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How can a person get an enhancement for a gun charge when that person has never been charged with guns before
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Answered on September 09, 2019
"Enhancement" has to do with calculating an advisory sentencing range under the US Sentencing Guidelines (USSG). USSG calculations do not require...
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Request to transfer to another facility closer to home.
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Answered on September 09, 2019
The 500-mile "rule" is still an aspirational guideline, even after the First Step Act. The BOP can no longer just send folks to the opposite coast...
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On fed when you are on pretrial and reporting to a probation officer does that time credit to you sentence
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Answered on September 06, 2019
On pretrial release means no credit for time served. "Time" must be served in a lockup. Not even home detention will suffice.
Bon courage.
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Federal Judge?
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Answered on September 05, 2019
Yes, 18 US Code, Section 3661 (no limitation shall be placed on information used . . . except for valid reasons like duplicativeness, lack of...
My case in federal court got referred to the magistrate judge for pretrial motions. Is that standard practice?
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Answered on August 27, 2019
Magistrate judges often get the pretrial motions referred for preliminary decisions, after any hearings necessary. Those decisions can be appealed...
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How can I get my federal felony for illegal importation of marijuana expunged?
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Answered on August 16, 2019
You can't get federal offenses expunged. There is occasionally a bill before Congress to create an expungement process, but right now the only...
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Can a government prosecutor be BOTH a State prosecutor and a Federal prosecutor AT THE SAME TIME?
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Answered on August 16, 2019
They're called "Special Assistant U.S. Attorneys," or SAUSAs. They're common in both State and Federal systems.
HHow does?
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Answered on August 16, 2019
I don't know how many books have been written about your question. Your best bet might be to start with the US Sentencing Commission's website,...
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How can I visit my husband if I keep getting false positive test from a spectrometer?
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Answered on August 14, 2019
The policy guide (program statement) for the Ion Specs is at https://www.bop.gov/policy/progstat/5522_002.pdf . Check through there and make sure...
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I am on federal pretrial release awaiting sentencing and my wife is on 2 yrs sup probation can we live in same house till
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Answered on August 10, 2019
This should have been discussed at your bond hearing, so no one got surprised. Call your attorney (which you must have, if even a Federal...
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