I agree with my colleagues. The federal judge who imposed your sentence enjoys considerable discretion in ruling on this kind of request. There is...

Federal v. state

The answer to the question as you have phrased it would seem to be, "They don't." But I am not sure what it is that you really want to know. Can...

I don't like it. It doesn't smell kosher.

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What steps can i take in fighting a federal indictment?

What steps can you personally take? There is nothing that you can do directly. A federal prosecution, as all of my colleagues have observed, is a...

Can I get these 8 felonys off my record?

If these cases are convictions you cannot get them expunged. It is possible that you might be able to get some of them sealed depending on the...

If your friend is a defendant in federal court he has an attorney, either retained or appointed, and he should rely on his attorney's advice and...

By "wrongful" ticket I assume you mean that you were not committing the violation of which you stand accused. You fight a "wrongful" ticket in the...

That is entirely normal and happens in virtually every murder case. The murder statute defines several distinct mental states that can support a...

Forget about the statute of limitations. First, since he has been charged, the statute of limitations has been satisfied. Statutes of...

Victim of crime, expert witness, etc. are not what is meant by "amicus curiae". In my experience, the term is usually used in cases before...