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Federal Prison Consultants: for White Collar Defendants, a Defense Lawyer is not Enough

Federal Prison Consultants: for White Collar Defendants, a Defense Lawyer is not Enough
     Federal prison consultants are a valuable part of any white collar criminal defense team. 
 
     Defense lawyers cannot be expected to know all of the answers to the questions that white collar defendants and their families have.  Federal prison consultants provide the answers to these practical, non-legal questions.  By providing answers, federal prison consultants can reduce the anxiety that everyone faces before entering prison.
 
     The critical factor when choosing a federal prison consultant is the credibility of their staff.  White Collar Sentencing Consultants, Inc. (located on the web at FederalPrisonInc.com) specializes in important federal criminal cases. 
 
     You want to know about prison, how to reduce the length of the prison term, and how to ease your transition to and from prison.
     WCSC knows the answers. 
      They use their experience to give you credible, clear, and candid information when …

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California Los Angeles County Reckless Driving Violation Unconstitutional Conviction Lawyers Attorney

California Los Angeles County Reckless Driving Violation Unconstitutional Conviction Lawyers Attorney
THE PEOPLE, Respondent, v. JAMES W. SMITH, Appellant
APPELLATE DEPARTMENT, SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES
August 1, 1939, Decided
 
Facts:
The defendant appeals from a judgment convicting him of a violation of section 505, subdivision (a) of the Vehicle Code. The evidence produced at the trial is not set forth in the record and defendant’s only contentions here are that section 505 of the Vehicle Code is unconstitutional and that the complaint is insufficient to charge an offense under it. Section 505 reads as follows, Any person who drives any vehicle upon a highway in such a manner as to indicate either a wilful or a wanton disregard for the safety of persons or property is guilty of reckless driving and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by imprisonment in the county jail for not less than five days nor more …

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FEDERAL SENTENCING: A GOOD DEPARTURE IS HARD TO BEAT

FEDERAL SENTENCING: A GOOD DEPARTURE IS HARD TO BEAT
The central purpose for the enactment of the United States Sentencing Guidelines was to obtain uniformity in sentencing on a national level. While the Guidelines were intended to eliminate Judge’s personalities and personal proclivities as well as eliminate disparities in regions or districts, the simple fact of the matter is that there are some districts in which downward departures are the rule and other districts where downward departures are either the exception or just never done. Even within districts, the guidelines have done nothing to address the disparity among different judges with regard to their views of downward departures in similar cases. In addition, federal prosecutors are including in written plea agreements a stipulation that no additional downward departure beyond those concessions or agreements contained in the written plea agreement can be sought by the Defendant in what is an obvious effort …

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