Can I use another passport to flee pending prosecution in the US?

Attorneys are not going to help you become a fugitive. Most countries have extradition treaties with the US, so eventually you will be arrested and...

How does it work exactly if you're indicted on a federal indictment but you were never formally arrested for a crime?

The prosecutor presents evidence to a grand jury and the grand jury returns an indictment. The indictment contains the charges. The defendant is...

In federal court during discovery how would the plaintiff if pro-se get answers to interrogatories if defendant lawyer object to

You are not going to learn how to litigate a federal case from this website. You are in desperate need of a lawyer. You have to make a motion to...

The Pretrial Services Office turns your passport over to the State Department. Pretrial can tell you who to contact in the State Dept. to get your...

Multiple cases federal and state how to ensure arraignment in federal court first.

His attorney can try to nudge the case in that direction, but in reality there is not much he can do to ensure the federal case goes first. It is...

There is no way to expunge or seal a federal conviction.

Ok my attorney says that there is nothing he can do stop the 851 enhancement but they added after my plea was signed ?

If the plea agreement was signed, you can argue that you had a deal which the AUSA breached. But typically plea agreements are not binding until...

Do you do appeals for criminal convictions?

If this is a direct appeal from a conviction and sentencing, he has only 14 days from the sentencing to file the notice of appeal. His attorney in...

Can the federal prosecutor file an 851 us code against me for not testifying against my brother

You need to discuss this with your attorney. A prosecutor can grant leniency to someone who is willing to cooperate against others. He can ask the...

They are combining the cases because they are based on the same set of facts.