How Long Can a Juvenile Be Detained Without a Hearing?

The juvenile criminal justice system differs from the adult criminal justice system. Navigating the juvenile justice system can be challenging for parents, especially if they don’t understand minors’ legal rights and treatment during detention. What is a detention hearing? Do juveniles get bail? What can your child expect if arrested or charged with a criminal...

Criminal Defense

November 1st, 2023

Homicide vs. Manslaughter: What Is the Difference?

Criminal charges stemming from the death of another individual are among the most significant in the American criminal justice system. However, understanding the different charges related to the unlawful death of another person can be challenging. There are specific legal distinctions between homicide and manslaughter. The legal differences can significantly affect the penalties you may...

Criminal Defense

October 1st, 2023

Federal Prison vs. State Prison: What’s the Difference?

The criminal justice system can be confusing. The nature of the offense can significantly impact the consequences a person faces and where they will serve their time following a conviction. Federal and state prisons are distinct entities and operate under different jurisdictions. The experience an inmate can receive in a federal prison may also differ...

Sex Crimes Defense

September 1st, 2023

Can I Sue for Being Falsely Accused of Sexual Assault?

False accusations of sexual assault can all but ruin your life, impacting your personal and professional reputation whether you ever see the inside of a courtroom. You may feel helpless to stop the chatter and repair your tarnished public reputation. What can you do to rebuild your life? Can you file a lawsuit in Illinois...

Assault and Battery Defense

March 15th, 2023

Everything You Need to Know About Your Assault Charge

You should hire an experienced criminal defense lawyer after your arrest for assault. A simple assault conviction can have long-term consequences. You might have to serve time in jail, pay an expensive fine, or complete probation. The conviction becomes part of your criminal record and can create challenges in seeking a job or living place....

Sex Crimes Defense

January 1st, 2023

What to Do if You Have Been Accused of Sexual Assault

Facing criminal charges of any kind can feel frustrating and overwhelming. When the alleged crime is sexual assault, the potential consequences are terrifying. Few accusations have the same capacity to turn a person into a social outcast overnight, and the penalties are severe for those who are convicted. Yet accusations do not automatically equate to...

Criminal Defense

November 1st, 2022

Can A School Fight Be Prosecuted?

Yes. Your child can face charges if involved in a fight in an Illinois school. The charges are generally assault or battery, which can result in life-altering consequences for the charged minor. In times past, kids fighting at school may have seemed no big deal. The principal would call the parents. Maybe the children involved...

Cocaine Possession

September 1st, 2022

What You Need to Know About Your Cocaine Possession Charge

This can be a terrifying time if you have been charged with drug possession. You do not have to face it alone. An experienced defense attorney can help you fight for your rights and future. According to the FBI, there were approximately 712,000 arrests for drug possession offenses nationwide in the year 2020. Possession of...

Criminal Defense

July 1st, 2022

How to Prove I’ve Been Wrongfully Convicted

The criminal justice system in the United States is supposed to convict those guilty of crimes and clear the innocent of any wrongdoing. Unfortunately, this doesn’t always happen, and sometimes, people are wrongfully convicted of crimes they did not commit. There can be any number of reasons for a wrongful conviction, and if you were...

Drug Crime Defense

April 1st, 2022

Five Things You Need to Know About Your Heroin Possession Charge

The state of Illinois is notorious for its toughness on drug crimes, and heroin possession carries particularly serious penalties. If you are convicted on charges of heroin possession, you will be seriously at risk of losing your rights or freedoms, possibly for years or even decades. The possession charges on your criminal record may seriously...

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