If convicted of both a federal and state crime which should be served first?

The interplay of federal and state time is a complex trap that gets some experienced lawyers. Your answer depends on who had "legal custody"...

I need a public defender

Federal Defenders, like most public defenders, are appointed by the court in which defendant is charged. One fills out a financial affidavit and,...

looking for a lawyer to look into a closed federal case where the inmate falls under the Dymas case?

Tabs on AVVO let one search for those claiming some federal post-collateral proficiency. National advocacy groups sometimes also have recommended...

Can someone work as an informant to help reduce your sentencing?

"Third-party" cooperation is extremely disfavored, and many jurisdictions will not accept it at all. It would fall into Rule 35(b) territory if...

I don't personally know of any formal prohibition against contacting a defendant that one has helped to convict (or even an acquitted defendant). ...

Can I take the place of someone else who gets sentenced prison time?

Nope. Prison time is personal in our Republic. There are sentencing mitigation arguments to be made about health care (and a lack thereof) in...

I have a felony for going on strike against the government in the 80s. Served time and probation, can I buy a shotgun?

If you could have served more than one year in jail (no matter how long you served), then you have a "felony" that disqualifies you from possessing...

Hey my boyfriend got sentence 2 years in federal prison and I’m trying to see how long will he really have to do

Good Conduct Time (GCT) is awarded at 13 percent of total sentence (less if inmate gets in trouble or has not GED and isn't trying to get one). 13...

I change your question to the Immigration panel, to hopefully expand your answer pool. Bon courage.

My husband was taken into custody on July 19 on a US Marshall warrant for a 3rd VOP no crime was committed when taken ?

Home confinement might not be on the table on the third accused violation. Sometimes what seems like an unwillingness to fight is a lack of tools...