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Fully revised 8th Edition (2008) out now. The clearest, most comprehensive roadmap to the Federal Sentencing Guidelines is now completely up to date. Check out the reviews!

A Defense Lawyer working within the federal justice system ...

A Defendant facing ANY federal charges ...

An Inmate considering an appeal or motion before the courts ...

A relative or friend of an Accused Person, a Convicted Person or Inmate ...

An Academic or Law Student or anyone researching the sociological effects of our court system and the Federal Sentencing Guidelines ...

You need Busted by the Feds

"... answers any question that a criminal defense attorney could have ... and ... answers those same questions for the defendant in plain and simple language. ... an excellent guide for any attorney regardless of their experience ... every criminal defense attorney should have this book"

— Stanton Bloom,
Criminal defense attorney, Tucson, Arizona
[Read the full review here]

Read also "How Busted Helped Me", a real life defendant relates his encounter with 'the minefield of justice' (his words).

Busted has:

The 600 pages of Federal Sentencing Guidelines summarized in easy to read tables
A comprehensive index for finding exactly the information you need (expanded in new 8th edition)
A new in-depth chapter on Booker/Fanfan, and the implications for possible sentence reductions
Case studies and real life examples
Easy instructions for calculating a likely sentence on ANY Federal charge, with all the mitigating and aggravating factors
Guidance on when to cop a plea and when to fight the charge
Advice on how to choose and instruct defense counsel
Information on post-sentencing appeals, motions and writs

.... and much more!