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Is a confession made after 6-7 hours of interrogation and when the person has been awake for 3 days doing drugs "under duress"?
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Answered on June 17, 2015
This is heavily fact-dependent. The laws about statements is quite complex and depends upon a wide variety of facts and the law in your...
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What do i do?
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Answered on June 17, 2015
You should get an attorney. It is not clear whether you did plead no contest or whether your mother is just telling you to do so. If you pled no...
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I was offered a plea agreement in federal court for one count of theft of public property can i get diversion as well
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Answered on June 15, 2015
You say you are in federal court. Generally diversion in federal court is a deferred prosecution agreement while a plea agreement involves an...
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What happens to a federal conviction if it's later discovered that the indicting Grand Jury's term had expired?
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Answered on June 09, 2015
This is rather unusual and I would get a lawyer who handles appeals or post-convictions in federal court. In federal court, you may hear...
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Do I need a lawyer/what can I do about a warrant for my arrest that has been active for the last 5 years without my knowledge?
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Answered on June 09, 2015
Short answer, yes, you need a lawyer. From your description, it appears that there was an administrative error so the warrant is still active....
What is a stipulation and order in a felony case ? The next hearing is pretrial
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Answered on June 09, 2015
A stipulation is merely an agreement so a stipulation and order is an agreement presented to the court for the court to issue an order. Even if the...