I was Sentence to seven months at the bop well I do the whole seven months or 85% of that

The entire seven months. Good Conduct Time (GCT) does not happen on sentences of one year or less. The good news is that the 366-day sentence...

Can Texas BLE stall a person's admission to the bar while applicant's felony case is pending or is applicant presumed innocent?

I cannot speak directly to Texas, but I know that my jurisdictions (NC and MD) are free to hold up bar applicants on character and fitness...

What is the penalty for harrassing someone under Federal/State protection?

Most persons convicted of federal crimes wind up in prison. Harassing someone the Federals are protecting tends to go very badly, and the Federals...

It seems to me that most pre-trial (and even pre-sentencing and pre-Bureau of Prisons) defendants are housed in local facilities. The U.S....

If this is Federal, then DOJ has 20 years to collect money judgments, which this will get converted to. Expect a letter from the local DOJ...

All prior convictions will be considered in determining your "Criminal History Category." The more and the longer your sentences, the higher your...

How much time has to be served?

Federal inmates can get up to 15 percent off of their sentences for "Good Conduct Time," or GCT. The way that the BOP calculates on sentence serve...

Does having a signed 'plea deal' revoked at sentencing automatically void the whole deal, including guilty plea & trial rights ?

Prosecutors must abide by their Office's plea agreements. See Santobello v. New York, 404 US 257 (1971). Your husband's lawyer is the first call...

Besides the excellent points from Messrs. Schrader and Truitt, false statements about citizenship can be a felony plus permanent exclusion from the...

Common law robbery, on which most code robberies are based, involves the physical taking of something from a person. That uninvited touch is...