Why would the feds tell a lawyer and prosecutor that they are going to indict a person on a gun and drug charge but never do it?

Perhaps the Federals changed their collective mind. Or perhaps they just haven't indicted yet. There is a general statute of limitations of five...

Time served, How does it work?

Federal time doesn't have all these math tricks I hear about in state parole terms. There is no federal parole, and inmates can earn no more than...

What is the likelihood that I will be granted an early termination of my Supervise Release if I was unable to pay restitution.?

If your USPO isn't with the request, the odds are slim-to-none. Even if the PO might consider it, your facts and a relatively short SR period...

"Preponderance" means that a judge believes it's more likely than not that something happened. It's not quite accurate to say it's a 51-percent...

Are the feds going to charge me also?

If there is a federal case number (x:xx-CR-xxxxx), they you have already been charged. Call the Federal Defender's Office to see if you've been...

You're asking on a public website whether law enforcement may one day pull you over, or notice something off, or directly pursue you for...

What is the statue of limitations on a drug case?

The typical federal statute of limitations is five years. The trick is figuring out which act sets that clock to running, particularly in drug...

I have a federal case in the 11th district of florda can my sentence be mitigated due to the feds taking 3.5 years to indict me?

To help your research, the District is the Northern District of Florida, in the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals' jurisdiction. I don't have cases on...

Double Jeopardy?

Not double jeopardy if it is two separate sovereigns, like two different states or a state and the Federals. If the same evidence supports...

I was released from fbop to turn myself in to a halfway house and didn't show up there what will become of it?

Either you did not report to your US Probation Officer and surrender to a halfway house and you have violated a condition of release and are now...