In federal courts, the grand jury indictment is required for felony prosecutions by the Fifth Amendment to the Constitution. Not every State...

What does it mean when the prosecutor appeals an indictment?

Might the prosecutor be "amending" the indictment? The prosecutor controls the indictment, so there is neither a reason nor a method for appeal. ...

What does it mean when the prosecutor appeals an indictment?

Might the prosecutor be "amending" the indictment? The prosecutor controls the indictment, so there is neither a reason nor a method for appeal. ...

If a person is identified as a career offender in a federal criminal drug case But the person's prior and curren convictions

I'm afraid the time to attack the Guidelines "career criminal" finding was AT sentencing. Now that there is a "current" sentence -- which I take...

Closing statements and letters.... when being sentenced...

The other attorneys are correct, your attorney of record is the one who will ultimately be able to help you. There are some rules of thumb when...

Supervised Release begins when the Bureau of Prisons releases you from its custody. At that moment, the supervisory power of the Executive Branch...

Figuring out the Federal Sentencing

Based on what you describe, you need to hire an an attorney who knows the Guidelines last week. The facts you give suggest the possibility of...

There are fairness arguments if the convictions are too old. But just six-years-old is a baby prior in federal court. They are also fairly...

Federal court can the Usa increase a sentence if I refuse to snitch even if there's no co-defendent

97 percent of federal cases end in guilty pleas today. A bulk of those involve some kind of cooperation. Without cooperation, there is only one...

Journalist locates Brady Violations?

If this is federal (and maybe State, too), then the guilty plea might make any earlier Brady violation irrelevant. Once someone stands up and says...