Prison Professors With Michael Santos

What Are Criminal Justice Proceedings? Hopefully, once you find and hire a lawyer, you’ll have a trusted advocate. When it comes to criminal matters, unfortunately, finding and hiring a criminal defense attorney is only the start of a long and arduous path. The more a defendant learns about the challenges ahead, and the better he understands how he can prepare, the more likely he will be to conquer struggles that complicate life for so many that experience the criminal justice system. I don’t have precise statistics in front of me. Still, I don’t think anyone will argue that if federal prosecutors bring criminal charges against individuals, a sentencing hearing will follow more than six out of ten times. Before banging the gavel to signal finality, the judge frequently says:   “I sentence you to the custody of the Attorney General.”   Several years ago, a federal judge in the Southern District of California invited our team to lead a panel discussion for other judges in his district. They wanted us to help