The short answer is that all felons know that they can NEVER be around a firearm, regardless of whose it is. If he was arrested and they found firearms, there is not going to be much of a chance to get that dismissed unless the warrant was dirty. We have seen felons get minimum of five years for as little as an empty shell casing in their garage from 30 years ago. It is a very serious offense

This is NOT a new law, it is a misintrepation of THE law. This Missouri Supreme Court ruling is considered a "legislative blunder", we are not certain of it's impact on any of the few hundred pending cases. It is our opinion that thjey will all be fixed on January 1, 2017 and if you are to take advantage of the loophole, do so before the new year. The decision dealt with a felony theft case – State v. Bazell — in

You will have to call the Cleark of the Court. They maintain all court schedules for hearings, trials and sentencing

You have to go to the Clerk of the Court for that information.

Highly unlikely any judge would require a federal inmate be present at a divorce trial. If the judge wants to hear from the inmate, it would be a telephonic communication request. The BOP is known to allow inmates, as a party to a civil lawsuit, make a call(s) to their lawyer to convey how they would like to be represented.

Once the indictments are filed, you have to have faith in your legal representation. If there are problems with the investigation, like evidence being "lost", your legal team is going to have to make the judge/jury lean in his way. If you are using a public defender, you might remind them that you are also entitled to having an investigator at your disposal, too, and the state will pay for it just like the public defender.

Setting strategy for your boyfriend should be done with a lawyer. Advising you a path to take in such a serious charge is not something we are comfortable doing.

It is often said in the hallways of the courthouse, "the prosecution can indict a ham sandwich". Getting the alleged offender arrested is easy, the hard part is proving it in open court - especially if the defendant is innocent.

Not easily. After the conviction and the sentence the only left to do is to restore your rights as a citizen. At this point the only people that can "erase" the conviction is the President of the United States for a federal crime and a Governor of the state you were convicted of if a state crime.

There are no programs per se that will have any substantive legal assistance for your son. The "system" is set up for plea bargains. Without proper legal representation, the accused has little if any way to prevail at trial. The "free" public defender is not going to be a seasoned courtroom battler, therefore getting released via court victory is nearly impossible. Real trial lawyers that are used to fighting in open court are rare and very expensive. If your son