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Category: Drug Crime | Federal Criminal Law
Sentencing is a vital component of the federal criminal trial process. It demands fairness, impartiality, and justification by the judge imposing the sentence following a determination of guilt.
84 Month Guideline Sentence
Billy J. Robinson, Jr. was a…
Category: Federal Criminal Law | Prosecutorial Misconduct
Rules 16 and 26.2 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, the Jencks Act (18 U.S.C. §3500), Brady v. Maryland, and Giglio v. United States impose upon all federal prosecutors an obligation to disclose exculpatory and impeachment information.
DOJ…
Category: Bribery | Federal Criminal Law
In May, we posted a piece about the U.S. Supreme Court being poised to redefine “political corruption” in the case of former Virginia Gov. Robert F. McDonnell who was convicted in September 2014 on federal corruption charges. The government charged,…
Category: Federal Criminal Law
Facing federal prosecution can be daunting and intimidating. Prosecutors and judges are different at the federal level as are the bail, jury selection, trial, and sentencing procedures. These differences are attributable to the fact that only the more serious criminal…
Category: Federal Criminal Law | terrorism
The things some politicians say often defy logic and everyday common sense. That has certainly been the case in comments some politicians, especially Republican conservatives, have made in the wake of the horrific Orlando massacre and the need to keep…
Category: Drug Crime | Drug Trafficking | Federal Criminal Law
The state of New Hampshire is facing a drug epidemic crisis. No doubt about that. The epidemic is literally eating away at the social fabric of the Granite State. This past February NBC News reported that there were “roughly 400…
Category: Appeals | Federal Criminal Law
There are more than 10,000 registered sex offenders in the State of Colorado.
In 1992, lawmakers in Colorado created the Sex Offender Management Board (“SOMA”), charging it with the task of developing and implementing “standards” for the assessment, evaluation,…
Category: Criminal Law | Federal Criminal Law
There are actually 52 court systems in the United States: the 50 state systems, the federal system, and the local court system in the District of Columbia. The supremacy clause of the U.S. Constitution requires that federal law trumps any…
Category: Espionage | Federal Criminal Law
The ugly mood of war gripped the nation on April 2, 1917 when President Woodrow Wilson sought from the U.S. Congress a declaration of war against Germany. Senator Charles Culberson of Texas and Representative Edwin Webb of North Carolina responded…
Category: Federal Criminal Law | federal Sentencing | Weapon Crimes
The Armed Career Criminal Act of 1984 (“ACCA”) is the federal equivalent of the “three strikes” or “repeat offender” laws now in place in at least 28 states in this country. The ACCA was enacted during the Reagan administration which…
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