If a family member is a federal fugitive, and you help them to get food, are you committing a crime?

Yes. 18 USC 4 is the federal misprision of a felony statue and provides for a penalty of up to three years in jail if you harbour or assist someone...

Very difficult circumstances. You would be amazed at how little evidence it takes to become part of a conspiracy to distribute drugs. Rather than...

Is it in my best interest to be at my status conference ?

You have the right to be present at any "substantive" hearing, that is, one at which evidence is to be presented, law is to be argued, etc. ...

My son was arrested 2 weeks ago and has only one attorney we hired for him. How can he choose for himself the best defense?

It does no good for me to comment on the performance of your son's attorney from a distance. Your son's version of the poor job the attorney is...

If I don't get a Lawyer for and I'm facing a class A misdemeanor, first offense and pled guilty how likely will I face jail time

There are too many variables and unknowns in your question. Consult with a lawyer.

I recieved a misdemeanor class A, first offense for inferring with a cop, what am I looking at?

It may vary from county to county but generally speaking, you should get "bench probation", that is an unsupervised period of time during which you...

I been arrested as a juvenile 17 with less than 40grams of marjuana and i need to know if im eligible to get my citizenship

Candidly, I am not certain how the info I am about to give you changes because you are a juvenile and there are many factors that affect you that...

If a person takes a plea deal with federal court will he still go to trial?

No. when a person enters a plea of guilty, he voluntarily waives his right to to a trial and other constiutional rights in exchange for the plea...

What is the maximum time between arrest and indictment?

Of course there are exceptions but as someone who has practiced criminal defense for 35 years.... the mantra is that delay is always good for the...

I have a week before trial , my twenty thousand dollar attorney say he can get a deal of probation . I'm not guilty, I've got 3

Your concerns and the questions you raise about your attorney are not atypical of someone about to plead guilty or about to face trial. Although...