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answered on Feb 16, 2021
It all depends on the messages and the case. This is something you should be discussing with your attorney. If you have not hired an attorney yet, you should do so right away.
Family about bail. At jail, they refused to let me use it an then stated that were seizing it for evidence. They did not have a search warrant for phone and did not provide me a receipt of the seizure. Is that legal?
answered on Feb 16, 2021
It all depends on the case. This is something you need to discuss with your attorney. If you have not hired an attorney yet, you need to do so right away.
I lost a court case and ordered by the judge to pay back the legal fees of the plaintiff for $20,000. I want to appeal my case. If I appeal and lose will I have to pay twice as much as the original judgement- $40,000? Or would I still pay the $20,000 of the original judgement? Will I have to pay... View More 
answered on Feb 12, 2021
First, I am not an Illinois lawyer. That being said, if you lose your appeal, I would think you would have to pay the original judgment PLUS interest at the legal rate. I don't think you are required to pay the opposite party's legal fees incurred on appeal.
I was in a hotel with my girlfriend and a buddy stopped by and has heroin, I take methadone from a clinic, I take to much and overdose, my friend runs and leaves while my gf calls 911... well my "friend" leaves his heroin behind as he flee's cause he says he has warrants... The... View More
answered on Feb 28, 2021
There are certainly defenses like what you are referring to. The facts of the case must fit a very specific fact pattern. You should consult with an attorney to further evaluate this defense and help you defend this charge.
This is the third time being pulled over for what the police say is drug activity not finding drugs any time on any one of the searches this Time they destroy my wallet. It’s the same officer in the same town every time
answered on Feb 11, 2021
Not sure what your question is her because you do not ask one. If you wish to file a law suit against the officer, you will need to hire a very specific type of Civil attorney to assist you with this matter.
Many laws are written as in he, him, and other male pronouns. Many also do have the he/she/they to include both man and woman (and whatever other weird genders and sexes lol). Let’s say a woman committed a crime as opposed to a man because the law only uses male pronouns. Could the case be thrown... View More
answered on Feb 10, 2021
Absolutely not. This is not a reason to have a case dismissed. If you are facing charges, you need to hire a Criminal Defense Attorney right away. The sooner you hire an attorney, the better.
So my boyfriend is bipolar and can become manic. He ended up assaulting me pretty bad. My family took me to the hospital were I found out I had a broken nose, two black eyes, a chiped tooth and bruises from head to toe. They pressured me to make report which I did but I thought I could drop the... View More
answered on Feb 28, 2021
Victims of domestic violence have rights pursuant to Marsy's Law. Those include the right to hire an attorney and be informed of everything going on in the case and the ability to make a statement to the judge. You should consult with an attorney who represents victims of domestic violence... View More
Read on a conservative news site that CDC can now if not arrest fine people not wearing masks on public transportation
It seems like a bit over reach for govt to do that
answered on Feb 4, 2021
It will not likely lead to an arrest but you will be refused service.
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answered on Jan 29, 2021
Since you have been charged already, you now the answer to your question. You absolutely can be charged. Now the question is, can you be found guilty. This is a question to discuss with your attorney. Only your attorney will have to needed information in order to answer this question. If you have... View More
1st indictment for distribution didn't have probable cause but he was still indicted. How can grand jury indict again with the same evidence and add another charge and co conspirator?
answered on Jan 28, 2021
This is really something to discuss with the Defendant's attorney. Only their attorney will have the needed information in order to address your concerns. If they have not hired an attorney yet, they need to do so right away. The sooner an attorney is hired, the better.
1st indictment didn't have probable cause and the government admitted it yet he was still detained. Government didn't file an 851 and superseded him. How could the probable cause change?
answered on Jan 28, 2021
Again, these are questions to discuss with the Defendant's attorney. Only the attorney will have the needed information in order to address your concerns. If they do not have an attorney, one should be hired right away. The sooner an attorney is hired, the better.
answered on Jan 27, 2021
You do have the right to hire a private investigator. This is something you should talk to your lawyer about. Most experienced criminal defense attorneys have private investigators that they regularly use.
answered on Jan 27, 2021
The Grand Jury transcripts should be provided to your attorney after you are Arraigned and during the Discovery phase.
answered on Feb 2, 2021
This is something you need to discuss with your attorney. Only your attorney will have the needed information in order to address your concerns. The sooner you hire an attorney, the better.
How can they supersede you even after they admitted they didn't have probable cause the first time and they still charge you with the distribution and add conspiracy? Isn't that double jeopardy? Now have co-defendent that actually gave the drugs to ci yet wasnt charged until a selective... View More
answered on Jan 27, 2021
First, it is not double jeopardy. The State is free to proceed by way of Preliminary Hearing and Indictment. If they fail at Preliminary Hearing, they are free to seek an Indictment. Second, you could be charged if you were involved in any way. Finally, you need to hire a Criminal Defense Attorney... View More
answered on Jan 27, 2021
What? Your question is not very clear. If you have been charged with an offense, you must hire a Criminal Defense Attorney to assist you right away. The sooner you hire an attorney, the better.
answered on Jan 27, 2021
Short answer is yes. All of the people involved or believed to be involved can be charged. If you have been charged, you need to hire a Criminal Defense Attorney right away. The sooner you hire an attorney, the better.
I was pulled over in a 25 going 51 in IL.
(It was 40 a block prior & 50 a block prior to that) i had just been following the speed of the carbefore me on the 40 & 50 roads)
The police officer was infront of me when he put his lights on - is that normal?
My 2 kids 7... View More
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answered on Jan 21, 2021
Not beyond the realm of possibility that a lawyer could get the state to reduce it to 25 over (not a misdemeanor) and supervision.
It is a long story, but basically I was selling an item through an app with a protection policy of as long as you buy through the app then you are safe, but recently I got tricked into thinking this guy used the app to purchase some items to me, but he didn't and sent a fake email as... View More
answered on Jan 17, 2021
Nothing in your question makes any sense. Perhaps you are not fluent in English. I have used PayPal since 1999. When someone pays you through PayPal, you receive an email confirmation AND the funds are IN YOUR ACCOUNT. In the days before PayPal, when you won an auction on eBay and paid by... View More
Suppose that two teenagers in Illinois (one fifteen and one seventeen) are caught being intimate by the police. The fifteen-year-old, though not yet the age of consent, was not threatened, pressured, or forced into this act by her seventeen-year-old boyfriend; they both went willingly out of mutual... View More
answered on Jan 24, 2021
On your facts, the only criminal offense with which the boy could be charged is "sexual abuse" which is a class A Misdemeanor. The boy can only be charged by the State's Attorney. The girl's parents may make a request that charges be filed but whether to charge someone with any... View More
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