Will the attorney retained for my original sentencing still be retained if my sentence has been petitioned to be revoked?
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Answered on December 14, 2017
That depends on the contract you and that attorney made in the original representation. But personally, I would never have a representation...
Is it possible to request my dead dads criminal record?
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Answered on December 13, 2017
Step one is to file a Freedom of Information Act request with the Bureau of Prisons (guidance at https://www.bop.gov/foia/index.jsp#tabs-0) and the...
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Who can i get to vacate an arrest warrant for a foreigner who left USA?
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Answered on December 13, 2017
If your friend is indigent, she qualifies for appointed counsel. Otherwise, she gets to hire a lawyer or represent herself in trying to get this...
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Can my husband be arrested twice for the same crime in the same year?
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Answered on December 13, 2017
Things that happened on different dates are different offenses, and so independent arrests are just fine. Even if it was a dismissed and...
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Can I file a Writ of error coram nobis to challenge a criminal conviction that took place in 1991??
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Answered on December 13, 2017
Setting aside the extraordinary relief that the writs entail (extraordinary, as in extraordinary long shots), a guilty plea makes a lot of grand...
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Can my husband be charged with career criminal?
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Answered on December 13, 2017
I hesitate to answer yes-or-no to your question without reviewing your husband's criminal history -- something that should only be done by his...
Do you get any time to change clothes before they take you away at sentencing?
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Answered on December 12, 2017
The lawyer might be able to talk to the Marshals and get them to hold the suit for pickup after he's processed in (within 24 hours, don't linger)....
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Can my husband sell the firearms he inherited from his Grandfather?
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Answered on December 12, 2017
The power to sell, an ownership right, implies constructive possession (the power to control the firearms). That is a big problem. It may be that...
I recently was a juror on a federal kidnapping case. Can I find out what sentence he got, or at least what he may have gotten?
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Answered on December 11, 2017
The public docket is available online through PACER (public access to court electronic records), http://www.pacer.gov. You must sign up, and the...
If 2 people are charged conspiracy how is one federal and the other state? Both are convicted felons for similar reasons
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Answered on December 11, 2017
Even the same facts create crimes against at least two sovereigns, the State(s) involved and the United States (provided there is some "federal...
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