Cook County has available a “theft school” for a person who is charged with Retail Theft. A person is not automatically entitled to attend theft school. Theft school is a disposition that is negotiated by your attorney. If your attorney is able to come to an agreement with the prosecutor (state prosecutor or city prosecutor)…
A public defender is a court appointed attorney. To qualify for a public defender you have to fill out a financial affidavit and show that you have no real assets to pay for an attorney. Even if you do qualify for the services of the public defender many courts require you to pay the public…
One of the conditions of bond is that you cannot leave the State of Illinois without the Court’s permission. To get permission to leave the State of Illinois your attorney will ask the Court to allow you to travel out of state. Your attorney should present to the Judge the reason for your travel and…
A Victim Impact Panel, (commonly referred to as a “V.I.P.”), is a two hour presentation given by individuals who have either been impacted by a drunk driver or by individuals who either injured or killed a person when they were driving drunk. Client’s have told me that this was the class that was most beneficial…