If a felon is caught with a gun & state drops the case but the feds pick it up even though it’s a weak case what usually happen?

The federal government may prosecute any crime over which it can exercise jurisdiction, regardless of the status or result of any state court...

BICE is a notation for Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, not a criminal offense. – Joshua Sabert Lowther, Esq., Atlanta, GA.

She has an active federal arrest warrant. You should retain an experienced federal criminal defense attorney for her as soon as possible. –...

If he is in federal prison already, this new charge (and the resulting detainer), will make him ineligible for transfer to a prison camp (where...

Your cooperation with the FBI against the company may result in the dismissal of your state charge if the state prosecutor agrees; however, you...

Will the feds pick up a case canada?

If the possession of the firearm occurred also in the United States illegally, the federal government may prosecute the alleged offense. – Joshua...

I have been on the bracelet for 1 year and 8 months and just got sentenced 30 months Federal Prison how much time will I do?

Although you’re eligible for the “good conduct time” sentence reduction of 15% of your total sentence and residential reentry center or “halfway...

How do you find out about a federal Marshall hold?

It's unlikely that a warrant for a federal supervised release violation would not have been executed before now. – Joshua Sabert Lowther, Esq.,...

Use of excluded evidence in Federal Criminal Case ?

The prosecution’s use of suppressed evidence at trial would result in a reversal of the conviction. – Joshua Sabert Lowther, Esq., Atlanta, GA.

Congress recently reduced certain mandatory minimum terms of imprisonment in drug cases for defendants with prior convictions through the First...