How can a felony drug law state probation is not an option but then the defendant gets probation anyway?

Plea bargains happen all the time where the defendant pleads guilty to a crime with no mandatory minimum. So he could have pled guilty to one of...

Going through a federal case and wanted to know do they drug test u at your sentencing date?

If you are on pretrial release and are subject to random UAs, it is certainly possible you could be drug tested on the day of your sentencing. The...

My attorney wavier my speedy trail is there any way I can still do speedy trail ?

You need to talk to your attorney. If he waived your speedy trial, that means he needed more time to get ready. You don't want to go to trial if...

How how would I obtain a copy of my fiance's motion of discovery in a federal court case from 2017?

The motion is public information. You can get that on a website called Pacer for 10 cents a page. If what you really want is the discovery itself,...

How do I get a proffer deal,without getting a charge for a crime ?

The only way this is going to happen is if you get a lawyer. If you cannot afford to hire a lawyer, contact the Federal Defender's Office and ask...

How how long can the Feds hold a person in their custody before having a trial?

15 months before trial is long, but not atypical in federal court. In most cases, it is the defendant, not the government, that wants more time....

I am on federal supervised release. Can I marry another felon?

Marrying another felon violates the terms of your supervised release and could lead to you and her getting revoked. Marriage is not an exception....

Can informant get high while working??

It is not uncommon for the police to deal with informants with criminal records and drug histories. They are the people with connections to drug...

In a federal case if your appointed defense attorney, is the brother for the Government against you ?

If your attorney is the brother of the prosecutor on your case, that could be a basis for you to be appointed new counsel. Ask your attorney to...

Each state has its own rules. They may be similar to the federal rules, but the federal rules do not apply.