Federal Sentencing Hearing: The Challenge of Self-Examination
The Deceptive Calm Before the Storm When federal authorities arrive with a target letter or conduct a raid, many believe they have […]
Avoiding Regret: Why Planning Ahead for Sentencing and Federal Prison Matters
On behalf of Prison Professors, we would like to go ahead and summarize our weekly webinar on May 4, 2023. The first […]
Are You Active Or Passive While Preparing For Your Sentencing Hearing?
Would you ever go skydiving without a parachute? I didn’t think so. Then why would you remain passive and remain unprepared as […]
Sentencing Mitigation: Federal Judges Want THESE Questions Answered
Hardly a day passes in federal prison without someone saying, “I assure you my sentencing judge had his mind made up before […]
Todd and Julie Chrisley in for a Shock! ⚠️ Ex-Con Reveals the TRUTH About PRISON
Earlier this week, Todd and Julie Chrisley were sentenced to lengthy federal prison sentences. Todd received a sentence of 12 years, while […]
Elizabeth Holmes Disastrous Character Reference Letters
I reviewed some of the character reference letters Elizabeth Holmes turned in in advance of her sentencing hearing today in Northern CA. […]
United States Attorney Wants 87 Months in Federal Prison
Federal Judge David Carter presided over a sentencing hearing at the Ronald Regan Courthouse in Santa Ana, CA on September 6, 2022. […]
Theranos Trial: What if Sunny Balwani’s Victims Lie?
When I was released from federal prison in May 2009, I began attending sentencing hearings. Until that time, I had only attended […]
Personal Narrative Compels Federal Judge To Give Shorter Federal Prison Sentence
When Rob Karmann signed his plea agreement he was expecting to receive a sentence of fifteen years in federal prison. Rather that […]
What Do Federal Judges Expect Before Sentencing?
A new client of ours asked our team the following question, “Should I do community service before sentencing or work before sentencing? […]
Wait, But My Defense Lawyer REALLY Knows My FEDERAL JUDGE!
“Paperny”, a long term prisoner would tell me while working in the prison kitchen “that dude is living in fantasyland. He is […]
Will Theranos COO Sunny Balwani Wait To Prepare for Sentencing?
As you likely know, former Theranos COO Sunny Balwani’s trial has begun in Northern California in front of Judge Edward Davila. Balwani’s […]