What is the difference between charges 720 ILCS 570/402(c) vs 720 ILCS 5 16 -3(a)

what is the actus reus and mens rea differences?

I paid for public stock and never received it. What should we do?

How does a person get custody of their child if they have a felony record?

my friend has been in prison for 2 years because, he stole a car, he gets out in 6 months. his son was put into foster care at 1 month old and has remained there since. (he is now 17 months) the mother of his child is a drug user and is mentally unstable, court documents states she is a danger to he...

What should I expect with a criminal mischief summons?

I was just given a compliant for criminal mischief - under $500, for covering up gang graffiti on a phone pole and a dumpster with a magic marker (gangs are ruining my neighborhood and I was trying to cover up their tags). I have no priors and need to go to court in a month, what should I expect? Wi...

What are my options or best possible outcomes? DUI blood test came back with .13

I am a 24 year old female, mother, soon to be college graduate (in Dec 2013), and this was my first DUI offense and my first time ever being in trouble with the law period. The officer had reasonable cause to pull me over due to my tail light being out. I have received the report back with my arrest...

My broker wrote a lease agreement i need to get out of. charging 5 % per year. how do i get out.

With a brokers help they wrote a lease agreement for a tenant of mine. but now i find out i signed a paper that says for any renewals or extensions i have to pay 5% of the yearly total to the broker who got me the tenant. its been 3 years ago and i have not renewed since then. i want to renew with m...

What to do during a DUI checkpoint?

This is a hypothetical story: These past weekend, many drivers were arrested in the San Fernando Valley for DUI. I am not a drinker, but sometimes I need to take medication which may contain a bit of alcohol. So far I have never ran into a DUI checkpoint, but I am afraid my medication can get me in ...

How does adultery affect a divorce, if at all, in Massachusetts?

Recently I learned that my spouse has been having a 10+ year affair. Despite mounting evidence including text messages, photographs, and family co-aberrations, my spouse is denying the affair. My spouse stated that according to legal counsel, adultery is not illegal in this state and will play no ro...

Can I file for a divorce without my husband knowing? If so, can I divorce him without his consent?

We live together in Georgia.I will be divorcing under "verbal abuse" and his alcohol abuse.

Can a non-licensed person broker a sale of real property and get paid for it?

Could a field test be used against you in a d.u.i. refusal case.

I did not understand what was being ask of me to do because the demands were confusing so the officer and I was conversing as I was asking him "do I do it like this" before I actually performed the test now as I gain more knowledge of these sort of cases I feel it could be used against me is that so...

Can a speeding ticket be fought on grounds of the spirit of the law and lacking mens rea?

Got a speeding ticket when driving home from work at night. I know the road I was on, and was caught on radar doing 57 in a 30. The problem was that I knew the limit was going to turn to 55, but since it was dark I was not able to tell exactly where the posted sign was. And the police officer pulled...

Do military couples have to abide to new york resident requirements to file a divorce?

i want to file for divorce, he is in the army and we have only been in new york since december

Is a bank owned property that is currently on the market subject to police search without a warrant?

The house has been vacant for 4 months, on the real estate market for the past month is it subject to police search without a warrant ar do the same rules that apply to homeowners apply to any squatters that are staying on the property

Can i lose my home through adverse possession if I left under a hostile situation.

I have an incompetent partner and now has legal guardians of estate and person. I want my home but i feel unsafe going back

Questions about a 46 yr. old man having sex with a 15 yr. old girl

If they first had sex four months after the girl turned fifteen when he was forty six, and it went on until two months after her sixteenth birthday when he was forty seven, does it count as statutory rape when she was sixteen if sixteen is legal in NJ? Does he get less of a punishment if she always ...

Can an officer make an arrest without intent in an investigation

I was arrested for a felony. I have a lawsuit against the person who filed charges. Can they arrest me without an intention to commit the crime.

Can you be charged with stealing a vehicle if: you were given permission, given keys, etc?

If you have keys/ permission BUT then owner reports vehicle "stolen"- Can you be charged?

How long does someone have to file charges for damaging someones property in texas?

my friends son is accused of throwing a lighter at this mans motorcycle and scratching the paint my son said he didnt do it, but the guy said he would press charges if i dont pay him. he hasnt pressed charges yet and this happened four days ago. how long does he have to follow through with it? thank...

I am been charge with abandonment and child neglect, what is you best advice for me?

I left to work one day and i left my kids home alone thinking babysitter was running late, but she never showed. the point is someone call the police and DCF on me i got arrested got out on a bound, is being over 30 days and they cancel my arraigment day. i don't know what to do i don't know what is...