Can they punish my husband in prison for filling a marijuana test

The Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) can indeed punish inmates for drug violations so long as they provide basic due process (essentially, notice of...

Ended up getting charged with 32 others in a Federal Investigation that lasted a year with wire taps.

This is a tactical question with a lot of factual and legal variables. Your attorney is the one to explain the pros and cons to you, no one here...

How can my boyfriend file his own motions since his court appointed attorney won’t help ?

The only way now for boyfriend to file his own motions is to be his own lawyer. That, as one might guess, almost never ends well -- or even partly...

Yep. Not pleading guilty (whether with a plea agreement or without an agreement, a so-called "open plea") means that you are still charged, still...

Is it a crime for a convicted felon to register to vote, and what is the penalty ?

If you signed a form under penalty of perjury that you are not a felon, there could be a problem. You should consult with an experienced Kentucky...

What happens to a convicted felon that registered to vote in a state that doesn't allow it ?

The right to vote must be "restored." Some States have specific processes to restore rights, others require a pardon from the Governor. There is...

Home confinement is limited to the lesser of six months or ten percent of sentence (here, 0.8 months, or roughly 24 days). Once at a halfway...

Do I still have to pay Court and restitution ?

Legally speaking, restitution is not punishment. It is the order to make the victims as whole as possible. But fines, financial punishment, also...

How can I avoid lengthy prison term?

You will need to listen to your lawyer, and very humbly acknowledge that you paid a price already for the crime. But the federal judge will make...

If sentenced to 180 days day for day on technical violation of probation, will pretrial time served still get good time credit?

There is no Good Conduct Time allowance for sentences of 12 months or less. 180 days will mean 180 days.