Recent Posts Tagged With 'sentencing guidelines'

• DUIs & Bad Offers

  Posted on Sunday October 4th, 2009 at 17:54 in dui, sentencing guidelines, prior record score, mandatory minimum, juvenile record, offense gravity score

  I have a terrible juvenile record. I have really cleaned up since I was a kid. I just got a DUI, which is my first offense as an adult. Its a 3 day mandatory minimum. The DA offered me 9-23 months. My lawyer said its a bad offer due to my juvenile re...

• Parole Set Back

  Posted on Monday October 6th, 2008 at 09:52 in setback, sentencing guidelines, booker, parole board, set back

  I have a direct violation of Parole from a drug violation with a presumptive guidelines for the set back of for that offense is 12 months to 18 months. But the Parole Board gave me 24 months. What could I do to make the Parole Board honor their ru...

• Cooperation in Federal Court

  Posted on Sunday May 11th, 2008 at 20:10 in cooperation, cooperate, federal court, sentencing guidelines, 5k1.1, third circuit, united states attorney, assistant united states attorney

  My lawyer tells me that if I cooperate in my Federal Court case, I will get a far lower sentence than if I don't cooperate. Is this true? She also told me that the government has promised to file a 5k1.1. What is a 5k1.1?If the feds are looking to i...

• 7 year rule

  Posted on Sunday February 3rd, 2008 at 14:31 in dui, evidence, criminal record, sentencing guidelines, three strikes

  Another question about a 7 year or a 10 year rule. This is a follow-up to the last entry. Now I am being asked if I am sure of my answer.Yes, I am sure. If you go to our site on criminal records, www.expungementpardon.com and click on the links for e...

• Juvenile Records and Supervision

  Posted on Tuesday January 15th, 2008 at 20:13 in unconstitutional, sentencing guidelines, adjudicated delinquent, aggravating factor, adjudication of delinquency

  I was adjudicated delinquent of robbery--a felony. I was seventeen. I got placed. I am 19 now and no longer in the placement. I was told I am on indefinite probation. What does this mean? Will I have a criminal record for the robbery for the rest of ...

• Supreme Court Upholds Lesser Sentences For Crack

  Posted on Tuesday December 11th, 2007 at 14:43 in drug, sentencing, sentencing guidelines, drug offenses

  Does cocaine by any other name merit a higher federal drug trafficking sentence? Apparently not. On Monday, the United States Supreme Court issued its decision in Kimbrough v. United States, No. 06-6330. The Court reviewed the sentence applied to D...

• Prior Record

  Posted on Monday November 12th, 2007 at 15:17 in sentencing, aggravated assault, sentencing guidelines, assualt, prior record score, simple assault

  I just got locked-up for simple assault. I have a prior for aggravated assault. Will the prior conviction effect me in the new case?First, if you were to testify at the new case and state that you were "peaceful" its possible the old case could come ...