First, it is extremely difficult to re-open an already litigated case. Second, If you are after a federal appeals attorney, it is less important...

Get a lawyer, and say nothing to anyone until you've spoken with your lawyer. Then listen to your lawyer. Because the process for the federals,...

Yes, there might be additional charges. Walking away from halfway house is still walking away from BOP custody, and so can be charged as escape. ...

My friend has,a 20 year sentence how much time will he do?

He will do 87 percent of sentence, if he stays out of trouble (not always up to him). That includes pre-BOP time not counted against another...

Does a Rule 60(b)(3) motion have to be filed in the district court where the conviction took place?

Because it is a federal case, you don't necessarily need a New Jersey federal lawyer. You do need a seasoned federal criminal defense lawyer, and...

Can time spent in another county be used to determine total confinement time, regarding the 90 days for an federal indictment?

Time not credited against another sentence can be counted against a federal prison sentence. But it cannot count against anything else, including...

How many years is 37 -47 months in ferderal time?

Federals allow about 13 percent off sentence, if the inmate stays out of trouble (not always up to the inmate). The federal judge will give one...

Are there Attorney's whom specify in detainers alone, or at the least have greater knowledge of the ins and outs of them??

Triggering the IAD's requirements is a matter of mailing paperwork. Here is the form used by the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP): ...

Marshals tend to be at the facility to take custody of State inmates who would otherwise be released. Otherwise, the Marshals would have to use...

How how much time is he looking at serving in all?

As answered elsewhere: He will do about 87 percent of those 37 months (about 32.2 months) if he stays out of trouble (which is not always up to...