Category Archives: Federal Criminal Law
New Hearing on Sentence in “Death Results” from Drug Distribution Case
Federal drugs laws are stiff. That’s the way Congress wanted it. One of the stiffest drug penalties is found in 21 U.S.C. § 841(b)…
Supreme Court Reverses Heroin “Death Results” Case with 20 Year Minimum Sentence
On January 27, 2014, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down a significant decision in a drug death case. A little statutory background is in…
Thin-Skinned Prosecutor in Woody Allen Case Jumps Into Fray
Dylan Farrow’s “open letter” accusations of sexual abuse against Woody Allen in the February 1 edition of the New York Times awakened the proverbial sleeping dog.…
Delusional Informant Provides Probable Cause for Search
Daniel Pelletier is a delusional informant well-known to the Derry, New Hampshire Police Department. In the several years leading up to 2010, Pelletier had…
Judicial Courage and Sufficiency of the Evidence
The Second Circuit Court of Appeals deals with a wide range of exceptionally difficult cases: terrorism, organized crime, white-collar crime, and a host of…
Child Pornography Case Overturned After Extreme Police Interrogation
US Court of Appeals finds extreme police conduct, circumstances of search and length of interview place suspect in custody and trigger Miranda Child pornography…
Ignoring Miranda Warnings, Man Arrested for Misdemeanor Weed Bargains Up to Federal Felony
Have you ever heard of a criminal defendant talking his way into prison? It happens more often than you may think. An October 29,…
Reports Document Prevalence of Prosecutorial Misconduct, “Prosecutors of the Year” Behaving Badly
As criminal defense lawyers we know a thing or two about “prosecutors of the year.” In October 2011, we posted a couple of blistering…
Warrant Required Before Attaching GPS Tracking Device
Last year the U.S. Supreme Court in United States v. Jones held that attaching a magnetic GPA tracking device to the exterior of a…
Outrageous Conduct: Feds Using Reverse Stings,Entrapment in War on Drugs
The FBI, DEA, and ATF, whose primary law enforcement responsibilities are to investigate drug, guns, and violence, use informants to carry out these responsibilities.…
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