State and Fed prison parole eligibilty

There is no parole from a federal prison sentence, but good conduct time, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3624(b), may be earned by an inmate with...

Alternate jurors are NOT allowed to deliberate with petit jurors. If a petit juror is excused during deliberations, an alternate juror replaces...

A defendant on federal pretrial release does NOT lose his or her Fourth Amendment (or any other) rights as a condition of that release unless he or...

Is there a statute of limitations on stealing mail?

The conduct that you describe, that is, depositing a stolen check into a bank account, is bank fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1344, and the...

Who is eligible for a safety vavle federal motion.and once a 5k1.1 motion is granted how much time of a time reduction is it.

The "Safety Valve" is an informal reference to a federal statute (18 U.S.C. § 3553(f)) that allows a district court to sentence a defendant below...

Conspiracy of sale

Conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 846 is punishable by a range of penalties of no more than 5 years of...

If my felon spouse has a gun collection, am I liable or guilty of assisting him?

18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) prohibits the possession of a firearm or ammunition by a person who has been convicted of a felony, with limited exceptions...

Do u mark yes or no on a federal form asking if I have been convicted if a felony?

Based on the facts that you have stated, you have been convicted of a felony, but because it was reduced to a misdemeanor and later expunged, you...

My boyfriend is facing a federal indictment of poss of a firearm for his first offense, how much time could he get in Arkansas?

The possession of a firearm by a convicted felon in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g) is punishable by no more than 10 years of imprisonment, unless...

Unfortunately, no. 18 USC Section 3585(b) requires the Federal Bureau of Prisons to credit an inmate with all time that he or she has served in...