The reasonableness of that fee depends upon the time and effort that is necessary to properly defend the case. You should interview more than one...

I appealed a federal district court judgment in New York to the court of appeals.

The case will be submitted to the panel on November 19, 2013. If you decide to withdraw the appeal without prejudice (reserving the right to...

Will a trial be delayed if you are appealing to Circuit Ct. a motion to sever trials in Federal Criminal Court?

All district court proceedings will be delayed during any period in which an interlocutory appeal is pending in the circuit court regarding any...

Is my husband eligible for parole

There is no parole in the federal prison system. Your husband will serve approximately 87 percent of the sentence imposed if he earns all available...

Will the new mandatory minimum changes help if a person plead guilty but hasn't been sentenced in federal court

Yes. The recent changes in federal law regarding mandatory minimum penalties were effected by the US Supreme Court in Alleyne v. United States,...

Yes. All transcripts except those of grand jury proceedings are available from the court reporter who recorded the proceedings. - Joshua Sabert...

The relevant statute of limitations for all federal misdemeanor offenses, 18 U.S.C. § 3282, requires that an information (an indictment is not...

Most institutions provide that information on the Federal Bureau of Prisons' website within thirty days from the inmates arrival at the...

Does a Plea agreement report show if a person cooperated with the federal Government

A plea agreement may contain a provision that the government will consider filing a motion for downward departure pursuant to U.S.S.G. § 5K1.1 or...

Can you give me some case examples of supreme court cases with plea deals not honored?

Santobello v. New York, 404 U.S. 257 (1971) is the seminal case on this issue, and continues to be the most frequently cited when discussing it. -...