds to prosecute when moved between states?
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Answered on April 15, 2015
Yes. This would get prosecuted. The Feds take continuous trafficking seriously. In all honesty, it wouldn't really last for a year. The Feds have...
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I was arrested for felony DUI in July of 2013, I have since fully completed my diversion process. Can I purchase a firearm?
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Answered on April 15, 2015
Federal law prohibits felons from possessing firearms with very limited exceptions. Those exceptions rest on whether the state of conviction...
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Looking for an appellate attorney who is specialized in criminal cases and can appeal for a felony. Judgment date was 5 yrs ago
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Answered on April 15, 2015
Sounds like it much too late to file an appeal. You may have some potential habeas relief, but that depends. Call lawyers for consultations.
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At a party a female drank and smoked weed, and the male only smoked weed
is it rape because the female was drunk?
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Answered on April 15, 2015
Maybe. Being unable to consent makes sex rape.
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Removal of Supervised Release part of the sentence cause of deportation
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Answered on April 15, 2015
You need to speak to an immigration lawyer. If you were convicted of a federal offense, it is highly unlikely you will ever be allowed back in the US.
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“my boyfriend is on federal probation and state probation in tennesse. he was just sentence 2 years in the state of illinois for
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Answered on April 15, 2015
He is certainly facing revocation of his federal probation and separate federal time if he committed the state offense while on probation to the...
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Rule 35(b) after federal sentencing - how much time to receive the 35(b)?
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Answered on April 15, 2015
The prosecutors office must file the motion within one year of sentencing.
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