The following may delay and/or reduce a refund: A tax return that has errors A taxpayer and/or spouse, if filing a joint return, who has any outstanding unpaid assessments,
Overall, for all areas of the law, federal civil trials have declined 60 percent since the mid-1980s. In 2002, less than 2 percent of those cases ended in a trial â down from 12 percent in 1962 and 20 percent in the 1920s. Less than 5 percent of criminal cases go to trial; most result in plea bargains.
If the type of case is considered a serious and violent âstrike offense,â as listed out under Penal Code Â§Â§ 667(b) to (j), 1170.12 and 2933(b), the client will unfortunately serve a minimum of eighty-five percent of the sentence. As mentioned previously, with some offenses, the client will serve the full sentence.