WHATs the least amount of time that can be served on a 105 month sentence in the feds?

If he successfully completes the RDAP program, he can get a year off his sentence. 105 months is 8 years and 9 months. He will get 1 year and 3...

Can the court system refuse to give me a public defender??

You say he can afford his own attorney. Then the court will not appoint a public defender. He needs to make his best efforts to retain counsel and...

COntact the Federal Public Defender in Tacoma and ask for recommendations of local Federal criminal attorneys. Or ask your girlfriend's lawyer for...

Any crime with mandatory minimum?

Child pornography, drugs, and armed career criminal all have mandatory minimums but are not crimes of violence.

There is no way to expunge a federal conviction.

Can you appeal the evidence?

He needs to file a 2255 claiming his attorney was ineffective for failing to challenge the search warrant.

Can they both be ran concurrent since he was sentenced in Federal court first. If not how can I go about doing so?

The sentences can be run concurrent if the judges said so at the sentencings. If the state sentence is going to be served first, the federal judge...

Facing a federal charge for possession of a unlawful weapon by a convicted felon. does the First Step Act Law apply ?

The First Step Act did not make any changes to felon in possession of firearm charges.

If the feds pick up a state case can the charges be different?

The feds can bring any charges supported by the evidence. They are not limited to the charges brought by the state.

I want to drop the charges against my partner. How can I do so.

You don't get to decide if charges get pursued or not, the prosecutor does. If the prosecutor has evidence of a crime, he can pursue it, whether...