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Subject: Sentencing questions

The inmate always knows their out-date - your brother knows for sure. You can also call the facility and ask to speak to his counselor or case manager. You might find the information online; if he is in federal for sure, and most of the state websites have their release date.

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Your daughter is entitled to legal representation. Her lawyer will have the charges and explain them to her. The state statute you are referring to 13-3854 is "Arrest without a warrant" The arrest of a person may be lawfully made also by any peace officer or a private citizen without a warrant upon reasonable information that the accused stands charged in the courts of another state with a crime punishable by death or imprisonment for a term exceeding one

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A double-digit sentence is at least ten years. If she was moved from the federal detention center it means that the US Attorney is not prosecuting the case. It would appear that the District Attorney is going to try the case in state court, which is why she was transferred to a county jail. If she is convicted, she would go to state prison, not federal prison. Robbery charges are serious and often carry double-digit sentences (up to 25 years)

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The release date can change as an inmate accrues new charges. There are no guaranteed release dates when you are the property of the government. There is also a possibility that a different jurisdiction has it's own charge and/or warrant which would extend the stay.

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Every inmate knows the exact date that they will be released. The first person to ask would be them. If you are not able to communicate or doubt their word you can always call the institution and ask to speak with a case manager or unit secretary to see if they will provide you with this information. In some cases this information is available online.

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NOrmally the good time credit is 15% of the sentence. They are given the credit upon commencement, the inmate can only lose this time, they cannot accrue more time.

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Normally, the disclosure of the location and custody status of an inmate is not made ahead of time for security reasons. The determination is made at the administrative level and the outside world has no impact on these decisions. Even the sentencing judge can only make a recommendation as to where they house the offender, the final decision is up to the Department of Corrections or Bureau of Prisons

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Robbery is a serious charge. If this is something that she is unaware of, she should immediately be asking her attorney BEFORE entering a plea. Robbery can carry a double-digit year sentence so this needs to be handled properly.

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Typically, the prosecution is in no rush for probation violations seeking a court date. The normal rule of thumb from the prosecutor's perspective is a violator is highly likely to receive jail time. With that knowledge, they are not in a hurry to give a definite date - he will be given "time-served" for his current stay.

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This is a serious charge that carries a heavy penalty. Since he has a criminal history and was already incarcerated it is our opinion that the least he will get is 30 years and it's likely he could get life.

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