From Ron Coleman’s new blog/website, “Federal Criminal Lawyer – Frequently Asked Questions ”, comes this post titled in the form of a question, “How Can You Avoid a Minimum Mandatory Sentence in Federal Court?
”:
In federal court, there are only two ways to avoid such a sentence:
1.
Safety valve; and
2. Cooperation.
He then discusses how § 3553 (f) and (e) respectively allow for sentences...
Police Testimony 101
From PoliceOne.com, comes Pat McCarthy’s article “Turning Testimony from Stressful to Successful”. Before we get to the parts that a skeptical defense lawyer might highlight...
Austin is Very Very Very Lucky
2009 was a tough year for job creation in the United States. Since job creation drives home prices, the 2009 job losses are likely to leave a lasting impact.How lasting? Economists estimate...
Sign Of The Times: iCop, iLawyer, iJudge
From a recent PC affidavit: …The tin contained four marijuana roaches and 6 small round pills with 2530 on one side and the letter v on the other. [Jamie’s client] said that the...
Recent Searches
Some google searches that caught my eye: www. austin state laws on weed.com - Quick, check GoDaddy. It may still be available. Probably not with the spaces in the URL though. Can judge still...
Answers From A Criminal Defense Lawyer On A Prosecutor's Blog
If, hypothetically, a prosecutor were to start a semi-regular series of posts, consisting of the same 4 or 5 questions, posed to and answered by individual criminal defense lawyers (and, of...
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