What shoud I expect in a plea hearing with a U.S. prosecuter? I am pleaing to two counts of wire fraud.

The plea hearing is the procedure whereby you enter a plea of guilty to the charges. The judge and/or prosecutor will ask you a series of...

If they run your state and fed togethere can u sever your time in state instead

This depends on a lot of factors--whether he was in state or federal custody when the cases were going on, where he got sentenced first, what the...

How does statue of limitations work? I forged a check 7 years ago and still have a warrent will it eventualy go away?

The statute of limitations is the time period the authorities have to bring charges against a defendant from the date of the offense. In your...

CAN KIDNAPPING IN THE 2ND DEGREE BE DISPUTED?

A charge is not evidence. It is an accusation. Every charge can be disputed. That is the purpose of a trial. If you contest the allegations,...

When you allow the roommate to store his drugs in your closet you are committing a crime by assisting your roommate in his illegal activities. If...

My boyfriend has been charged with conspiracy drug charges gun trafficking and three posession counts what kind of time is he lo

Given a significant drug conspiracy coupled with gun trafficking, your boyfriend is looking at significant time in prison. As Mr. Lowther stated,...

Is there a big difference in the court procedure from state and federal?

State and federal procedure are very different, as Mr. Lowther pointed out. In addition to differences in actual procedure, there is often a...

You are entitled to 54 days off per year. On 30 months (2.5 years), you would get 135 days off. You will get credit for the month you already...

I was attacked by my ex-boyfriend, who then sent me a lawyer's letter demanding that I cease contact with him. What should I do?

Cease contact with him as requested.

What is the maximum time that the federal has to indict a person?

If the feds have not picked him up, then he is in state custody. The arrest by state authorities does not start the time for the feds. They have...