Choose Defense Attorneys With Experience To Make The Right Moves
When police question suspects in Illinois, they have considerable leeway with the truth. Officers can lie about evidence, fabricate stories about accomplices or use psychological strategies to coax a confession. However, these tactics must respect constitutional...
Violent criminal charges are among the most serious both in terms of possible penalties and the stigma attached to the criminal record that results in the event of a conviction. Homicide and assault charges, as well as other violent crimes, may lead to incarceration...
Claiming to have acted in self-defense could theoretically absolve someone of criminal culpability for an incident that results in injury to another person. Illinois state law permits people to act in self-defense when they believe that they are experiencing an...
We see police lying to suspects on TV all the time to get them to confess to a crime. However, many people don’t realize that in “real life,” law enforcement officers can indeed lie when questioning suspects. The U.S. Supreme Court has upheld that right. Officers may...
Facing criminal charges in Illinois is enough to frighten even the bravest individual. The penalties associated with the allegations against you might include incarceration, fines and community service obligations. It is common for prosecutors in Illinois to bring the...
If you have previously been convicted for a crime that you did not commit, then something you might want to seek out is a certificate of innocence. This is a powerful kind of post-conviction relief that helps you get the conviction removed from your record. It also...
In 2017, a Joliet, IL, resident filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against a police officer and the City of Joliet on the grounds of false arrest.The plaintiff also claimed that she had been unlawfully detained. In 2018, the case was dropped and she received a...
In theory, the criminal justice system exists to punish those who commit offenses. Unfortunately, it does not always work out this way. Innocent people often end up with criminal records. One way this happens is by false confessions. In fact,...
Leaving a criminal life behind is difficult yet rewarding. Unfortunately, the consequences of your past usually remain and can linger for years.One way to make life easier to expunge your record. Here is the information you need to know. What is expungement?Clearing...
A Certificate of Innocence will go a long way in helping you put your life back together if you face wrongful conviction of a crime.Attorneys used this document earlier in the year for the release of two men who had served decades in prison for a murder they did...