Category Archives: Federal Criminal Law
Broad Guidelines for Computer Crimes Give Power to Prosecutors
Computer crimes arrived on the legal landscape in the early 1980s. Law enforcement had relatively few criminal statutes under which to pursue investigations involving…
San Antonio Federal Magistrate Puts Foot in Mouth
All judges, especially those at the federal level, must be careful about what they say either in public or during official judicial forums. U.S.…
Federal Criminal Trials: A Vanishing Species?
Attorneys who regularly represent clients in federal court understand one disturbing trend—U.S. attorneys are doggedly trying to force criminal trials to a point of…
Have a Galaxy Note 7 On You? Looks Like You Can’t Board Your Flight.
After the iPhone 7’s newest features were announced, the world of smartphones quickly turned its attention to Samsung’s Galaxy Note7. Unfortunately, that attention wasn’t…
FBI’s “End Justifies the Means’ Mentality Generating Increased Judicial Scrutiny
The FBI has a sordid history of being cavalier about the Constitutional protections guaranteed the people of this country, a reputation that lingers since…
No Mas Dinero: Legitimate Medical Marijuana Growers Cannot b be Prosecuted by Federal Government, Until Funded by Congress
Twenty-five states, the District of Columbia, and two U.S. territories (Guam and Puerto Rico) have all adopted medical marijuana laws. Polls in individual states…
National Center for Missing & Exploited Children Is a Government Agent For Fourth Amendment, Search and Seizure Purposes
In 1984, the U.S. Congress established the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC). The organization was reauthorized by the Congress and the…
FBI Investigating Hack of Democratic National Committee
The computer network of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) was recently hacked into by cyber criminals. National media outlets have reported that federal officials…
Pacho y Cirilo: Taste in Music Not a Legitimate Federal Sentencing Factor
In March of 2015, Neftali Avarez-Nunez (“Nunez”) was arrested in Catano, Puerto Rico. The arrest came after the police observed Nunez discarding a weapon…
Double Jeopardy Found in Child Pornography Case
There is this rule of law—dating back to 1932 when the U.S. Supreme Court first pronounced it—that the Double Jeopardy Clause of the U.S.…
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