When law enforcement knocks on your door, your world turns upside down in an instant. For defendants and their terrified families, the time between arrest and sentencing is a nightmare of confusing legal jargon, unanswered questions, and sheer panic. You hire a lawyer and hope for the best, but you are often left completely in the dark.
The Truth About The Pretrial Phase
Prosecutors use their superior knowledge of the system as a weapon against you. Many defense lawyers assume you won't understand the law, talk over your head, and leave you out of the strategy. It’s time to level the playing field.
- Fighting for Bail: Exactly what happens at a Detention Hearing and how to prove to a judge that you aren't a flight risk.
- Plea Bargain Traps: How to read a plea agreement and spot discretionary language prosecutors use to trap you.
- The PSR (Presentence Report): The most important document in your life. Learn how to challenge "Ghost Dope" and use mitigation to fight for the lowest possible sentence.
You Cannot Afford To Fight Blind.
Hailed as the modern, robust replacement for the out-of-print Busted by the Feds by Larry Fassler, Surviving Pretrial is the definitive survival guide to being prosecuted by the federal government.
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