Category: Federal Criminal Defense

When you are accused of a crime, the pressure to admit your guilt usually starts the moment that you are taken into custody or are first approached by law enforcement. Authorities usually use scare tactics to pressure people into admitting that they have committed a crime…

As if the federal sentencing guidelines aren’t harsh enough, the guidelines occasionally contain a “cross reference” or a “special instruction”. At sentencing in federal court, Cross References & Special Instructions create a situation where the guidelines are increased to suggest to the court the defendant should get…