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Appeal Waivers and Supervised Release

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Federal Plea Agreements The Devil is in the Details Over 95% of federal defendants plead guilty, according the the Bureau of Justice Statistics. Because of Bill Otis, Law Professor and contributor to Crime and Consequences, most plea agreements now come with appeal waivers: a waiver of the defendant’s right to appeal. On the surface, the …

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3rd Circuit Applies Lower Mandatory Minimum Terms to FSA Pipeline Cases

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Pretrial Defendants Many times a federal criminal defendant can sit on pretrial status for a long time. Sometimes this status can last years. In Crack Cocaine cases, this can create a problem at sentencing when district courts try to decide which rules to follow. Who FSA Applies to (and Who it Doesn’t) The Fair Sentencing …

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