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Leading Federal Lawyer Michael Leonard explains the impact of a Defendant's detention pending trial. In the vast majority of cases, defendants choose not to be detained pending trial. There are, of course, exceptions. Sometimes, a defendant may believe that he is...
Top Federal Lawyers on the Federal Perjury Statute. The federal perjury statute is rarely utilized by federal prosecutors. That statute is designed to, among other things, deter and punish false statements made under oath or in official proceedings. It can be found at...
Best Federal Criminal Defense Lawyer Michael Leonard analyzes Judge Coleman's 922(g)(1) Opinion interpreting Bruen. Judge Sharon Johnson Coleman of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois ("NDIL") joined what is becoming a long line of...
Leading Chicago Criminal Defense Lawyer Michael Leonard explains UUW Charge. "UUW" charges are common in Illinois. UUW is the unlawful use of a weapon. The law can be found at 720 ILCS 5/24-1. These are serious charges. Thus, the law prohibits the unauthorized...
Top Chicago Criminal Defense Lawyers explain the Hobbs Act. The Hobbs Act is named after former U.S. House of Representatives member Sam Hobbs. It was enacted more than seventy-five years ago. Broadly speaking, the Act prohibits actual or attempted robbery or...
Best Chicago Criminal Attorney Michael Leonard Analyzes Smollett Appellate Court Decision. Last week, the Illinois Appellate Court (First District) issued its long-awaited Opinion in the Jussie Smollett ("Smollett") case. The case citation is People v. Smollett, 2023...
Leading Federal criminal defense lawyer Michael Leonard explains the third-party custodian concept. As addressed previous posts, one of the earliest and most significant decisions the court is required to make in a federal criminal case is whether the defendant will...
Top Federal Lawyer Michael Leonard guest speaker for University of Iowa pre-law students. On November 30, 2023, Mike was the guest speaker for the University of Iowa pre-law students from the University of Iowa Phi Alpha Delta Pre-Law Fraternity. We talked law school,...
Top Chicago Criminal Lawyer Michael Leonard on WGN Radio 720's "Let's Get Legal" with Jon Hansen. Mike, Jon, and fellow attorney Patrick Dolan appeared on Saturday November 26. For this episode, they took calls from individuals with a wide range of legal issues. Not...
Best Federal Lawyer Michael Leonard on the differences between the Federal Rules of Evidence and State Rules of Evidence. The Federal Rules of Evidence ("FRE") and State court rules of evidence govern the admissibility and presentation of evidence in legal...