This question involves Grand Jury Procedures and Secrecy

Although posted under Federal Crime, Texas law controls the answer to this question. Joshua Sabert Lowther, Esq. NATIONAL FEDERAL DEFENSE...

I am facing conviction under the armed career criminal act in federal court.

18 USC 924(e)(2)(B) requires the prior crime of violence to be commited with a firearm, knife or destructive device if the juvenile is prosecuted...

Does US court of appeals obligated to answer certificate of appealability on merits if district court granted (coa)?

No; the court of appeals may find that the COA was. Improvidently granted, or it may render a summary opinion. Joshua Sabert Lowther, Esq....

I recommend that you consult the Federal Prison Guidebook by Alan Ellis, and after you have made a selection, ask the district court for a...

Any good p&a for attorney client-privilege under crime fraud exception? and conspiracy to commit fraud. Thanks you.

The crime-fraud exception to the attorney-client privilege is an amazingly boad topic. It is impossible to offer Points and Authorities on just the...

What is the Kentucky state and Federal Statute of limitations for the importation into the US of drugs?

18 USC 3282 requires the federal government to prosecute a drug crime within 5 years from the date of the offense, with limited exceptions. If the...

My uncle is part of a federal case with other defendants. How can he separate and get his own case?

Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 14 permits a severance of one defendant from the others if a joint trial would prejudice the defendant seeking...

How long can you be held in county jail on a federal charge before seeing a judge to set a bond?

Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 5 states that a person who has been arrested on a federal warrant must be taken before a US magistrate "without...

Can you call it medical or medicare fraud if the money involved is thousands not millions? is there a set amount to say fraud

Health Care Fraud (18 USC 1347) is generally defined as the execution or attempted execution of a scheme to defraud any health care benefit...

I am charged with conspiracy to manfacture meth over 50 grams, I am out awaiting sentencing... what should I expect?

The Safety Valve has already defeated the mandatory 10 year minimum sentence pursuant to 21 USC 841(b); therefore, the focus now should be...