You are now a fugitive from a criminal justice system, and arguably committed a felony when you absconded. Yes, you will most likely be in the...

You might not "beat" the federal case. Federals go to trial just 3 percent of the time because they generally don't start a case until it's all...

How do you go from being indicted and going to trial to now having the indictment waived to a bill of information?

It sounds like your friend has cut a deal to do time for a gun and they won't make her do time after that for the drugs if she doesn't make USA go...

It's safer to use a trust, because then there is never a question. I remember from law schools that some trusts can have expirations, so that that...

If I leave my home to my son in federal prison in FL, can the court take it from him? I have copd and I have no one to handle it

I concur with Josh, and add that it might be worth the inheritance anyway if it pays big restitution down low or completely off. That effectively...

What can we do to get the case to federal trial ?

If you are talking about criminal law, there is nothing you can do besides make prosecutors aware. Department of Justice lawyers make the charging...

The First Step Act passed by the President Trump?

President Trump did NOT pass this law, Congress passes laws. Here is a place to start reading: ...

Where do I go from here?

You would do well to hire your own lawyer, if any investigator has already decided that you are the answer (even before the question gets defined,...

Halfway house (now known as "Residential Re-entry Centers" or RRCs) and home confinement are part of the pre-release planning inmate gets from the...

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Should a first time offender be sentenced to 10 years for armed robbery conspiracy?

It's impossible to say what is even an arguably "fair" sentence with knowing your step-son's case intimately, I'm afraid, and that shouldn't happen...