Keeping African Americans off juries in criminal case is not a new phenomenon. In fact, currently pending before the U.S. Supreme Court is the case of Timothy Foster—a teenager convicted in a 1987 capital trial in Rome, Georgia during which…
Month: March 2016
Mar.28
2016
2016
Freedom of speech, guaranteed by the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, enjoys a special place in the hearts of all Americans. While each of us understand that we cannot, and should not, jump up in a theatre and shout…
Mar.23
2016
2016
Posted By: John Floyd
Category: Appeals | Criminal Law | Guns
A stun gun is more commonly known as a Taser. It is a device or weapon from which an electrical current may be fired through wires with the ability to incapacitate, injured or even kill someone.
In 2014, the…
Mar.23
2016
2016
Posted By: John Floyd
Category: Drug Crime | Drug Trafficking | Federal Criminal Law
U.S. Sentencing Guideline § 2D1.1(a)(2) applies a base “base offense level” of 38 in certain drug cases when “the offense of conviction establishes that death or serious bodily injury resulted from the use of the substance …”
On March…
Mar.23
2016
2016
Posted By: John Floyd
Category: Drug Crime | Federal Criminal Law | Methamphetamines
Ralph Gene Carloss lived in Tahlequah, Oklahoma—a city in Cherokee County located at the foothills of the Ozark Mountains. He is an ex-felon who lived in a single-family dwelling located in what was described as a “pretty old area” in…
Mar.23
2016
2016
Give back to Caesar what is Caesar’s, Jesus instructed. Taxes must be paid by everyone, except those who have the means and resources to find what is commonly referred to as a “loophole.” While the concept of taxes should…
Mar.21
2016
2016
With the struggling economy, bank fraud is becoming a more common and easy crime to commit. Bad economic times produce financial desperation, and financial desperation can result in terrible life choices.
In 2013, 60 percent of banking organizations…
Mar.16
2016
2016
Posted By: John Floyd
Category: Appeals | Federal Criminal Law | Internet Sex Crimes
There is no doubt that Melvin Hubert Holmes took videos of his teenage stepdaughter in various stages of undress without her knowledge. The images were captured in the victim’s bathroom and bedroom. The images depicted the victim in normal, though…
Mar.16
2016
2016
Posted By: Staff Writer
Category: Indecency With A Child | Sex Crimes
In Dallas, a dance studio owner has been charged with two counts of indecency with a child.
As a self-proclaimed mentor and father figure, Vann Gilbert taught children dance as a form of expression.
Following a six-month investigation,…
Mar.13
2016
2016
Posted By: John Floyd
Category: Appeals | Drug Crime
Known as the “Gateway to North Louisiana,” the town of Haynesville is located in the northern part of Claiborne Parish just south of the Arkansas state line. It is best known for its high school football team, the Golden Tornadoes,…
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