Why does a citizen that accepts a plea agreement have to wait so long for sentensing?Especially when he has been out on O/R

The Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure require that a defendant be sentenced "without unnecessary delay" after a plea or verdict of guilty. ...

Is the dea allowed to search another persons car when you are arrested.

Only if there is probable cause to believe that the vehicle contains evidence of the specific crime for which the person was arrested, or probable...

Federal law prohibits the theft of mail or the obstruction of its delivery, among other things, but interestingly, there is no federal statute that...

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If u have statetime and fedraltime and your statetime is more than your fedral time can they run them in together

If a person is in state custody under a state sentence after having been "loaned" and returned from federal custody with a federal sentence, the...

After sentencing in a fed case is there any way you could find out who the Confidential informant was in your case?

The Government must reveal the identity of the confidential informant to the defendant in a criminal case under certain (but not all) circumstances...

I now live outside the U.S. How can I find out if I have a Federal sealed indictment?

There are ways to determine the answer to your question, and the most appropriate way depends upon the specific facts of your situation. I will be...

Is it possible to get off Probaiton federal after a year. No trouble no dirty UAs and fines paid in full.

18 USC Section 3583(e)(1) allows a district court to terminate a defendant's term of supervised release after his or her having served one year on...

What is the procedure of for requesting early termination of federal probation ,and what is the likely hood of this happening

18 USC Section 3583(e)(1) allows a district court to terminate a defendant's term of supervised release after his or her having served one year on...

I am a felon and live in ohio, can i legally own a gun?

18 USC Section 922(g) prohibits the possession of a firearm and/or ammunition by a person who has been convicted of a crime punishable by more than...

Can prior crack ofenses be reconsidered if they were used to be eligible for the fed. mandatory minimum sentence.

It appears that the 15 year sentence was imposed under the Armed Career Criminal Act, and the prior convictions for cocaine base enhanced the...