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Want to own and use firearms to hunt,target shoot with-have 2or3 drove on suspended lic due to 2drug possession convictions
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Answered on August 30, 2012
18 USC 922(g)(1) prohibits the possession of a firearm or ammunition by anyone who has been convicted of a crime that is punishable by more than...
My landlord let US marshals into my house today without my consent and as far as I can tell no warrant, is this search illegal?
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Answered on August 30, 2012
If the marshals appeared at your house to search for a fugitive, they were permitted to enter without a search warrant if they had probable cause...
Can my spouse open my mail legally without his name being on it?
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Answered on August 30, 2012
18 USC 1708 prohibits, among other things, the theft of mail matter. However, it is extremely unlikely that the Government would prosecute your...
Is it illegal for a convicted felon to wear a bulletproof vest in Illinois?
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Answered on August 30, 2012
Federal law (18 USC Section 931) prohibits the purchase, ownership or possession of body armor by a person who has been convicted of a violent...
I wanted to know if I could get my federal record expunged. I was convicted of tax fraud in 1999. If so what are some steps.
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Answered on August 30, 2012
There is no means by which a federal conviction may be expunged. Interesting, even a successful collateral attack (which is time-barred in your...
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Threats of violence
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Answered on August 30, 2012
If the threat of violence was in furtherance of any scheme to affect interstate commerce by way of robbery or extortion, such would be a violation...
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Federal felon in possession of firearm?
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Answered on August 29, 2012
18 USC Section 922(g)(1) prohibits the possession of a firearm or ammunition by a person who has been convicted of a crime that is punishable by...
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MY NAME IS DENISE SMITH, MY SON-IN-LAW JAMES BIBB WAS ARRESTED ON SUNDAY AUGUST 26TH BY FBI AGENTS WHAT CAN I DO
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Answered on August 29, 2012
Your son will be taken by the US Marshals Service before a federal magistrate "without unnecessary delay" for an initial appearance, which should...
Im a 22 year old got arrested at the airport with 2 kilos of cocaine. Im at a level 26 at the federal sentencing guide line.
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Answered on August 29, 2012
Although a probated sentence in a drug case involving this quantity of cocaine is rare, it is not impossible, and whether such sentence will be...
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I would like to know what kind of sentence is my brother looking at here? What does 41 count part mean?
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Answered on August 29, 2012
This question is posted in the Federal Crime section, but it involves NY state law. I recommend that you re-post in NY Criminal Defense.
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