Today, the 2016 amendments to the United States Sentencing Commission’s Guidelines Manual go live. The topics of this year’s adjustments are: Compassionate Release from Prison; Animal Fighting; Child Pornography Circuit Conflicts; Immigration; and, Conditions of Probation and Supervised Release. Obviously, here we’ll be focusing on the Conditions of Probation and Supervised release, with some later …
Getting Started: Early Termination of Federal Probation Starting the process for ending a term of federal probation early is easy! Simply book an appointment by giving us a call at: (480) 382-9287 This process involves more than just filling in blanks on a form. A full intake interview is necessary to get the process started. …
Educate yourself in three ways: Head to our blog section on federal probation here; Learn the in’s and out’s of filing for early release from federal probation by clicking here; and, Learn all about early termination (early release), from basics to filing procedures, by reading our e-book for free by clicking the button below! …
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Orange County, CA – Its no secret that many felons, defense attorney’s, and inmates believe that the office of the prosecutor fights unfairly and plays dirty. The reality is, there isn’t much oversight to keep prosecutors from doing so. Making matters worse, there is nearly no mechanism used to punish prosecutors who do. [simple_tooltip content=’This …
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What does it take to apply for a Federal Pardon? As with all federal applications, the process seems very simple at first. The nuts and bolts of a federal pardon application, however, can get cumbersome, confusing, and downright daunting. This post is a first-step for anybody looking to apply for a federal pardon and clear …
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The Seventh Circuit on Federal Supervised Release A few years ago, the Seventh Circuit published an order clearly showing their views on the imposition and purpose of federal supervised release. That circuit is back at it again with an opinion regarding three separate cases, challenging their supervised release conditions. 1U.S. vs. Kappes, U.S. vs. Crisp, …
While United States Attorney General Eric Holder announced six months ago that he would be leaving his office, he is still serving and waiting for his replacement to be confirmed and take control of the US Department of Justice. In the meantime, he has not let up on his belief that criminal justice reform is …
Boston Bomber Guilty on all Counts April 8, 2015 – The trial of Boston Bomber suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev has been closely watched by the nation, and around the world. Although the trial itself is well outside the purview of what we do here, federal criminal law is all we focus on (in general). By now, …
Previously, in this post, the filing procedures were discussed in detail to ensure any pro se filers for early termination of federal supervision stay on the correct side of policy and procedure. In this post, we’ll delve into the actual meat of the motion document. From answering questions like, “Why is a Motion important?” to …
Criminal Defense – A System of Perpetuation Criminal defense is a lucrative business. Lawyers spend years in a prosecutor or public defender’s office working long hours for low pay (and huge case-loads) just to get the experience in the trenches of criminal trials to finally switch to private practice. That’s where the real money is. …
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