On what grounds does the FBI drop or dismiss federal charges?
If a charge has actually been filed the decision to drop or dismiss must be made by the United States Attorney, not the FBI. It is very rare that...
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If a charge has actually been filed the decision to drop or dismiss must be made by the United States Attorney, not the FBI. It is very rare that...
You definitely need an attorney. As between retained counsel and the public defender, you are not entitled to the public defender if you can...
It sounds as though the case was tried and the defendant was found not guilty. If that is what happened then the case is over and no, it cannot be...
Typically they read the briefs and those portions of the transcript that appear from the briefs to be particularly important.
An appellate court takes the facts as found by the trial court and does not review them or make credibility judgments. This is a loser.
If that's all you've got to challenge the search you are in trouble. You should have an attorney representing you and you should let your attorney...
It is possible in most cases that the attorneys for both sides are able to agree that certain items of evidence are legally inadmissible,...
Let's hope that you get a response from a California attorney because that is the kind of question where state law might make a difference but in...
It is possible that you might avoid having an appellate court decision published or available on line, but of course the price would be that you...
If you do federal time and after you are released you commit a crime against state law you would be arrested and prosecuted by the state...