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Federal Criminal Defense Lawyer

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF YOUR STATE

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff,

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Case No. CR-66-999-XY

YOUR NAME HERE

Defendant.

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INDICTMENT

There is something about an Indictment filed in Federal Court that let's you know this is a very serious matter. Even the caption which proclaims that it is the United States of America versus You, alerts you to the size of the trouble you are in.

This should also tell you that you need a lawyer who is both capable and experienced at handling such serious matters. One who has negotiated and tried such cases over a great number of years because the Federal Criminal System is different. Federal Criminal cases are prosecuted differently than State cases with far more serious punishment than most State penalties.

If you are charged in Federal Court your lawyer needs to know from the first moment you speak to him or her what the process is going to be. Federal cases are not a place for on the job training, even for a good State Court lawyer. Your lawyer needs to know what motions will be necessary, how to write them and how to present them to the Court. This is something few State Court lawyers need in their practices. Your lawyer needs to know the Statutes and the Rules to effectively represent you in this arena.

Having handled some 150 Federal Criminal Defenses, I know how to represent clients in Federal prosecutions. There is a real difference between being a State Court lawyer and being a Federal Criminal Defense lawyer. A Federal Criminal Defense lawyer can easily handle a State Criminal case but not so the other way. A State Court lawyer has no knowledge of the workings in a Federal Criminal prosecution. A State Court lawyer can easily get in over his head in a Federal prosecution. The cases move at a different speed, and with different rules than in State Court; and, with a punishment system that even experienced lawyers take care to review in each individual case.

I have frequently had Federal Criminal Defense clients who had experience in the State system. They have quickly learned that it is truly not the same as what they are used to dealing with in State Court. I often tell these clients, "Federal Court is a different Universe from State Court."

The plea bargaining system is likewise different. The plea is basically a blind plea with the judge deciding punishment based on the Federal Statutes and the advisory Federal Sentencing Guidelines.

I have some 27 years of experience in defending these cases, both in the District and Circuit Courts. My first Federal Criminal Defense case was dismissed by the Federal District Court due to police misconduct. My first Federal Appellate argument was in the same case, on a Government appeal of that ruling and won it again in the Appellate Court. Most recently I obtained a reversal of a conviction in the Federal Appellate Court and that Court instructed the case against my client be dismissed. I have also had cases sent back to the District Court for proceedings to correct errors found by the Appeals Court.

The fact that Federal sentences are extremely harsh is not a secret. It is easier to get sent to Federal Prison for twenty years than it is to get sent to State Prison for five years. There is no parole in the Federal System and whatever sentence you get is essentially what you will serve. Also Federal Probation is virtually non-existent. Though I have obtained it for some clients, in a proper case. Whatever your Criminal Defense needs, State or Federal, I am ready, experienced and capable of defending you against any prosecution.

If you or someone you know needs the skilled legal representation of an experienced Criminal Defense Lawyer, call William H. Campbell, Attorney at Law today at 866-289-0514, or complete the contact form provided on this site to arrange for your free consultation. While Attorney Campbell's practice is based in Oklahoma County, he will go where he is needed.