If this is federal law as posted, then unfortunately re-sentencings will only happen after succeeding on appeal or in habeas corpus, if the US...

While I'm not a Louisiana lawyer, I concur with Mr. Hoffstadt as a general tactical matter. A co-defendant already sentenced has already said his...

What's the difference between a bench trial and a jury trial?

Bench trial is to the judge, Jury trial is to a jury of peers. It's a lengthy tactical consideration whether to ever seek a bench trial (which is...

Especially if there are outstanding restitution or fines, a supervisee's income is directly relevant to ability to pay. The US Attorney's Office...

CCan I still be charged for an indictment of conspiracy?

There is no requirement that anyone else be indicted to prosecute Person A for conspiracy. If the other person is already indicted, though, then...

What if someone is federally indicted on conspiracy charges they hold him in federal holding but the other guy is still at larg?

The conspiracy charges move forward, despite the other person being a fugitive. In fact, one person can be charged for conspiracy, while every...

In federal law, you are discussing Supervised Release. Probation is a sentence given instead of prison, Supervised Release follows a term of...

The possibility of probation depends foremost on your drug weight (no mandatory minimum sentence can be triggered), and a lot on your advisory...

At the sentence, can Your attorney object, when you haven't receive all of the motion discovery previously.

Yes, objections can be made and continuance can be sought if the Government has not disclosed all essential discovery. This absolute right to...

I don't have any financial resources to hire a federal attorney. Will I get adequate representation?

In my experiences with them, including as Criminal Justice Act appointed counsel, I have been impressed with our Federal Defenders around the...