Supervised release - early

A district court, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3583(e)(1), may discharge a defendant from serving a term of supervised release after the expiration of...

In a federal criminal case is it normal to schedule sentencing for 4 months or more in the future?

Pursuant to Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 32(b)(1), "[t]he court must impose sentence without unnecessary delay." However, the district court...

No; you are not required to speak with any federal law enforcement agent under any circumstances, particularly if you are the person being...

The Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP), pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3624(c)(1), shall consider each inmate for placement in a residential re-entry center...

A "crime of violence," for career offender purposes (U.S.S.G. § 4B1.1), is defined in U.S.S.G. § 4B1.2, and for armed career criminal purposes (18...

A US magistrate of district judge may order that a federal inmate return to the trial court to testify in a case, pursuant to a Writ of ad...

Can the government really use your juvenille background against you?

Juvenile offenses may be considered in a career offender calculation, pursuant to U.S.S.G. § 4B1.1, if they comport with the requirements for their...

I was indicted on a federal case. However, the name on the idictement is Wade Sellers and my name is Rodney Wade Lewis. ????

The DEA agents may have satisfied themselves that you are not the person named in the indictment, or they decided that they could not determine,...

How long do the feds have to pick up a charge the state dropped?

Your girlfriend's probation officer, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3583(e), may file a petition to modify or revoke her term of supervised release at any...

Served federal time but was never arrested nor read Miranda rights. Do I have any recourse

Miranda rights are required only when there is a custodial interrogation. If you were not arrested or otherwise in custody when you made an...