I have court Monday September 17th for a probation violation hearing for failing a drug test and having marijuana in my system?

I haven't personally seen it, but I have heard of it. Just as important as the judge, though, is whether any program is available and has a bed. ...

Calculating time is one of the most challenging questions involving the Federal Bureau of Prisons. Whether sentences are running concurrently or...

Can you answer federal questions

We can't sell ourselves or others, is my understanding of the rules, and you don't want to post sensitive details online. Better to make a couple...

i have a federal case of bank fraud for 130k. Can i pay my restitution before my sentence to get less jail time?

The Sentencing Guidelines calculation will not change. But full restitution demonstrates acceptance of responsibility and even exceptional...

Finding a Federal attorney

You don't say what kind of federal attorney. There is criminal defense, civil rights lawyers (for 1983 actions and the like), post-conviction...

Defendant charged with bank robbery Wants to claim mental illness and drug addiction will the Feds consider this, it is true

"Voluntary" drug intoxication is not a defense, and too much caselaw still treats dependence and abuse as "voluntary" (that is, no one else sneaked...

Can I become a US CITIZEN

I changed your answer to the "Immigration" group, to hopefully expand your knowledge pool. Bon courage.

Be careful discussing Rule 35 in public. Cooperators are not favored. That said, the Government must make the motion, and all the defense lawyer...

Can my admission of criminal conduct in deposition, for a civil matter, later be used against me in a future criminal trial?

If it's federal, absolutely, both as a statement by a party-opponent and prior sworn testimony. I don't know about California, but I'd bet a few...

When a defender is offered a federal plea agreement is the charge stated? How much time? And when the defender will b released?

The plea agreement was for 10 years, but what was the sentence? Except in rare circumstances, plea agreements do not bind the judge. Sentences...