Criminal Procedure [Archive]

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Sentencing: Unfair Sentence
Trials: Witness List and Discovery
Sentencing: Getting Another Sentence While In Jail
Trials: New Mexico refuses to grant speedy trial request
Initiation of Charges Charging Instruments
Trials: How long can someones trial be delayed?
Trials: How young is too young to testify in a criminal trial?
Plea Bargains: Plea Hearing
Search and Seizure: When can the police run your license plate number?
Trials: Competence to Stand Trial
Search and Seizure: Proving an Illegal Traffic Stop
Plea Bargains: The Effect of Plea Agreements on the Justice System
Post-Conviction Relief: Grand Jury Indictment and Mental Illness
Trials: Jury Instructions
Arrest Procedure: Do the Police Have to Read Your Miranda Rights To You?
Plea Bargains: Plea Bargain on an Accusation - Never Indicted
Plea Bargains: Can you change your plea?
Arrest Warrants: Felony Warrant Issued
Sentencing: Getting a sentence reduction
Search and Seizure: Drug Sniffing Dog Use at a Traffic Stop
Plea Bargains: Plead guilty and was overcharged
Initiation of Charges When does the criminal statute of limitations apply?
Sentencing: Diversion Programs
Sentencing: First Time Offender
Arrest Warrants: Self-Surrender
Arrest Warrants: When does a Warrant Expire in Pennsylvania
Post-Conviction Relief: Court Appointed Representation Was Fraudulent
Pretrial Procedure: Habeas Corpus
Trials: Time limit to prosecute
Trials: Utah misdemeanor change of venue question.
Trials: Going to Trial
Plea Bargains: Pleading Guilty Without Being Convicted
Initiation of Charges What Happens When Criminal Charges are Refiled?
Post-Conviction Relief: Falsely Accused and Convicted of "Hit and Run"
Extradition: Extradition for a Misdemeanor
Sentencing: Participating in a Diversion Program
Arrest Warrants: Bench Warrant for a Misdemeanor, and Nonresident Violators Compact
Bail, Bond and Pretrial Release Being Held Without Due Process
Initiation of Charges Canadian statute of limitations
Initiation of Charges Friend doesn't want to press charges, Police won't listen.
Sentencing: Suspended Sentence versus First Time Offender program
Search and Seizure: Rights and options during vehicle search in Virginia
Sentencing: Judicial Grandstanding
Sentencing: Sentencing for Shoplifting
Extradition: Listed as a Felony Fugitive
Sentencing: Can a Prior Conviction be used to enhance sentencing
Arrest Procedure: Fighting a Charge After Miranda Rights Were Violated
Plea Bargains: How to Withdraw a Guilty Plea
Arrest Warrants: Arrest Warrants in Pennsylvania
Plea Bargains: Plea Bargains
Plea Bargains: California change of plea
Sentencing: Probative Value of a Prior Conviction
Initiation of Charges Understanding the Secret Indictment Process
Arrest Warrants: Resolving a new warrant for an old charge
Arrest Warrants: Clearing US Customs with an outstanding warrant
Search and Seizure: Not Stolen
Arrest Warrants: Outstanding Arrest Warrant and Criminal Charges
Arrest Warrants: Bench Warrant for Unpaid Ticket
Arrest Warrants: Missed Court Date
Sentencing: Must one co-defendant pay for what others stole
Search and Seizure: Fourth Amendment Rights
Pretrial Procedure: Help with Arraignment for a Misdemeanor
Arrest Procedure: Possession of Marijuana Charge, Miranda Rights Not Given
Plea Bargains: Changing Your Plea After Accepting a Plea Bargain
Search and Seizure: The cops searched my car
Arrest Warrants: Old Warrants
Plea Bargains: Appearance Ticket and Plea
Arrest Warrants: Outstanding bench warrant for a misdemeanor
Sentencing: Sentenced Changed After Commitment To Jail
Trials: Motion to Compel
Arrest Warrants: Finding out if you have a warrant
Initiation of Charges Criminal statute of limitations in West Virginia
Bail, Bond and Pretrial Release Bond Revoked on a Drug Charge
Trials: Defending Yourself Against Criminal Charges
Arrest Warrants: Bench Warrants
Post-Conviction Relief: Falsely Accused of Confessing to Sex Crime
Sentencing: 54 year old woman sentenced to 7 years in prison
Initiation of Charges When Can a Dropped Charge Come Back
Post-Conviction Relief: Falsely accused and convicted of aggravated sexual battery
Bail, Bond and Pretrial Release Self-incrimination
Pretrial Procedure: How long does it take for a case to be dropped
Plea Bargains: Accepting PTI or Going to Trial
Initiation of Charges Canadian statute of limitations
Bail, Bond and Pretrial Release Bond revoked due to lawyer's mistake
Trials: Wife testifying against her husband
Arrest Warrants: Bench Warrant and Getting a Driver's License
Search and Seizure: Deception to get Consent to Search
Arrest Warrants: Notification of an Arrest Warrant
Arrest Warrants: No Record of an Old Warrant
Initiation of Charges Grand Jury
Arrest Warrants: Case dismissed, but warrant remained active
Search and Seizure: Illegal car search
Bail, Bond and Pretrial Release Conditions of Bond
Arrest Procedure: Are Miranda Rights Dead?
Trials: How many times can a traffic case be continued?
Arrest Warrants: Worried about very old warrants
Sentencing: Probable Sentence for Shoplifting
Plea Bargains: What Happens After Pleading Guilty
Pretrial Procedure: Can You Beat a Charge Based on an Error in Your Court Date
Arrest Warrants: Alaska Bench Warrant
Sentencing: Restitution for crime
Initiation of Charges Statutes of limitation
Arrest Warrants: What can a bench warrant do?
Extradition: What States Do Not Extradite
Arrest Warrants: Felony Warrant Statue of Limitation
Plea Bargains: Adjudication of guilt withheld or having a charge dismissed
Initiation of Charges Time limit for an indictment
Extradition: Extradition for Misdemeanor Warrants
Initiation of Charges Statute of Limitations for Misdemeanors in Michigan
Initiation of Charges Order to Appear in Criminal Court
Initiation of Charges Criminal Statute of Limitations in Indiana
Arrest Warrants: Avoiding arrest on bench warrants
Arrest Warrants: Bench warrants
Initiation of Charges Wrong Court Date Given
Pretrial Procedure: Can Ex-Girlfriend Drop Felony Charges
Arrest Warrants: Statute of Limitations on Felony Warrants
Initiation of Charges Statute of limitations
Initiation of Charges Criminal Statute of Limitations
Search and Seizure: Body search of a woman without a female officer present
Post-Conviction Relief: Innocence Projects
Post-Conviction Relief: Moving for a New Trial
Initiation of Charges Dropping the Charges in Criminal Case
Search and Seizure: Car Search
Arrest Procedure: When is a Person Considered "Under Arrest"
Arrest Warrants: Old warrants
Initiation of Charges California Statue of Limitation
Arrest Warrants: Criminal bench warrant for contempt of court
Trials: How to Report a Lying Witness
Sentencing: Restitution Order is Too High
Arrest Warrants: Resolving an old warrant from a different state
Pretrial Procedure: Innocent Defendant - Who To Contact
Sentencing: Michigan sentencing laws
Initiation of Charges Can charges be filed without an investigation?
Trials: Information in Discovery
Initiation of Charges What Happens After Arrest
Initiation of Charges Statute of Limitations
Arrest Procedure: Criminal Statute of Limitations
Sentencing: Judge made a mistake
Sentencing: Sentencing for Assault
Pretrial Procedure: Settling Outside of Court
Arrest Procedure: A Traffic Stop Is An Arrest - Here's the Proof
Sentencing: Change of Address
Bail, Bond and Pretrial Release Violation of Bond Guidelines
Sentencing: Benefits of a Diversion Program
Trials: Do You Have The Right to Represent Yourself?
Search and Seizure: House Searched On The Accusation of an Unreliable Informant
Trials: Threatening a Witness
Plea Bargains: 7411 Sentencing in Michigan
Trials: Help with a Motion to Dismiss Charges
Bail, Bond and Pretrial Release Revoking a Bond Posted for a Relative
Sentencing: Adjudication Was Supposed To Be Withheld
Plea Bargains: Consequence of Turning Down a Plea Offer
Trials: Trial Notice says Both Attorney and Defendant Must be Present in Court
Initiation of Charges Statute of Limitations for Theft
Arrest Warrants: Warrant and Arrest for Tickets on a Background Check
Pretrial Procedure: A Spouse's Rights to Know About Criminal Charges
Bail, Bond and Pretrial Release Bond revocation
Sentencing: Sexual Assault Felony Conviction
Trials: Perjury
Trials: Jury Consultant
Post-Conviction Relief: Withhold adjudication and time bar on 3.850
Sentencing: Michigan HYTA Law
Post-Conviction Relief: California sex offender registration
Sentencing: Adjudication Withheld for a Theft Charge
Post-Conviction Relief: Getting Charges Reversed
Sentencing: Adjudication Withheld
Initiation of Charges Wrong Court Date On A Ticket
Initiation of Charges Statute of limitations for cyber crime
Post-Conviction Relief: Getting an Appeal Bond
Bail, Bond and Pretrial Release Visiting other states before court date
Initiation of Charges Child Abuse Statute of Limitations
Plea Bargains: Drug Testing at Plea Hearing
Arrest Warrants: Arrest Warrant for Driving Without a License
Sentencing: Interruption of Sentence
Trials: Can a jury drop felony charges to a lower charge
Arrest Warrants: Bench Warrant Help
Post-Conviction Relief: Wrongful conviction of criminal mischief
Arrest Warrants: Bench Warrant or Arrest Warrant
Search and Seizure: Searching Students
Pretrial Procedure: "Calendar Call" Procedures
Bail, Bond and Pretrial Release Limitations of bond
Initiation of Charges Statute of Limitations
Sentencing: What is the minimal sentence
Bail, Bond and Pretrial Release Denial of Bail
Bail, Bond and Pretrial Release When Can the Judge Order Pretrial Detention
Sentencing: Revocation of Sentence
Arrest Warrants: Arrest Warrant for Credit Card Abuse
Sentencing: Holmes Youthful Trainee Act
Initiation of Charges Traffic Offenses And Criminal Charges
Plea Bargains: Michigan's 7411 Law
Trials: Difficult Witness
Plea Bargains: How to appeal a plea bargain
Initiation of Charges Limitations on Theft in Texas
Initiation of Charges Is an Unsigned Citation Invalid
Initiation of Charges Fleeing the Country to Avoid Criminal Charges
Plea Bargains: HYTA and Application Questions
Trials: Finding a Minute Entry
Arrest Warrants: Outstanding U.S. Bench Warrant for a Canadian Citizen
Arrest Warrants: Bench Warrant for a Traffic Ticket
Post-Conviction Relief: Convicted of a crime I didn't do
Victims Rights: Medical Bills Liability
Arrest Warrants: Statute of Limitations for an Arrest Warrant
Trials: Change of venue
Sentencing: Asking for Restitution After Conviction
Trials: Piling on Charges
Arrest Warrants: Arrest warrant question.
Arrest Warrants: Canadian Citizen with a Bench Warrant in Michigan
Sentencing: What happens after sentencing
Sentencing: Sentence Reduction or Unfair Sentence
Sentencing: Sentencing for Assault with a Deadly Weapon
Arrest Warrants: Getting rid of an old arrest warrant
Sentencing: Habitualization of Felony Charges
Trials: Alibi Defense, and Proof of Being Out of Town
Search and Seizure: Excessive search by police
Bail, Bond and Pretrial Release Ineligibility for bond
Arrest Warrants: Warrant for an Old Unpaid Fine
Post-Conviction Relief: Coercion of a Juror and Unfair Conviction
Initiation of Charges Michigan Statute of Limitations
Arrest Warrants: Traffic Charges and Warrants in Illinois
Sentencing: Wrongful sentencing after guilty plea
Sentencing: Criminal Record With Adjudication witheld
Arrest Warrants: Old Arrest Warrant
Initiation of Charges Criminal statute of limitations in Idaho
Sentencing: Three Strikes Law and Sentence Enhancement
Initiation of Charges Given Wrong Date on Wildlife Ticket
Trials: Subpeona serving time limits
Bail, Bond and Pretrial Release Cash Bond: How do you obtain your money back?
Sentencing: Gross Misdemeanors versus Misdemeanors
Plea Bargains: Standard plea bargain procedure in a criminal case
Initiation of Charges Felony That Was Dismissed
Arrest Warrants: The Difference Between an Arrest Warrant and a Search Warrant
Plea Bargains: Plea bargains and house arrest
Arrest Warrants: Ohio Statute of Limitations For Failure to Appear in Court
Plea Bargains: Plea Bargains and Probation
Bail, Bond and Pretrial Release Getting a bond after a failure to appear in court
Trials: Jury Rules
Trials: Crime Scene Evidence
Extradition: Extradition Laws
Arrest Warrants: Getting a misdemeanor warrant
Arrest Warrants: Getting subpoenaed while under a bench warrant
Trials: Ballistics Report
Arrest Warrants: Arrest Warrant
Sentencing: 20 years house arrest
Arrest Warrants: Illinois Bench Warrant
Arrest Warrants: Warrant Pickup Radius
Arrest Warrants: Bench warrants and international travel
Post-Conviction Relief: What Is A Writ?
Arrest Warrants: Can a writ be a warrant?
Post-Conviction Relief: Reduction of a vehicular burglary conviction