Can I plea nolo contendere to a federal conspiracy charge?

If you have a case in federal court, then you have a lawyer who is representing you. That is the person you should be discussing this with. I...

What should i do my sister has the fallowing charges

Your sister needs a federal criminal defense attorney. If she can't afford one, the court will appoint one. The charges are serious, but no one...

Can you be charged with a bigger quantity than your co-conspirator in a federal drug conspiracy case?

If he is the head of the conspiracy, he could be charged for transactions that she was not involved with. Suppose he had three couriers and he had...

Is there a minimum Sentencing for federal ?

Every crime has its own penalties. Some crimes, like drugs, guns, and child porn, have minimums. Other crimes do not.

It is up to the prosecutor to file a Rule 35 asking the court to reduce a defendant's sentence in light of cooperation. Once the motion is filed,...

The 85% is with good time. You get just under 54 days a year off. On a 21 month sentence, that means 3 months off. You will serve 18 months, with...

I was supposed to get sentenced last month in federal court and my lawyer filed a motion for continuance

There seems to be some issue about the total weight for use in the guidelines calculations. For more information, ask your lawyer.

Am I guilty of conspiracy if I did not know it was illegal?

I'm confused. You knew you were providing false in to the bank and that the bank was relying on that information to make its loan decision, but you...

If you were still in BOP custody and were not on supervised release, your supervised release cannot be revoked. But the BOP can take away the good...

You are required to show up on the date on the subpoena. If they need you the next day, you are still required to appear. The subpoena remains in...