Drug and gun cases can be prosecuted by the feds. It is not unusual for the feds to take over a state case, often because the penalties are worse...

It means he has been charged with a federal crime.

A no contest plea is a conviction. Yes your convictions can be used against you.

It can be in either state or federal court. It doesn't matter that a federal officer discovered the gun.

We don't know what it's for. We don't even know who you are. Ask at the jail. It sounds like you have been charged with a federal crime. When they...

Maybe there was more evidence against you. Maybe you have a worse record. Maybe he is cooperating. There are lots of possible reasons.

He should ask his po. Typically, you cannot associate with felons while on probation.

It is a conflict for your lawyer to then prosecute you in the same case. It is also improper for the judge to rely on evidence from a separate...

The jurisdiction of the ATF is the United States. The assignment of agents to a particular office does not change their jurisdiction. And they can...

The statute of limitations controls how long they have to charge you. Once you are charged, the charge does not disappear just because you fail to...