The law requires, in the situation that you describe, that you be in constructive possession of the contraband to have committed a crime—that is,...

A person cannot conspire with a law enforcement agent or anyone acting at a law enforcement agent's direction; however, the person may conspire...

The Government must prove that he possessed the material on the date alleged in the charging document (indictment or complaint), not at the time of...

The federal government may elect whether to wait until he's released from state custody and then serve the federal warrant before he is release...

A motion to dismiss in a criminal case is based only on a legal defect in the indictment, not an assertion that the Government lacks sufficient...

The Government's burden of proof to obtain an indictment from a grand jury is very low (probable cause only), so its obtaining an indictment won't...

The death of one of several co-defendants and alleged co-conspirators will not affect the case legally—that is, such fact alone doesn't create a...

The motion is under restricted access, or "seal," because the fact that your nephew is cooperating or has cooperated shouldn't be available to the...

The language in the state pleading indicates that the state government will not prosecute the case. The person accused should retain an attorney...

The fact that the FBI executed a search warrant isn't confidential, and although any law enforcement officer or agent's disclosing that information...