Nearly all bond conditions prohibit international travel. So, as an initial matter, you may very well violate your bond by traveling. In any case,...

If in fact your friend is federally charged with trafficking 30 kilograms of meth, there is a 10-year mandatory minimum, but the guideline sentence...

A federal felon in possession charges (including ammunition) tend to carry pretty severe sentences, usually in large part due to the defendant's...

It's too late to be thinking about the victim at this point. An effort to pay the victim restitution prior to your sentencing could have been a...

He will have to do the year he was sentenced to, plus any time he might receive on any new charges for not reporting for service of sentence. His...

The short answer is yes - if the funds were confiscated as possible evidence of a crime. If it turns out that the funds were not proceeds of any...

Technically yes. The state and federal bond decisions are separate and apart from one another. However, as a practical matter, the current two...

It's a bit difficult to argue ineffective assistance of counsel for a violation hearing. Your friend got revoked because he violated the terms of...

Whether or not federal and state time run concurrent depends entirely on the judgment and commitment order in the case. You indicate that the...

Depending on who is conducting the background checks, they can show different results. Criminal records relied on by law enforcement are primarily...