LEGAL FAQ VIDEOS
Your Legal Questions Answered
On this page, you will find a series of short videos in which we answer our clients’ most common questions. Curious about something we didn’t discuss here or need a more in-depth understanding of one of these subjects? We encourage you to contact us or more information.
 If your driver’s license is suspended as a result of DUI arrest (in other words, if you refused to take the breath test or your breath test reading was too high), an Administrative Hearing is conducted. It’s separate from your DUI trial; it’s related t … |
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Yes, the law requires you to be immediately taken in front of a United States Magistrate to determine the conditions and qualifications to be released on bail. Usually that must happen within just a few days, I think 3 days is the outside maximum amoun … |
Federal sentencing guidelines work based on the factors of the crime the person is convicted of. For example, if it’s a fraud crime involving money, the loss amount (the amount of money that’s alleged to have been taken) is a factor. If it’s a drug cas … |
Many times, the ATF agent, or the Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms agent, will put a hold on somebody who’s been arrested and charged with a crime. You usually see it on drug cases. Let’s say a person is arrested for state drug violations, they’re charged wi … |
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A detention hearing is basically another name for a bond hearing. It usually encompasses a probable cause hearing, or what’s called a preliminary hearing. Usually the language used may be a little different than what people are used to, but a detention … |
When a person is arrested on federal charges, they have the opportunity to have a bail hearing, or detention hearing as it’s usually called. But they also have the right to a probable cause hearing, or a preliminary hearing. In that instance, the gover … |
