Can you avoid a the fed picking you up if you take a plea

There would have to be some kind of agreement in which the United States Attorney was involved, and it should be reached before the defendant...

In my appeal, does it matter if the evidence was insufficient? What will happen if the court doesn't respond to the brief?

The court does not respond to your brief. The prosecutor responds to your brief. The court decides the case. An appeal based on sufficiency of...

I did that once when I was in college, too. You and I are both lucky. Something a lot worse than missing a year of college, and a lot worse than...

Can A Execution Date Be Set After A U.S. Texas Death Row Inmate Is Denied A COA In The Fifth Circuit?

My fortunately very limited experience with this question (not in Texas, I might add) is that the Attorney General asked the state supreme court to...

Assuming that you were arrested and charged in Illinois, and assuming further that you have never been convicted of any criminal offense, ever,...

In TEXAS, does an accused have the right to appear before the Grand Jury and/or have offense-negating evidence presented?

Even if the defendant did have a right to testify or to present evidence before a grand jury most criminal defense attorneys would probably think...

If the state cannot prove personal jurisdiction or that an alleged crime occurred within the state or country, what happens?

Under the law of most states, a person can commit a crime within the jurisdiction by acts done outside of the state. The court of any state in...

If we win the appeal can he get a worse sentence?

A more severe sentence after retrial is not likely but is not completely impossible. The court is not permitted to impose a more severe sentence...

I would not try that. Obviously it has not been tested in the courts yet but my every instinct based on over forty years of criminal defense...

There is no yes or no answer to that question. Either call could be good or either call could be bad. It might or might not make a difference. ...