Practice Areas
As a criminal appeals attorney, Mr. Armstrong is licensed to operate both Alabama & Minnesota and he is also a qualified multi-state Federal attorney, representing clients in the following areas:
Compassionate release is governed by 18 U.S.C. § 3582. The statute authorizes modification of a term of imprisonment upon either motion of the Bureau of Prisons (“BOP”) or on the defendant’s own motion after exhausting administrative rights to appeal the BOP’s failure to bring a motion on the defendant’s behalf or the expiration of 30-days from the receipt of such a request by the warden. Id. at (c)(1)(A). A court is authorized to grant compassionate release when one of two sets of circumstances is satisfied: (i) “extraordinary and compelling reasons warrant such a reduction,” or (ii) the defendant is at least 70 years old, has served at least 30 years in prison for certain offenses, and the BOP has determined the defendant is no longer a danger to society.
Habeas corpus translates to “you shall have the body.” Described as the “Great Writ,” habeas corpus allowed a court to determine the cause for why a person was imprisoned and determine whether the individual should be released or subjected to further proceedings by the state. Alabama allows postconviction relief through the statutory writ of habeas corpus. Ala. Code § 15-21-1. The procedure for habeas corpus is set forth in Ala. R. Crim. P. 32, or Rule 32. Salter v. State, 606 So. 2d 209, 211 (Ala. Crim. App. 1992).