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By: Uchenna Ani-okoye

Federal Criminal Attorneys

Federal criminal defence lawyers are a lot more critical today than they were in the past because of the increasing number of offences that are now being classified as federal. In the past, almost all crime was considered criminal and charged in state court. However, today, the number of criminal offence categories that are now being treated as federal incidents have grown sharply to 100, which is made up of over 4,000 offences.

The American congress has been able to pass a number of statutes mandating the extension of prison terms that covers a large range of offences such as drug dealing and kidnapping over the past few years. Besides those offences that are committing which are prohibited by these statutes, a crime is also classified as a federal offence if it is committed on federal property, such as a national park or airport, or if it has taken place on more than a single state.

In order to determine the appropriate penalty for a federal offence, a point system is used. Every federal crime type has its own point value assigned to it, with additional points added depending on circumstances such as whether or not the person had a weapon, the amount of drugs that were recovered and a number of other factors. The type of penalties that someone convicted of a federal crime could face includes steep fines, long term jail time, and probation for a certain period of time.

Because of how serve the repercussions for such offence are, it’s recommend that anyone who has recently been arrested and accused of a federal crime seek the help of a federal criminal lawyer in their local area.