Can I drop charges at court

Protecting public order is a central purpose of criminal prosecution. Massachusetts District Attorneys are not usually interested in a victim's...

Wrongful termation due to defamation of charachter, do I have a case?

The first thing I would want to know is whether you have a contract of employment, whether in the form of a written, signed agreement or a policy...

How long can they detained a person for investigation?

You have to be brought in front of a federal magistrate within 48 hours. The government can move to delay the detention hearing as a matter of...

My husband was given 32 years in prison 7 years for the crime and 25 to life for gun enhancement?

If your husband was sentenced in federal court under the Armed Career Criminal Act and some of his "crime of violence" predicates were for offenses...

You need to enter a not guilty plea and make pre-trial motions. Some officers are certified in drug recognition and may be allowed to testify with...

Can a prisoner serving time in a federal prison profit from a book he has written?

Yes. There was an effort to pass a no books by crooks law from the Nixon era and there were problems with its constitutionality. I can't find a...

About 1 year ago I was charged with posession of Marijuana. The case was settled with a plea Bargain.

Hi, probably something you can do, but this is not a Federal Criminal question, so repost in the Florida criminal section of the site. Keep after...

Can they really go back eight years and try to charge you with conspriacy to disturbute

The general statute of limitation in federal criminal cases is five years, but conspiracies are deemed to be on going. In my experience, 21/846...

My us citizen husband was arrested what to do?

He can still sign it if you can get it to him, but put this question in the Immigration Section. Hold tight. Things may not be as bad as you think.

Can jurisdiction in a federal case be challenged? and if so can the defendants case be thrown out of court?

A federal criminal case can be dismissed before trial if it is shown conclusively or the government admits that it cannot prove a part of its case....