Is it illegal to open/read someone else's mail? What law states this? Does this apply to email or other electronic communication

Yes; 18 USC Section 1703(b). No; electronic communications are protected by the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (18 USC Sections...

Lies at the grand jury

Although perjured testimony may be a ground to dismiss an indictment, inconsistencies (however blatant) in witness statements and police reports...

Do you add up all the point in your crimal history

All points are added to the defendants criminal history score, to determine his or her criminal history category. However, some offenses are never...

Filing for a motion to dismiss indictments

Your boyfriend is entitled to a lawyer if he is indigent, unless he requests to represent himself. If the court allowed his public defender to...

I am on federal pretrial and have been prescribed lortab by my doctor. Can I take the mediation or will it be groundsrevocation?

The Order Setting Conditions of Release likely states that you are to refrain from ingesting any controlled substances unless prescribed by a...

Can a crime on the same day be considered a "previous" crime in federal court

Possibly; it depends upon what mandatory minimum is being invoked, and whether there was an intervening arrest between the state crime and the...

Can a federal agent entrap you and much later finally introduce himself and not tell you that you have the rite to a lawyer

If you have been properly served with a grtand jury subpoena, you must honor it unless you successfully move the court to quash it in advance....

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Hi my husben is in private federal prision he supose to come out in jun 01 2012 but he talk to his counsel

Hopefully, your husband can successfully challenge his removal; I cannot give an opinion about whether that will be successful without knowing the...

If a family member is a federal fugitive, and you help them to get food, are you committing a crime?

Yes. 18 USC 1071 prohibits harboring or concealing a fugitive, and requires that the Government prove that a federal arrest warrant existed for the...