Your lawyer is correct that the guidelines are not binding. The judge can do whatever he wants. Yes, your grandfather could get probation or house...

If he can afford his own attorney, he can simply fire his current lawyer and hire a new one. If he has court appointed counsel, he does not get his...

There is no good time for sentences less than 1 year. You will serve 90 days

Typically defendants are entitled to review all of the discovery in their case. Whether they can retain copies depends on whether the discovery is...

If you appeared in federal court, your case is federal. If not, it is state.

It sounds like she is fighting her case. There is no way to guess if she will be convicted and if so, if she will go to prison. Bail has nothing to...

That quantity of fentanyl has a mandatory minimum of 10 years. PRobation is very unlikely.

The prosecutor is not going to be persuaded. You would be better off talking to the defendant's attorney.

A magistrate judge can be appealed to the district court Judge.

The arrest warrant is only sufficient if it is the home of the person being arrested. Otherwise, a search warrant is required.