The Federal Bureau of Prisons will credit any time served in pretrial detention toward the sentence that hasn't been credited toward any other...

What should I expect ?

The federal prosecution is permissible, because the doctrine of dual sovereignty allows the federal government to prosecute a person for any...

The US Marshals Service should effect an arrest of the defendant upon her release from state custody, after which the marshals must take her before...

Based on your description of events, there is an active criminal investigation (as you know already) and there is a substantial likelihood in every...

Although I don't want to be an alarmist, ATF's questioning you about drug activity and requesting to take your phone is a certain indication that...

Can someone explain this to me?

The Speedy Trial Act requires that federal cases be tried within 70 days from the date of the indictment's being publicly filed or the defendant's...

The Government may collect restitution of a fine for a period of 20 years from the later of the date on which the court issued the judgment or the...

The federal court has no authority over the state court and vice-versa. If the federal just sets bail and the defendant posts that bail, the state...

Does Feds have to open a new case when they failed to run my times concurrent?

If you were in state custody and then appeared before the federal court on a writ—that is, you temporarily left state custody to resolve your...

The Court must consider the factors in 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a)(1), (a)(2)(B), (a)(2)(C), (a)(2)(D), (a)(4), (a)(5), (a)(6), and (a)(7) to determine...