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In a previous post, we discussed the harsh penalties associated with the use of a firearm during the commission of a crime of violence or a drug trafficking offense under the provisions of 18 U.S.C. § 924.
A statutory…
GUNS, DRUGS AND VIOLENCE
The John T. Law Firm frequently represents clients who have used a firearm during the commission of a crime. We often receive queries from the general public about the federal law governing these offenses, what…
Category: Federal Criminal Law
There is prosecutorial misconduct, and then there is egregious, intentional prosecutorial misconduct. The misconduct that former Galveston County Assistant District Attorney Jon Hall engaged in the case of Joshua Bledsoe was egregious.
In a July 20 post, Grits for…
Category: Federal Criminal Law
Why do some prosecutors engage in misconduct? Because they can. They have little, if any, concern that they will be punished if caught. It is a sordid feature of our criminal justice system about which we have often lamented (here).…
Category: Federal Criminal Law | Terrorism Criminology
As the Government increases its investigation and prosecution of individuals suspected of involvement in terrorism, criminal defense lawyers are increasingly representing individuals thought to be sympathetic to terrorist causes. When representing individuals charged in “homegrown” terrorism cases, it is helpful…
Category: Federal Criminal Law
As part of our daily fight to seek a just and fair outcome for our clients, we constantly struggle to discover evidence that the government possesses and intentionally hides. Unfortunately, since we do not have all the resources of Big…
Category: Drug Crime | Federal Criminal Law
North Carolina resident Rodney Anton Williamson was indicted under seal in December 2006 and charged with conspiracy to distribute five kilos of cocaine.
Williamson and several co-conspirators eluded arrest. One of the co-conspirators, Edison Alberty, decided to surrender and…
Category: Drug Crime | Federal Criminal Law
When we hear that the U.S. Supreme Court will hear a 4th Amendment case, our ears perk up and conflicted feelings of hope and fear begin to swell. Criminal defense lawyers wield the sword of the 4th amendment daily and…
Category: Federal Criminal Law
As criminal defense lawyers we often represent clients who face potential immigration consequences upon conviction of a crime. Given the increasingly harsh treatment of non-citizens before the immigration courts, it is imperative that criminal defense lawyers recognize possible immigration issues…
Category: Federal Criminal Law | Sex Crimes
When the James “Whitey” Bulger scandal broke in the 1990s, FBI faced the daunting, perhaps, insurmountable task of repairing the damage caused to its image by this murderous informant and his corrupt FBI handler. But as so often has happened…
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