Oftentimes, when someone allegedly commits a crime, that person may not be immediately arrested or given a summons to appear in court. This can be for a number of reasons. For example, no one may know that a crime was committed, or there is an investigation still pending to determine
You and the District Attorney were unable to resolve your case, so your case has proceeded to trial. Jury selection has wrapped up and now your big day has arrived. Depending on the number of witnesses and complexity of the legal issues, a jury trial can last anywhere from a
If you and the District Attorney’s office cannot agree on a resolution in your criminal case, the Court will prepare for your trial by setting a jury selection date. The actual trial will likely be set sometime in the weeks following your final court appearance, which is normally the dispositional
Non-lawyer friends and family will often approach me and ask me to parse through hypothetical legal situations to further understand my line of work. When discussing trials, they are very familiar with the word “hearsay,” thanks to shows like Law and Order, but do not understand what it is, and
This article deals with one of the most important proceedings in the Maine criminal system, the Dispositional Conference. The Dispositional Conference is usually at least a month out from your arraignment date, if not longer. By setting your Dispositional Conference further out, your attorney will have the time necessary to
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