What is "expungement" and can I get one?
Apr 30, 2015
This is one of the standard questions I am asked on a weekly, and sometimes daily, basis. This is always a tough question to answer because there are so many variables at work in determining whether...
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New changes to the Fair Sentencing Act of 2010
Jun 30, 2011
Earlier today the United States Sentencing Commission issued a press release stating that it unanimously voted to make the amendments to the Fair Sentencing Act of 2010 retroactive within the sentencin...
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A sooner than expected answer on whether the Fair Sentencing Act will apply retroactively.
Mar 29, 2011
Only
a few months ago I took a look at what the Fair Sentencing Act is and how it
might be applied. At the time, there
were a number of questions as to whether the courts would find the Act to be appli...
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An outline to the criminal process in Illinois
Jan 15, 2011
For over a decade now I have been
absolutely fascinated with the criminal process. These cases are often
dramatic, emotional, and sometimes very tragic. I have either prosecuted
or defended people f...
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What Is the Fair Sentencing Act of 2010 and Does It Affect My Case?
Dec 01, 2010
What is it?
In August of 2010 the Fair Sentencing Act of 2010 became federal
law and is one of many laws affecting the disposition of federal criminal cases. The purpose of the Act is to partially
reco...
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What is "mental illness" and how does it compare to "insanity"?
Apr 14, 2010
In my career I have noticed a great deal of confusion between what it means to be legally "insane" and what it means to be "mentally ill". Most of the confusion seems to stem from how pop culture and t...
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What does it mean to be legally "insane"?
Apr 14, 2010
There continues to be a great deal of confusion as it relates to what it means to be "insane". This confusion exists for a variety of reasons, perhaps the most important being that the psychological de...
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