Criminal Defense in Federal Court
A federal criminal charge can be a particularly intimidating circumstance. The atmosphere is more formal, the judges often more inflexible and the sentences sometimes more stringent than in state court.
Many attorneys are not familiar in these surroundings. At The Law Firm of John H. Read II, P.C., in Dallas-Fort Worth, we are. Contact us to schedule a free initial consultation about your federal criminal defense needs.
Understanding Federal Charges
Your criminal defense will take place in federal court if you are charged with violating a federal law. Most federal criminal laws involve activity that in some way reaches across state lines and thus involves the oversight of the federal government.
Drug charges — including drug trafficking, distribution, manufacturing and cultivation — are the most frequent federal criminal claims, and we have extensive experience defending clients against these charges. We also have experience handling murder and homicide cases in the federal courts, including capital murder cases.
Since money passes across state lines regularly, financial and white collar crimes — including business fraud, fraudulent mortgage claims, altering federal government documents, HUD scams, conspiracies and other organized criminal activity — are commonly prosecuted as federal crimes.
If you have been charged with a federal crime, don't hesitate to contact us to get an experienced Dallas-Forth Worth federal criminal defense attorney on your side.
The Credentials to Represent YouBefore an attorney can defend a client against federal criminal charges, he or she needs to be admitted to practice in federal district court. In Texas, gaining this admission has become difficult in recent years. These days, a relatively small group of lawyers is handling most of the federal cases in this state. Attorney John Read is one of those lawyers. He has defended clients against charges in federal district courts throughout Texas as well as Arkansas, Mississippi, Oklahoma, New York and Washington state. |
