Reductions on a sentence

18 USC Section 3582(c)(1)(a)(i) allows the Director of the Bureau of Prisons to recommend to the District Court in which the inmate was convicted...

Any statements made during a proffer cannot be used against you for charging or at sentencing, unless the statements are untruthful or the...

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A friend in need

The answer depends upon how successfully the probation violation can be resolved, and whether a bond may be obtained on the new charges. If the...

If someone in the federal system has stomach and panerica cancer and gets out in nov 2013 is there a chance of early release

18 USC Section 3582(c)(1)(a)(i) allows the Director of the Bureau of Prisons to recommend to the District Court in which the inmate was convicted...

Can i plead first offenders if this is my first felony

If your new offense is not one that is precluded from First Offender Act treatment, then you may use it (at the Court's discretion) if (1) you have...

How can I appeal an enhacement after sentencing?

All federal sentences may be appealed unless that right is waived in a Plea Agreement. However, if an appeal is successful, and the sentence is...

State charge CC with federal time....

It likely only means that the time that he is serving in that county will be credited toward the state sentence; only the BOP will determine...

How can I reduce a mandatory minimum sentencing after being sentenced?

If the Government properly notified your husband of the 851 enhancement, the only way to have his sentenced reduced below twenty years is his...

I am Pro Se, did the court serve the summons when I filed, and the defendant has 21 days to respond or do I have 120 to serve

Your question seems to be asking about the proper service to be made on a defendant in a civil case; you may want to re-categorize your question to...

Can a case be reopen in order to reduce sentence?

Only if his Sentencing Guidelines range after the Fair Sentencing Act of 2010 is lower that the range at sentencing (but that only applies to cases...