Q: Ok I got a good one...my friend is sitting in Louisville and the federal medical prison due to a parole violation since
January. I ran across an newspaper article online that said he was indicted bu a grand jury for more charges then article was written in April it is now October and he had absolutely no idea nor would he if I had t ran across that article. What does he do
A: You are going to have to get a ruling from the judge on the length of sentencing for VOP. He needs an attorney. He can't do it himself. If he cannot afford one, then he should ask for a public defender to be appointed or contact Legal Aid and see if he can get an attorney there.
A: You can retsin counsel or vontact the court clerk for further information
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