You can file the motion yourself, and most courts' websites have a link to a sample form, and the statute, 28 U.S.C. § 2255, has a provision for...

If someone has a federal charge and in their indictment it states the defendant makes a proffer regarding the possibilibility

This means that the defendant told the court that he would live with his girlfriend if he is released on bail. – Joshua Sabert Lowther, Esq.,...

What is a proffer in a Detention/Arraignment in federal indictment?

A proffer is a summary presentation of evidence or a position for the court or another party's consideration. A defendant may proffer evidence to...

Every inmate is eligible for early release in consideration of the inmate's "exemplary compliance," also known as "good conduct time," at a rate of...

If the inmate is an undocumented alien, the Federal Bureau of Prisons will release him or her into Immigration and Customs Enforcement's custody on...

The scenario that you describe would require several hours to discuss exhaustively, but the direct responses to your questions are as follows: (1)...

Federal plea review?

Every person is entitled to have another attorney review his or her case at any time, and if there is a question in the person's mind about the...

How how long does your sentence have to be in federal prison to be eligible for rdap?

Although there's no definitive rule on the length of the sentence that an inmate has to have to be able to complete the Residential Drug Abuse...

How long can the feds hold you before you go in front of a judge after charges have been filed and your in custody ?

A person in state custody who’s subject to a federal arrest warrant won’t appear before a federal judge until the federal warrant is execute, which...

Does state time count toward my federal house arrest? If served during the house arrest time?

A term of federal supervision is tolled during any period in which the defendant is serving a state sentence of imprisonment. – Joshua Sabert...