If someone got a 99 month Federal sentence for drugs what would that sentence be comparable to now with Amendment 782?

If the base offense level, pursuant to U.S.S.G. § 2D1.1, was greater than 12 but less than 38, the same will be reduced by two levels. However, the...

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The federal government must indict the case only within the period prescribed by the applicable statue of limitations. In a drug case, that statute...

Criminal defense

Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 35(b) authorized a district court to reduce an inmate's sentence, upon motion of the government, for the...

If all members of a grand jury panel did not sign off on an indictment could that be grounds for a retrial?

Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 6(c) requires only the foreperson to sign the indictment, but that rule also requires the foreperson to record...

When federally indicted does the person charged have to be held in the district the charges are held out of?

If your husband was arrested in a district other than the charging district, he must be taken before a US magistrate judge in the district of...

My husband is in federal custody for Passport Fraud he already declared himself guilty but has charges with county what happens?

If the federal government has primary custody (that is, he initially was arrested on a federal warrant and remains in federal custody), the the US...

Where is the Sentencing Guideline that was used for sentencing documented?

The US Sentencing Guidelines Manual can be found in HTML or in PDF on the US Sentencing Commission's website located at http://www.ussc.gov. ...

It is imperative that you choose an attorney who is experienced not only in handling federal criminal cases, but particularly federal sexual...

Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3583(e)(1), a defendant's term of supervised release may be terminated after one year if the district judge determines that...

A superseding indictment is any indictment returned by a grand jury before an earlier indictment in the case has been dismissed, and a superseding...