Do newly, federally controlled synthetic drugs carry mandatory minimum sentences?

Yes. The Synthetic Drug Abuse and Prevention Act of 2012 specifically added eight synthetic drugs to the list of scheduled controlled substances,...

A defendant who has been ordered by a US district court, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3613, to pay victim-related restitution, is subject to having his...

No federal detainee is ineligible for bond based solely on the pending charges. However, in this particular case, there is a rebuttable...

Need a Lawyer for a federal criminal charge appeal ?

The appeal process begins with the filing of a notice of appeal in the district court, which must be accomplished within 14 days after the judgment...

Can a lawyer help a federal inmate who has already been sentenced?

It is possible, although post-conviction relief remedies in federal courts are limited. Regardless, considering that a term of imprisonment was...

What constitutes a federal crime?

A federal crime is committed when a person or entity violates a federal statute. All of the acts that you mention are federal crimes: the first is...

The Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) awards "good conduct time" credits pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3624(b), which limits those credits to inmates...

Can federal agent have you arrested on state charge that were ultimately going to be federal charges

Unfortunately, federal crimes must be formally charged only within the time provided by the statue of limitation for those offenses (five years in...

I was convicted on a federal felony 28 years ago, drug charges, nothing violent. How do I go about getting my rights restored

Federal law does not provide a means to restore your civil rights (or at least your right to possess a firearm or ammunition) after your having...

If an inmates has been sentence to 67 months in feraderal prision, who many months he will do in total?

18 USC Section 3624(b) authorizes the Federal Bureau of Prisons ("BOP") to award inmates "good conduct time" ("GCT") at a maximum rate of 54 days...