What are some of the possible grounds for a motion for a continuance?

What are some of the possible grounds for a motion for a continuance?

Continuances

• Continuances Based on Inadequate Time. Perhaps the most common reason for a continuance is when one side did not have enough time to investigate the case and analyze the evidence.
• Continuances Based on Changing the Indictment or Attorney.
• Continuances Based on Surprises.

How do I reschedule a court date in Massachusetts?

You should come to court on the date and time scheduled for your hearing. If you are unavailable on that date, contact the clerk magistrate’s office and request a date change. You may be asked to submit your request in writing and attach any documents that establish why you can’t be in court on the scheduled date.

What is a continuance in a divorce?

A continuance is a request by you or your spouse that reschedules the court hearing to another date.

How long can a court case be postponed?

two weeks

What lawyers should not tell?

Five things not to say to a lawyer (if you want them to take you seriously)

• “The Judge is biased against me” Is it possible that the Judge is “biased” against you?
• “Everyone is out to get me”
• “It’s the principle that counts”
• “I don’t have the money to pay you”
• Waiting until after the fact.

Do defense attorneys get paid if they lose?

To further this goal, the losing side doesn’t usually pay the winning side’s attorney’s fees. In the United States, the rule (called the American Rule) is that each party pays only their own attorneys’ fees, regardless of whether they win or lose. Even so, exceptions exist.

Do lawyers tell their clients to lie?

Knowing that presenting false testimony violates their duty to the court, few lawyers will allow it. They will do their best to convince their clients not to testify falsely.

Can a lawyer defend someone who is guilty?

Criminal defense lawyers must provide “zealous” representation. Another reason that lawyers can defend people regardless of guilt is that our society gives each citizen the right to be vigorously defended in a court of law. The U.S. Constitution assures every citizen due process and the right to legal counsel.

Who is the best criminal lawyer?

Alan Morton Dershowitz

Can a lawyer turn against their client?

The only way that a lawyer can turn on their client is if confidential communications involve communications about a current or future crime or fraud. This is the crime fraud exception to attorney-client privilege. Attorney-client privilege is held by the client.

Do Lawyers know if their clients are guilty?

Defense attorneys are ethically bound to zealously represent all clients, those whom they think will be justly found guilty as well as those whom they think are factually innocent. In truth, the defense lawyer almost never really knows whether the defendant is guilty of a charged crime.

Do murderers confess to their lawyers?

Any confidential communication made to an attorney in furtherance of obtaining legal advice is protected by the privilege. This means the murderer can tell his lawyer everything and the lawyer can’t divulge it later.

What are the grounds for defamation of character?

To make a defamation claim in California, you must prove four things:

• That someone made a false statement of purported “fact” about you:
• That the statement was made (“published”) to a third party;
• That the person who made the statement did so negligently, recklessly or intentionally; and,