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A conviction isn’t necessarily the end of your criminal case. If your conviction was unjust, you may be able to challenge your conviction by filing either an appeal or a petition for post-conviction relief. Appeals and petitions for post-conviction relief differ in several important ways, and if you need to […]
For the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), securing an indictment is a key step in pursuing a conviction. An indictment signals that the DOJ has probable cause to move forward with the charges prosecutors have brought, and it is the first of many formal steps that will eventually lead to […]
The federal conviction rate is extraordinarily high. According to the latest data from the Pew Research Center, “[i]n fiscal year 2022, only 290 of 71,954 defendants in federal criminal cases – about 0.4% – went to trial and were acquitted,” while 1,379 went to trial and were found guilty. The […]
If you are facing a civil or criminal investigation in Shreveport, one of the key details you need to discern as quickly as possible is whether the investigation involves state or federal authorities. State and federal law enforcement proceedings are very different, and whether you are facing scrutiny from state […]