Can an individual be given at the time of sentencing "supervised released" when the plea bargain did not state that?

A more serious issue is whether the defendant was informed in court that the supervised release term would be imposed. If that is on the record...

If there is proof an informant has told lies re: names in a conspiracy case, can charges be dismissed or dropped?

It is very common in federal prosecutions for the Government to call unsavory CIs whom nobody, including the prosecutor, would be inclined to...

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Why would your lawyer's criminal defense investigator meet with family to try and interrogate them?

Not sure I understand your question, really, but if you are asking why the defense investigator is interrogating your family and your witnesses and...

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Is there public defenders that handle appeals to the fereal courts?

I think I know what the PD meant. It sounds as though your son's case was appealed through the California state court system without success. If...

Petition for Rehearing

If the court understood your argument and just didn't buy it, don't bother with a petition for rehearing. Either seek review in a higher court (if...

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Filing for a motion to dismiss indictments

I agree with all of my colleagues who have answered, but you don't have to take our word for it. Go to the clerk's office at the federal district...

Lies at the grand jury

That does not give you grounds to invalidate the indictment. If the case goes to trial and the witnesses testify, the contradictions between their...

Appeals

Not in the federal system and not in most states. I believe that in New York the highest state court is, or once was, called the Court of Appeals....

Is kidnapping someone who is on federal pre trial release for an unrelated federal charge a state crime or a federal crime?

Is there any suggestion here that the person kidnapped was a potential witness in a federal proceeding, and that the kidnapping was for the purpose...

How can i start an appeal for my father?

Your question is confusing because you are asking about an appeal. Has your father actually been found guilty, or these charges that have been...