Waiving speedy trial in federal criminal case

The Speedy Trial Act, 18 U.S.C. § 3161, requires that an indictment be returned within 30 days from a defendant's arrest, with limited exceptions,...

IIf u catch a state charge how long do the feds have b4 they can pick up?

The federal government has 5 years from the date of the alleged offense to indict most alleged crimes involving firearms. – Joshua Sabert Lowther,...

How long does it take to be placed into fed custody from county?

The Federal Bureau of Prisons' Inmate Locator lists only persons held in a BOP facility, which may or may not be the situation, pretrial. Contact...

A federal inmate who's serving a 5-year (60-month) term of imprisonment will receive a 13% sentence reduction for "exemplary" behavior (known...

Call the United States Marshals Service; it will tell you where he's located if he's in federal custody. – Joshua Sabert Lowther, Esq., Atlanta, GA.

My girlfriend is in federal prison for embezzlement. She owes restitution. If we get married? Can they garnish my wages ?

The defendant is solely responsible for the payment of restitution, and the Government may not garnish your wages, although the Government will...

I was wanting to know while your in the us marshalls custody it said out of bop custody but you can't find the defendent onlin

If a person is detained or imprisoned in a facility operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, the person will appear on the BOP Inmate Locator. ...

Does the prosector have to file a 5k.1 motion, before you get a downward departure.

U.S.S.G. § 5K1.1 and 18 U.S.C. § 3553(e), the provisions that provide the authority for a court to grant a downward departure from the defendant's...

How does being under investigation of conspiracy work?

Federal law enforcement agents use every investigative technique available to them to establish probable cause exists that the target of the...

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Can charges be counted on a PSR if there was no time served for them?

Certain convictions with non-custodial sentences are assessed one criminal history point pursuant to Chapter 4 of the sentencing guidelines if the...