If someone is being with a federal crime would they release him/her on a i bond

Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3142, the defendant bears the burden of proving by a preponderance of the evidence that he or she poses no risk of flight...

If a Grand Jury indicts someone, is an arrest warrant typically issued or do they simply go arrest the person?

Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 9 requires the district court to issue an arrest warrant - or a summons at the government's request - for all...

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Your boyfriend's being arrested by DEA agents is a strong indicator that the case will be prosecuted in federal court, although a state court...

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A federal drug conspiracy, pursuant to 21 U.S.C. § 846, is nothing more than an agreement between two or more persons to commit a federal drug...

Federal Criminal sentencing, would it be possible to get both a downward departure and a variance in sentencing

If the circumstances of the case warrant both a departure and a variance, yes. A departure is a deviation from the advisory US Sentencing...

Unfortunately, no. Your only option to pretrial release is pretrial detention for which, of course, you will receive credit toward any future term...

18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) prohibits the possession, among other things, of a firearm by a person who has been convicted of a crime that is punishable...

Federal Criminal Trial have a document with several signatures on it and need to prove they are real and not copied on to docume

Federal Rule of Evidence 1003 states that a duplicate is equally admissible as the original unless a genuine issue exists regarding the original's...

When you subpoena a witness for defense in a federal criminal trial how much notice do you have to give them ?

Subpoenas in federal criminal cases must comply with Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 17, which sets no certain time limit for the service of...

How many levels of appeal are available to a defendant determined to be guilty in a federal criminal proceeding?

A convicted defendant has a right to directly appeal the final judgment to the appropriate US Court of Appeals; if unsuccessful, he or she may seek...