How do I find out what fed detainer is all about ?

The detainer (arrest warrant) will eventually be executed, but an attorney could investigate the origin of the detainer and advise you. – Joshua...

Can I be financially responsible for my husbands criminal restitution?

Your income and assets may be relevant in the court’s determination of your husband’s payment schedule, but you are not responsible for any portion...

Can the federal judge still depart from a plea agreement?

The court, except in the rare circumstance of a binding plea agreement pursuant to Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 11(c)(1)(C), may depart from...

Yes. The Government has to prove that the defendant's possession of the firearm was "during and in relation to" a drug trafficking offense, but...

How long will it take to give a person house arrest or a bond from the Feds ?

Federal law requires that a defendant appear before a judicial officer after arrest "without unnecessary delay." That judicial officer will hold a...

My husband has taken a plea agreement in federal court and has been sentenced already. He wants to appeal one of the chargers. ?

A defendant's right to a direct appeal expires 14 days from the date of the judgment. If the direct appeal deadline has passed, or if the...

The Government must prove that you knowingly possessed the firearm, either actually (on your person) or constructively (not on your person, but you...

How does a federal case proceed if the defendant is already in prison?

The Speedy Trial Act (18 U.S.C. § 3161, et seq.) requires that a federal criminal case be resolved within 70 days from the defendant's initial...

Is it possible to be convicted under federal law via an uncorroborated confession?

An uncorroborated confession is insufficient evidence to sustain a conviction. – Joshua Sabert Lowther, Esq., Atlanta, GA.

Are you familiar with federal cases?

The inmate will receive credit for any time served in pretrial detention if that time was not credited toward any other sentence. – Joshua Sabert...