Kinds of question
What you can ask
Ask in your own words. A short question is enough. Below are the kinds of question that work, with one example each — and the kinds of draft you can ask for.
Ask it plainly
You do not need legal vocabulary. If a legal term is new to you, ask what it means and you will get a plain definition and a citation. Plain words get better answers than formal ones. If your case documents exist as files — for example on a Google Drive you can share — bring them in and ask for a draft that uses them.
Four kinds that work
- A statute, applied to a situation
- You name the situation. AIAPQ finds the statute that may cover it and quotes the statute’s words.
- Two people shared the cell. Which statute covers possession in a shared cell, and what do its words say?
- What a case held
- The court's decision, in plain language, with the citation so you can ask for the case itself.
- What did the court decide about late appeals, and does that still apply?
- How to prepare a filing, and the draft itself
- The parts a filing needs, what goes in each part, the order they go in — and, if you ask, a draft of the motion, letter, reply or grievance, written from the cited material.
- What has to be in a motion to correct a sentence, and can you draft it?
- How to find the rule that applies
- The rule that covers your situation, named and cited, in the court's own words where it matters.
- Which rule sets the deadline to appeal from a county court?
What it does, and will not do
It describes the law, and it drafts when you ask. It does not decide your case, predict an outcome, or tell you to plead a certain way — and a draft is demonstration material until an attorney has reviewed it.
AIAPQ gives legal knowledge, research and draft output. It is not legal advice and it does not replace a lawyer. Using it does not make AIAPQ your lawyer, and nothing you send is confidential. Drafts are prepared for demonstration and are not intended for filing without an attorney's review. If you are facing charges, seek counsel.