Federal Sentencing Explained

Statute in front of highest federal court, where sentencing goes by federal statutes and the US sentencing guidelines and is much different than sentencing in Arizona state courts

Criminal defendants don’t always have a good defense.  In these cases, and even in some cases where there is a viable defense, defendants often decide to enter into a plea agreement with the government in order to get a better sentence than they would if they went to trial and lost.  In federal court, especially,…

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Avoiding A Federal Mandatory Minimum Drug Sentence

Judge imposed a mandatory minimum drug sentence in federal court Tucson Arizona

If you are charged with a federal drug offense, even if it is your first offense, you could be facing a mandatory minimum prison sentence.  This means that the judge has no choice but to sentence you to a minimum term of imprisonment.  Whether a mandatory minimum sentence applies depends on the specific crime charged,…

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