Category Archives: Federal Criminal Law
Supreme Court’s Practices in Excessive Force Cases Raises Questions about Fairness
Claims of excessive force against the police are difficult to prove. To make matters more difficult, until recently the evidence presented to justify the…
Discovery in Criminal Cases and Prosecutorial Misconduct
On May 16, 2013, former Texas Governor Rick Perry signed into law the Michael Morton Act (“Morton Act”). It is one of the most…
Boomerang Kids and Shared Housing Create Forth Amendment Questions
In 2012, the U.S. Census Bureau reported (“Sharing a Household”) that the number of shared family households in this country increased by 11.4 percent…
6 Common Federal Crimes with Mandatory Minimum Prison Sentences
The U.S. Congress has used mandatory minimum sentences since it first enacted federal penal crimes. The 1790 Crimes Act created 23 federal crimes, seven…
Common Defense Strategies against Federal Drug Charges
There are significant misconceptions about federal crimes. Many people assume that federal crimes are only “white collar” or “national security” type offenses. Nothing could…
Appeal Waivers in Plea Agreements Unenforceable if Plea Involuntary
In 2010, LauroPuentes-Hurtado was indicted for a litany of narcotics and money laundering conspiracy charges in federal court in the Northern District of Georgia.…
14 Year Sentence for Pointing Laser at Aircraft Reversed After Court Determines Defendant Knucklehead Not Terrorist
Aiming a laser pointer at an aircraft should never be considered just an innocent prank. It is a serious federal crime punishable by up…
Extending Traffic Stop to Conduct Dog Sniff Unconstitutional
The Supreme Court has given us another reminder of why individuals should never consent to anything when approached by law enforcement conducting investigations. Police…
Prohibited Contact with Minors an Unreasonable Condition of Supervised Release
As we have said before, criminal defense lawyers representing defendants at federal sentencing hearings must be prepared to object to unreasonable conditions of supervised…
Supreme Court Justices Dissatisfied with Criminal Justice System
It seems that U.S. Supreme Court Justices Anthony Kennedy and Stephen Breyer are not particularly fond of the way the nation’s justice system is…
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