The illegal involvement in controlled substances are crimes that the federal government takes very seriously – not only because of potential harm they pose to the individual but also because of the actual harm and risk to harm it poses…
CRIMINAL JURISDICTION
Criminal Jurisdiction:
A Criminal Law Blog from a Defense Perspective
2021
The core purpose of a criminal sentence is to hold a wrongdoer accountable for their unlawful actions. Underlying purposes of sentencing can be deterrence and rehabilitation.
Criminal sentencing is most often determined by legislatively mandated ranges for particular offenses, or…
2021
Historically, arson was against the law for one simple reason: to protect others. It was essentially a prohibition against burning someone’s home or property so no one would get caught inside their home if it was set on fire.
However,…
2021
Bribery has deep historical roots in civilization. It is now in the DNA of mankind’s desire to achieve progress and change. A parent offering a child a lolly pop in exchange for good behavior is an acceptable form of bribery. …
2021
Category: Criminal Justice Reform | Police Misconduct | Prosecutorial Misconduct
On February 21, 1965, Malcolm X was assassinated in the Audubon Ballroom located at Broadway and West 165th Street in New York City. The assassination took place at 3:00 p.m. before Malcolm could deliver his speech to the Organization of…
2021
Category: Fraud | Money Laundering
Most people are unaware of the level of fraud attempted each year against the government. While some of these cases receive media attention, most go unnoticed to the general public. The general rule is that, more often than not peopler…
2021
Category: Drug Crime | Drug Distribution
Business ownership implies knowledge and responsibility for that happens in your business, even criminal activity.
A Texas club owner recently learned about this long reach of the law in the business community. He is now facing conspiracy to manage a…
2021
Category: Criminal Justice Reform | Police Misconduct | Uncategorized
There was a time in this country when police misconduct was casually dismissed as “just a few bad apples.” It was widely believed that the police were professional people sworn to serve and protect the public. Communities of color, however,…
2021
Category: Criminal Justice Reform
The purpose of a criminal trial is to see that justice is achieved through a truthful fact-finding process, either before a jury or judge. Innocence or guilt must be established in an ethical adversarial process overseen by a fair and…
2021
Category: Corruption | Police Misconduct | Uncategorized
Two icons of the 1960s used the term “by any means necessary”: the French existentialist philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre and Black Muslim activist Malcolm X.
Sartre first used the term in his 1963 play “Dirty Hands,” and Malcolm X used…