It is not clear what the circumstances of this case are or the basis for the sentence modification. The request for a lower sentence may not be...

Can i stay with another family member at the age of 17 in Texas?

You have this posted under Federal Criminal Defense. It is not Federal, and it is not criminal. You need to consult with a family law lawyer. If...

Can you challenge a Federal Grand Jury Indictment?

My colleagues are wrong. The indictment itself establishes probable cause. The grand jury does not have to determine which witnesses to believe,...

Is this legal?

They are not preventing you from going to church. That would be illegal. They are telling you you have to go to sobriety meetings in addition. You...

I was convicted of nonviolent crimes and I'm listed as a violent offender.

Both state and federal law regulate firearms. Under federal law, if any of your convictions were for felonies--that is, for a crime that has a...

Can the state withhold evidence from the additional charge documents and then come back and add on indictment?

You fail to explain the circumstances, but suppose someone is arrested on a criminal complaint for drugs. The complaint says nothing about guns....

The Bureau of Prisons does not have a work release program. You will be eligible to do the last 10% of your sentence in a halfway house with work...

It means the defendant was charged with those three crimes and was notified of those charges when he appeared in court at his arraignment.

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He can appeal administratively within the BOP process to the Warden and then higher up, but the BOP can essentially do what it wants.

Why when my brother has already been to trial and plead guilty to federal gun charges is he still in jail without a sentence?

They will keep him in the County Jail until he is sentenced. In federal court, sentencing can be very slow. There is really no time limit. First,...