In 1947, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Felix Frankfurter in a concurring opinion of United States v. United Mine Workers said: “If one man can be allowed to determine for himself for what is law, every man can. That means first…
Month: May 2018
May30
2018
2018
Posted By: John Floyd
Category: Constitutional Law | Drug Trafficking
The Sanctity of The Home Reinforced by Second Circuit
The U.S. Supreme Court has for nearly six decades has recognized the fundamental Fourth Amendment right of a person “to retreat into [their] home and there be free from unreasonable governmental…
May30
2018
2018
Posted By: John Floyd
Category: Capital Crimes | Constitutional Law
Death penalty trials, beyond a doubt, are the most difficult for a criminal defense attorney to try. These trials are conducted in two phases: the guilt phase and the punishment phase. Once guilt has been found by the jury during…
May29
2018
2018
Posted By: John Floyd
Category: Drug Trafficking | Federal Criminal Law
On September 17, 2014, Terrence Byrd and a companion, Latasha Reed, went to a Budget car rental affiliate in Wayne, New Jersey. Ms. Reed rented a Ford Fusion, signing an agreement that she had a valid driver’s license and had…
May29
2018
2018
Posted By: John Floyd
Category: Cyber Crimes
Donald Trump, Jr. was recently roasted on social media after he posted a video on Instagram showing his three-year-old daughter without a shirt or blouse. The average person viewed the posting as an incident of innocent children and/or classless parenting.…
May29
2018
2018
Posted By: John Floyd
Category: Criminal Justice Reform
Her name was Claudia Patricia Gomez Gonzales. She traveled 1500 miles from her native home in Guatemala. It was not an easy trip. In fact, the 1500 mile trek was fraught with danger and personal risk. Each mile she maneuvered…
May29
2018
2018
Posted By: John Floyd
Category: Criminal Justice Reform
President Donald Trump loves the U.S. Border Patrol. The Border Patrol Council—the union that represents Border Patrol agents—endorsed Trump for president. The union’s formal endorsement stated: “We need a person in the White House who doesn’t fear the…
May17
2018
2018
Posted By: John Floyd
Category: Terrorism Criminology | Violent Crimes
It was Friday, April 20, 2018. A 19-year-old teenage boy shot a high school student at Forest High School in Ocala, Florida. Fortunately, the incident resulted in only one minor injury, but the teen now faces several charges, including terrorism…
May17
2018
2018
Posted By: John Floyd
Category: Fraud | Insider Trading
In 2008, the Troubled Asset Relief Program allowed the U.S. Treasury to send $250 billion to banks that bought and insured bad assets and equity. A recent study conducted by the University of Cambridge and Stanford found that these same…
May07
2018
2018
Posted By: John Floyd
Category: Drug Crime | Opioid Addiction
Research has shown that tougher penalties do not deter drug abuse; that harsh penalties tend to affect the wrong people.
Against that backdrop, it is not surprising that federal lawmakers are trying to increase penalties for drug crimes related…
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