What is admissible in federal court .

Is your question whether your statement to the DEA would be admissible against you at trial? Very possibly it would. Nothing in your posting...

Can I plead insanity and/or self defense?

These defenses are always very difficult, but the occasionally succeed. With all respect, I must urge you not to try to plan your own defense and...

Ineffective assistance is never grounds for dismissal. The normal remedy is a new trial. Moreover, it is really not possible to establish...

Does the defendant need a lawyer to get out of this situation?

Maybe he can get out of it, maybe not. It depends on many factors, mostly how the testimony comes in at hearing or at trial. Does your brother...

My out-of-state colleagues are familiar with a system that does not exist in Illinois. In Illinois bondsmen are illegal. In Illinois a...

Which rule of the 'federal rules of civil procedure' when is the time to give in a notice of appeal

Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure, Rule 4.

How can I get my manslaughter felony off my records???

Because this is a Louisiana conviction any relief you might be able to obtain would have to come from a Louisiana court under Louisiana law,...

If a statue has a degree of penalty (minor class4, felony class class2) Is it illegal to go immediately to the harshest of penal

Are you asking whether a defendant can receive a maximum sentence for a first offense? Yes, it is entirely possible, certainly nothing illegal...

Do You Go To Federal Prison Right After Pleading?

My experience, which does not include the federal courts in Kansas, is that this seems to vary from one federal district to another. In the...

Could I Have Been Profiled Or Just Targeted By Officers?

Sounds like you stepped into the middle of a drug surveillance and the officers, rightly or wrongly, interpreted the exchange of money and the...