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Entering a Guilty Plea to a Federal Crime: Some Tips and Tricks
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The Initial Appearance in a Federal Criminal Case
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Federal Grand jury Subpoenas: Please Use a Lawyer!!!
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Federal Criminal Cases: the Importance of Knowing the Rules of Evidence
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Federal Criminal Cases: the Two Biggest Decisions
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Being “Out on Bond” in a Federal Criminal Case
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Federal Criminal Cases/Being “Out on Bond”
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The Presentence Investigation Report in Federal Criminal Cases.
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Proffers Everywhere Involving Federal Criminal Defendants
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Discovery Materials in Federal Criminal Cases
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MLK Day and Federal Criminal Defense in Atlanta
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Federal Criminal Cases in a New Year
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Federal Health Care Fraud Cases: A Few Observations
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Forty Years and Counting
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Tips on Negotiating with Federal Prosecutors
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Federal Criminal Defense: Having the Final Word
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Another Way to get Out of Jail on a Federal Fraud Case
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How to Avoid a Jail Sentence in a Federal Fraud Case
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Federal Criminal Fraud Investigations and Prosecutions Ramping Up
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Sentencing Hearings in Federal Criminal Cases: Four Pitfalls and Some Tips
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Staying in Touch with Your Federal Criminal Defense Lawyer: Lessons for Hiring an Attorney
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Federal Criminal Defense Victories During the Past Year
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We Convince 11th Circuit to Reverse 35 Year’s of Precedent in Anti-Kickback Act Cases: A Lesson on How Hard it is to Win
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Federal Criminal Appeals: Five Points Concerning the “Oral Argument”
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Atlanta Federal Criminal Defense Clients Happy With the Outcome of Their Case
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Federal Prosecutors and “Reverse Proffers”: Do’s and don’ts
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“Press Releases” by Federal Prosecutors and the loss of objective journalism
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Federal prosecutors are Wrong AGAIN, Says the US Supreme Court
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The Feds go After Alleged Coronavirus Fraud: Some Lessons for Criminal Defense Lawyers
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Federal Criminal Defense Lawyers Keep Working During the Pandemic: A Few Lessons
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Quirky Federal Crimes; the Truly Stupid Ones Can be Greatly Misused
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Quirky Federal Crimes Can Come in Handy Sometimes
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Pretrial Evidentiary Hearings in Federal Criminal Cases: A Few Observations
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Plead Guilty Versus Going to Trial: The Single Biggest Decision
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Dismissal of all Charges in Federal Criminal Case: How Sweet it is!
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Federal Criminal Cases and the “Proffer”: What is it and What Should I Know Before Agreeing to This Process?
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“Brady Material” and the High-Profile “Varsity Blues” Case Show How Defense Lawyers Can Change the Perception of a Criminal Case
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The Presentence Investigation Report in Federal Criminal Cases: A Short Primer
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Challenging an Indictment in a Federal Criminal Case: Do’s and Don’ts
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The Nuts and Bolts of Pleading Guilty to a Federal Criminal Offense
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The Importance of Jury Instructions in a Criminal Case
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The “Trial Penalty” and the Defendant Who is Likely Not Guilty
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What to Expect on Your First Day in Federal Court: A Short Explanation of the “Initial Appearance” and the “Arraignment”
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Federal Criminal Investigations: What You Should Do When the FBI Shows Up at Your Door
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Uncommon Defenses in Federal Criminal Cases
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Mandatory Minimum Penalties in Federal Criminal Cases: Changes Over the Years
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Gotta Know When to Hold ’em, Know When to Fold ’em: Giving Defense Evidence to Prosecutors Before Indictment
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“But I thought Pot Was Legal Now?”– Marijuana Cases in Federal Court
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Recent Decisions Can Impact the Defense of a Federal Criminal Case
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Discovery in Federal Criminal Cases: Practical Issues
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Hiring the Best Federal Criminal Defense Lawyer: Six Thoughts and Tips
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Federal Criminal Defense Lawyers and the Presentence Investigation Report
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Cooperate or fight? One of the Biggest Decisions in a Criminal Investigation and Possible Case.
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Atlanta Lawyers Need to Fight Against Civil Asset Forfeitures to Help Their Clients
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Criminal Defense Lawyers and the Difference between “Evidence” and “Circumstantial Evidence”
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Securities Fraud in Atlanta and Elsewhere: Do Not “Make” a Material False Statement
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Jury Instructions: Prep Work for Criminal Defense Lawyers in Georgia and Elsewhere
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College Admissions Case: Everybody Take a Chill Pill Please
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Changing Your Criminal Defense Lawyer: Some Observations
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Criminal Cases in Atlanta Federal Court of Appeals: Preparing for “Oral Argument”
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Criminal Defense Lawyer Seminar in Atlanta: Presentation on Asset Forfeiture that Accompanies a Criminal Case
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Lawyers in Atlanta: Deciding Whether to Speak with the Press
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Criminal Appeals-Handling High Profile Cases in the Post-Conviction Context
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Evidence? We don’t need no stinking Evidence!!
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Strategies and Tactics in Pretrial Hearings for Federal Criminal Cases
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Federal Gun Cases: Will Justice Gorsuch Make a Difference?
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Federal Criminal Cases: Doing the Time
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Federal Criminal Cases and Forfeiture of Assets
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Rules Versus Reality #2: Theory and Practice of Discovery in Federal Criminal Cases
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Discovery in Federal Criminal Cases: Rules Versus Reality
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Little-known secrets in internet sex offenses
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Federal Gun Case from Alabama Contains Challenge to Dumb Double-Jeopardy Rule
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Substantial Assistance in a Federal Criminal Case: What Does it Mean?
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Yearly Amendments to Federal Sentencing Guidelines: Some Good News!
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Federal Sentencing Guidelines: The Yearly Publication
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Winning a Criminal Case: White Collar Defense Results in Not Guilty Verdict
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Three Kinds of Lies in Federal Criminal Cases
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Hiring a Federal Criminal Defense Lawyer–Part II: Money Questions
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Hiring a Federal Criminal Defense Lawyer: Questions to Ask
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Turning a Criminal Investigation Into a Civil Settlement
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Winning a Trial: the Client’s Perspective
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Winning a Criminal Trial: The Impact on the Client
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Pleading Guilty to a Federal Criminal Case: Pitfalls and Problems
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Federal Criminal Cases Involving Seizure of Evidence and Potential Motions to Suppress
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Three Recent High Profile Federal Criminal Cases: Some Observations
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Federal Health Care Fraud Convictions Affirmed and Show How Crazily Complicated These Cases Are
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Plea Agreements in Federal Criminal Cases: Language is Crucial
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Jury Trials in Criminal Cases: Some Thoughts
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The Vanishing Trial in Federal Criminal Cases: We Need the Endangered Species Act
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Money Money Money Money–MONEY!! The Financial Aspects of a Federal Criminal Sentence
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The Madness of Discovery in a Federal Criminal Case
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Criminal Defense Lawyer’s Duties When Client Dies and Case is Not Finished
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Atlanta federal criminal case involving securities fraud finally finished.
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Sentencing Hearing in Federal Criminal Case in Atlanta
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Criminal Defense Lawyers in Atlanta and Elsewhere Grapple with Unfair Sentencing Guidelines
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Atlanta Federal Criminal Defense Lawyers Quoted
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Federal Criminal Case Thrown Out: Police Cannot Use Google Translate to Get Consent from non-English Speaking Driver
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Criminal Defense Attorneys and Their Clients: Who is in Charge?
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Federal Criminal Prosecution Alleging Insider Trading at Equifax: Some Thoughts
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Big Supreme Court Case Says Search Warrants Needed for Cell Phone Location Information
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“I am a Federal Judge”: Supreme Court Nixes Judge Appointed by SEC
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Federal Sentencing Hearings: Supreme Court Issues Two Rulings
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When Does a Defendant “Know” a Fact: Court of Appeals Expands the “Prudent Smuggler” Theory
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Here We Go Again: Federal Criminal Defense in Atlanta and Elsewhere
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Party Time: D.C. v. Westby in the U.S. Supreme Court
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Interesting People Have the Best Cases: Rod Class v. U.S.
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Back to the Future: the Fourth Amendment in the Digital Age
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Hold On To Your Constitutional Rights: The Supremes are Back!
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Anniversaries
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Why it is Difficult to Win a Criminal Appeal: the Harmless Error Rule
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Federal Criminal Cases Dismissed: Some Thoughts
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The Brady Rule: The Fox Guards the Henhouse
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Pleading Guilty: The Single Biggest Decision
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Fascination: the U.S. Supreme Court Once Again Looks at Federal Gun Law
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The always confusing “nolo” plea comes up in a federal criminal case
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Federal Criminal Sentences Still a Hot Topic in the Supreme Court
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Lawyers in Federal Criminal Cases: the Importance of Objecting
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Criminal Case in Atlanta Similar to Our Case Last Year in Savannah
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Federal Criminal Investigations in Atlanta: Do Politics Matter?
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Federal Prosecutions in Atlanta and Throughout Georgia: Medicaid Fraud and Publicity
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Appeals from a Criminal Conviction: Some Thoughts about the Process and Writing a Brief
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How Can My Client Pay the Victims If the Judge Puts Him or Her in Jail: Appellate Court Reverses Sentence When Judge Jails Defendant Unable to Pay
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Can the Police Stop Your Car and Search it for Because the Driver Might be Texting? Federal Court of Appeals Says “No”.
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Appealing a Criminal Case: Court Issues Rare Ruling in Deciding That Previous Lawyer Missed an Issue That Would Have Helped the Defendant
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Exactly What is “Honest Services Fraud” in Federal Court? Supreme Court Again Will Try to Answer in Case Involving Former VA Governor.
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Computer Crimes: Unlawful Access and Supposed “Damage” to Computer Systems
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Federal Sentencing Hearings: Sometimes You Lose When You Win
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Do Not Break Cash Deposits Into Smaller Deposits If You Have More Than $10,000: Atlanta Federal Court Upholds Conviction Against Doctor
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Supreme Court Reverses Federal Criminal Sentence for Possessing Firearm: the Long Saga of the Armed Career Criminal Act
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Federal Criminal Conviction Reversed When Trial Judge Prohibited Defendant From Talking with His Attorney During Two Overnight Recesses
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Federal Court of Appeals Says Police Can Get Your Cell Phone Location Data Without a Warrant: Judges Seem Stuck in the Past
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Federal Criminal Prosecutions Against Income Tax Preparers: Some Lessons
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Yesterday’s Supreme Court Dog Case Shows Justices “Get It” When It Comes to Personal Freedoms
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Getting a lower sentence in a federal criminal case by using proposed amendments to the Federal Sentencing Guidelines
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Reducing a Federal Criminal Sentence: Recent Changes and Possibly More to Come
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Federal Sentence Upheld Because of John Dillinger Law: Supreme Court Interprets “to accompany” to Include Moving Victim 9 feet
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A word worth 10 years in prison: Supreme Court hears arguments in Whitfield v. United States
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Rules, Silly Rules, and How Judges Sometimes Avoid Justice
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It Must Be True: It’s on the Internet!–Federal Court Reverses Criminal Case Because Russian Social Media Page Not Properly Authenticated
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Search of Different Cellphone Seven Years After Alleged Crime Called OK by Federal Court of Appeals
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Illegal Search by Military Investigator in Georgia Causes Reversal of Federal Criminal Case in Washington State
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Reducing Sentences for Federal Drug Crimes: U.S. Sentencing Commission Votes on Making Reductions Retroactive
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Hooray for privacy! Unanimous Supreme Court Holds That Police Need Search Warrant to Access Data in Cell Phones After an Arrest
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Another Federal Criminal Case Reversed by the Supreme Court
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Good Laws Sometimes Yield Bad Consequences: The Crime Victims Rights Act
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Federal Criminal Case Reversed by the U.S. Supreme Court: We Were Right All Along!
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Criminal Defense Attorneys Win Case in Supreme Court: Decision Turned on the Meaning of When ” Death Results”
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Supreme Court Restricts Reach of Earlier Case from Georgia Concerning Searching a House Without a Warrant
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Top-Notch Federal Criminal Defense Lawyers Are Expensive, But the Supreme Court Says It’s OK for Prosecutors to Freeze Assets Before Trial to Prevent Defendant From Hiring Counsel of Choice
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Federal Criminal Law: Supreme Court Agrees that Defendant Should not get Longer Sentence
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Trying to Kick a Judge Off a Case is Difficult: the Eleventh Circuit Rejects Recusal Motion by Defendant who Killed Another Eleventh Circuit Judge
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Search and Seizure in the Eleventh Circuit: Police Cannot Enter Apartment Without a Warrant But It’s OK to Install GPS Monitor on Automobile if Cops Do So In “Good Faith”
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Federal Criminal Appeals: Sometimes the Defendant Can be Released on Bail During the Appeals Process
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Search and Seizure: How far Does the Rule From Georgia v. Randolph Extend?
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Federal Criminal Appeal Explores Extent of “Aiding and Abetting” Liability
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Plea Agreements in Federal Criminal Cases: the Importance of Getting it in Writing
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Federal Bribery/Fraud Investigations: Lawyers Need to Keep Their Mouths Shut Occassionally
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Restitution for Federal Crimes: Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Case Involving Money Owed by Defendant Involved in Mortgage Fraud
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Federal Criminal Case Sent Back to Lower Court for New Sentencing Hearing: The Importance (Again) of Having a Lawyer Who Knows When to Object
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The Best Lawyers Money Can’t Buy: Supreme Court Hears Argument About Pretrial Restraint of Assets that Prevents Defendants From Hiring Good Lawyers
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Challenges to Whether Something is Even a Federal Crime: My 15-Year Battle Against the “Straw Purchase” Theory Might Bear Fruit in the Supreme Court
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Federal Gun Laws: Supreme Court Will Decide if Anyone Convicted of Misdemeanor Family Battery Crimes is Always Prohibited from Having a Firearm
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Lawyers Who Represent People as Opposed to Attorneys Who Represent Companies or Movements: What Every Prospective Client Should Ask
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Politics and Criminal Law: The Curious Case of Tom Delay and Reversal of His Convictions for Money Laundering
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Crime and the Internet: Federal Judge Throws Out Case Against Cops in Hurricane Katrina Shooting Because Prosecutors Were Anonymously Posting About the Matter
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Restitution in Federal Criminal Cases: Georgia Appellate Court Reverses For Improper Procedure
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Reversal of Federal Criminal Case Because Trial Judge Prevented Defense From Presenting Important Evidence
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We Get All Federal Criminal Charges Reversed in Court of Appeals: the Long Saga of the Case Involving the Radiologist
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U.S. Attorney General Intends to Reduce Mandatory Sentences for Non-Violent, Drug Crimes: Will our Clients in Federal and Georgia Courts See a Change?
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Good Lawyers Are Persistent, and Continuous Arguments Result in Supreme Court Victory
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Federal Criminal Sentencing Hearings: Constitution Mandates That Judge Use Older Version of Sentencing Guidelines if it Helps the Defendant
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Criminal Law Case in the Supreme Court Says That Police Can Take DNA when Person is Merely Arrested for Serious Crime
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227 Feet Inside a Federal Boundary Line: Making a Federal Case Turns a Life Sentence into a Death Penalty
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Criminal Cases and Cell Phones: Another Court Confronts How the 18th Century Fourth Amendment Works With Modern Technology
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Federal Criminal Charges Against Public Officials: U.S. Attorney Announces Indictment Naming State Legislator
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Federal Criminal Cases and Discretion: the Recent Furor Over IRS Targeting Politically Conservative “Non-Profits”
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Prosecutors Must Play Fair: Are We Any Better Off on the 50th Anniversary of the Brady Decision?
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Supreme Court Approves Amendments to Federal Rules: Practitioners Need to Keep Up with the Changes
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Florida Development Relating to Modern Technology and the Fourth Amendment: Police Cannot Browse Through Your Smartphone in Sunshine State Without a Search Warrant
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Supreme Court Accepts Case to Decide What it Means When “Death Results” From Drug Dealing
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Federal Court in Atlanta Overturns Fraud Sentence: the Importance of Good Lawyering at the Sentencing Hearing
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Supreme Court Limits Deportation When Client Merely Possessed Small Amount of Marijuana
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Supreme Court Says Police Need Search Warrant to Perform Blood Test on Suspected Drunk Driver
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Public Corruption Cases in Federal Court: New York Arrests Show the Feds Keep Using “Honest Services” Fraud to Go After Politicians
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Supreme Court Says Dog Sniff on Porch of Private Residence is a Search that Requires a Warrant
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“You Have the Right to Counsel, But We Are Going to Take Away Any Money You Have to Hire the Type of Lawyers Who Specialize in Federal Cases”: Contrasting Gideon v. Wainwright With Federal Pretrial Forfeiture Laws
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Federal Criminal Defense Difficult when Government Freezes Client’s Assets: Supreme Court Finally Agrees to Hear Case About Whether Prosecutors can Obtain Pretrial Restraint of Assets Without a Hearing
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Divided Atlanta Federal Appeals Court Upholds Florida Mail Fraud and Bribery Conviction: the Latest Saga in the “Honest Services” Debate
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Appeal of Federal Insider Trading Convictions: Defendants Say They are Not Guilty and the Sentences Were Too Long
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Sentencing for Federal Health Care Fraud Offenses: Court of Appeals Nixes Probation Even Though Doctor paid Full Restitution and Performed Almost 400 Hours Community Service
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Immigration Consequences of Criminal Convictions: U.S. Supreme Court rules Padilla Not Retroactive
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Atlanta Federal Criminal Child Pornography Cases: Part of a National Trend
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The Fourth Amendment in the Modern Age: Supreme Court Looks at DNA Samples Taken From Everybody Who Gets Arrested
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Bankers Get Indicted: New Crimes still require Old Approaches
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Federal Criminal Convictions Reversed Even When Lawyers Failed to Make Argument: No One Bothered to Look at Whether the Defendant’s Actions Were “Contrary to Law”
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Doctor and Pharmacist Prosecuted in Federal Court for Over-Prescribing Pain Pills: Eleventh Circuit Affirms Convictions
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Federal Crimes on Airplanes: Flying is not as fun anymore
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U.S. Supreme Court says that Double Jeopardy Clause prevents retrial when trial judge erroneously granted acquittal at Defendant’s first trial
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Supreme Court decision in federal criminal case: Court sides with Defendant and says that police cannot search person who left scene prior to execution of search warrant
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Going to the Dogs: Supremes Says Lack of Performance Records for Drug-Dog Doesn’t Invalidate Search
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Guns and voting: Restoration of civil right to vote not enough to get around federal ban on possession gun after felony conviction
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Federal Court of Appeals in Atlanta Rules that Law Allowing U.S. Prosecution of International Drug Dealers is Unconstitutional
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Good lawyering results in federal criminal case going to Supreme Court: Will the Apprendi decision be extended to sentencing factors that change mandatory minimum punishments?
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A crime long ago and far away: the Supreme Court confronts issues surrounding which side has the burden of proving “withdrawal” from a criminal conspiracy
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Going to the Dogs-Part 2: Supreme Court to Decide if Pooch Sniff on Porch is a Fourth Amendment “Search”
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Going to the Dogs: the upcoming Supreme Court case of Florida v. Harris
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New Term in the United States Supreme Court: Cases of Interest
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Whaddya Know? Eleventh Circuit Affirms One and Reverses Other Gun Conviction Based on Different Amounts of “Knowledge” Required
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Responding to a Grand Jury Subpoena Without a Lawyer: Always a Bad Idea
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Confrontation Clause Debacle: Supreme Court Muddies the Water by Ruling that Report on Which Expert Relied Need Not Be Admitted or Subject to Cross-Examination
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Constructive Possession: Court of Appeals Won’t Reverse Even When Trial Judge Gave Bad Instructions to Jury
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Eyewitness Identification: Eleventh Circuit Won’t Join Most Courts that Allow Expert Testimony Showing Unreliability of Such Witnesses
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First Federal Criminal Case for Selling Prescription Adderall: Our Client Won’t go to Jail;
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Collateral Estoppel: the “Little Brother” to the Double Jeopardy Clause
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Eleventh Circuit Reverses County Attorney’s Federal Mail Fraud and Money Laundering Convictions: Material Variance Unduly Prejudiced the Defendant
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Supreme Court Unanimously Holds that Placing GPS Tracking Device on Automobile Without a Valid Warrant is a Fourth Amendment “Search”
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US Supreme Court sides with Alabama death row inmate: lawyer’s missed mail should not prevent client from raising challenges
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APPEALS COURT IN ATLANTA REVERSES TAX CASE: FEDERAL JUDGES PROHIBITED FROM PARTICIPATING IN PLEA DISCUSSIONS
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Court of Appeals affirms part of case involving plan to smuggle potential baseball players into the U.S. from Cuba
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Overzealous prosecution of doctor: divided court of appeals reverses the Hyde Act attorneys fees and sanctions against the prosecutors in the sad case of Dr. Ali Shaygan
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Restitution in Federal Criminal Cases: Prove it or Lose it
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Federal Court of Appeals fails to grant new trial when “possibly innocent man” gets life sentence based on “preposterously unreliable testimony of sole witness”
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Forfeiture of $1.7 million for crime involving $22,000: Court of Appeals says this is not “disproportionate”
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Atlanta-based Federal Court of Appeals Reverses Obstruction Conviction Because No Evidence Defendant Aware of the Proceeding He Supposedly Obstructed
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11th Circuit Affirms Most But Not All Convictions in Siegelman/Scrushy
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Another loss for the Confrontation Clause: the Supreme Court’s decision in Michigan v. Bryant
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Federal Criminal Defendants Continue to Win in Supreme Court Cases Involving the Sentencing Guidelines
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Alabama Mail Fraud Convictions Reversed by Court of Appeals sitting in Atlanta
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Federal Sentencing Guidelines Amendments Part VII: Temporary, Emergency Amendment Pursuant to Fair Sentencing Act of 2010
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Goyal Concurring Opinion: Ninth Circuit Chief Judge Opines on Federal Prosecutors Overreaching by Stretching Criminal Law Beyond its Proper Bounds
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Federal Sentencing Guidelines Amendments Part VI: Remediation Efforts and Reporting Obligations for Effective Compliance and Ethics Programs of Organizations
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Williams: Eleventh Circuit Holds That Defendant Who Testified to His Innocence at Trial Should Have Received Sentencing Enhancement for Obstruction of Justice and No Reduction for Acceptance of Responsibility
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Federal Sentencing Guidelines Amendments Part V: Hate Crimes
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Abbott: Supreme Court Unanimously Holds § 924(c) “Except” Clause Applies Only to Greater Minimum Sentences Otherwise Provided for the Same Conduct Prohibited by § 924(c)
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Federal Sentencing Guidelines Amendments Part III: Cultural Assimilation
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Federal Sentencing Guidelines Amendments Part II: Relevance of Specific Offender Characteristics
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Federal Sentencing Guidelines Amendments Part I: Alternatives to Incarceration
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Davis: United States Supreme Court Will Hear Case Arising Out of the Eleventh Circuit Regarding the Good Faith Exception to the Exclusionary Rule in Criminal Cases
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Kentucky v. King: U.S. Supreme Court Will Look at Exigent Circumstances Exception to Constitution’s Requirement for a Search Warrant
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Villarreal: Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals Denies Speedy Trial Claim Where Ten Years Elapsed Between Indictment and Arrest
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U.S. v. Belfast: Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals Holds That § 924(c) May Apply to Crimes of Violence Committed Outside United States Territory
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U.S. v. Irey: Divided En Banc Eleventh Circuit Holds Criminal Child Pornography Sentence Substantively Unreasonable And Remands for Sentencing at Statutory Maximum
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Federal Sentencing Disparity Between Crack and Powder Cocaine Reduced
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Cunningham: Eleventh Circuit Joins Other Courts of Appeals in Holding That Alleged Violations of Supervised Release Do Not Implicate Jury Trial and Evidentiary Standards as Applied by Apprendi and Blakely
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Change of Law in the Eleventh Circuit: Supreme Court Holds That a Sentencing Court May Order Restitution Even After Missing 90-Day Deadline
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Gilbert: Eleventh Circuit Corrects “Complete Miscarriage of Justice” in Federal Criminal Sentencing Under Career Offender Enhancement
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Holland: Supreme Court Reverses Eleventh Circuit, Holding That Its Standard for Equitable Tolling of the Federal Habeas Corpus Statute’s Timeliness Provision is Too Rigid
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Eleventh Circuit Reverses Judge Martin’s District Court Decision that a 30-Year Mandatory Minimum Sentence was Cruel and Unusual Punishment
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Barber v. Thomas: Supreme Court Holds That Bureau of Prisons Has Been Correctly Calculating Good Time Credits on Federal Criminal Sentences
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Lall: Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals Holds Confession Involuntary In Federal Criminal Case in Which State Police Had Told Defendant He Wouldn’t Be Charged
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Ghertler: Eleventh Circuit Holds Abuse of Trust Federal Sentencing Enhancement Does Not Apply Where Criminal Defendant Impersonated a Trusted Person
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Supreme Court Opinions Issued This Morning in Graham v. Florida, U.S. v. Comstock, and Abbott v. Abbott
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Phaknikone: Eleventh Circuit Holds Myspace Profile Photographs Inadmissible Character Evidence, but Harmless Error
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Dean: Eleventh Circuit Holds in SORNA Retroactivity Case that the Attorney General Properly Invoked the Good Cause Exception to the Notice and Comment Procedures Required by the APA
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Stevens: 8-1 Supreme Court Decision Holds Criminal Statute Unconstitutionally Overbroad and Invalid under the First Amendment
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Berghuis v. Smith: Supreme Court Unanimously Reverses Jury-Diversity-Based Habeas Case in Favor of Government
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Padilla v. Kentucky: Sixth Amendment Effective Assistance of Counsel Requires Criminal Defense Lawyers to Advise Clients When Pleas Carry a Risk of Deportation
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Sneed: Eleventh Circuit Holds Sentencing Courts May Not Rely on Police Reports to Determine whether Prior Crimes Were Committed on Different Occasions for ACCA Purposes
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Long-Term Difficulties Faced By Innocent Federal Criminal Defendants, Even After Acquittal
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Health Care Fraud Provisions in Federal Bill Passed Last Night
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Upcoming Changes in the Supreme Court?
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Phillips: A Crack Reduction is a Sentence Under Rule 35
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Oral Arguments in Third Circuit Electronic Privacy Case – Should the DOJ Need a Warrant to Obtain Location Data from Cell Phones?
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Eleventh Circuit: Both Defendant and Federal Prosecutors Entitled to Notice and Opportunity to Respond when Court Intends to Rely on New Information in Modification of a Criminal Sentence
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Eleventh Circuit Discussion of Loss and Restitution in Sentencing for Federal Crimes
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Prosecutorial Misconduct — Federal Criminal Stock-Option Backdating Cases
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Supreme Court Update: Honest Services Fraud Cases
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Ben Kuehne Celebrates Dismissal with a Party and You Are Invited!
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Federal Sentencing Guidelines Amendments Part IV: Drug Crimes
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Supreme Court Will Hear Another Miranda Case: Where Criminal Defendant Neither Waived Nor Invoked Rights, Is Further Interrogation Proper?
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Skilling Added to the Mix of Honest Services Fraud Cases to Be Heard by the Supreme Court
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Money Laundering Charge Against Criminal Defense Attorney Argued in Federal Appellate Court
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Federal Judges Testify That Criminal Sentences for Possession of Child Pornography May Be Too Long
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Federal House Subcommittee on Crime holds Hearing on Federal Criminal Law
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Federal Court of Appeals Limits Calculation of Criminal Insider-Trading Gain for Sentencing Purposes
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Banishment: Exile Permitted Under Current Georgia and Federal Criminal Law
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Prison Reimbursement in the Georgia and Federal Criminal Justice Systems
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Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals Raises Issue of Standing to Skirt the Rule of Specialty in Federal Criminal Extradition Case
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Black Requests Bail Pending a Decision on Federal Honest Services Fraud Case
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Federal Drug Case Decided by Supreme Court in Favor of Criminal Defense, Rationality
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Federal Criminal “Honest Services” Fraud Law Applicable Here in Atlanta to be Reviewed by Supreme Court
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Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act of 2009 Expands Fraud and Money Laundering Statutes
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Federal Case May Impact Suppression of Evidence Resulting from Criminal Seizures of Computers in Georgia, Florida, and Alabama
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Finally! Federal Supreme Court Limits Criminal Search Rule
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Divided Supreme Court Protects Federal Criminal Rule
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Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta Affirms Tax Fraud Conviction
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Former Detention Officer at Fulton County Jail in Atlanta Arrested on Federal Criminal Charges
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Atlanta Criminal Case: U.S. Attorney Decides Not to Initiate Federal Prosecution of Brian Nichols
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Another Miscarriage of Criminal Justice in Atlanta: The Eleventh Circuit Federal Court of Appeals Renews our Tenacity in Fighting for Rights
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United States Supreme Court Affirms Eleventh Circuit Federal Criminal Case
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United States Supreme Court Limits Definition of “Violent Felony” under Federal Armed Career Criminal Act
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Two Counts Thrown Out in Federal Criminal Case Against Former Georgia Judge
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Atlanta Criminal Case: Fulton County D.A. has asked United States Attorneys to Charge Brian Nichols in Federal Court
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Supreme Court Agrees to Review Eleventh Circuit Sentencing Decision in Federal Criminal Case
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Prosecutors Unhappy in Federal White Collar Cases: Supreme Court to Decide Whether There Can Be Second Trial for Defendant When First Jury Acquitted But Hung on Some Counts
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White Collar Crime Prosecutions: Why do some cases simply wither away?
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Crime in the Federal Courts: When Investigators Scrutinize the Judges for Potential Criminal Activity
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Federal Criminal Cases: Prior Convictions Can Really Hurt
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Atlanta Federal Criminal Case: Can Police Search a Spouse’s Computer?
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Lawyers in Federal Court; Major Case Affirms Right to Have Company Pay Legal Fees for Employees
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Sentencing Issues for Federal White Collar Crime Cases
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Federal Criminal Cases: Some Prisoners Have Email Access
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Reversal of Conviction in Federal Criminal Case: Lawyers need to Keep Fighting!
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Sentencing First Offenders in Federal Court: Is the Tide Finally Turning?
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Federal Prosecutors Trying to Seize Assets: the Details are Important!
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Atlanta Money Laundering Prosecution: Federal Prosecutors Ordered to Explain Charges
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Crafty federal investigators get help from the courts: suspects must remember to keep their mouths shut
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Sentences for Federal Drug Crimes: Why Does the U.S. lead the World in Prison Sentences?
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Federal White Collar Fraud Conviction Reversed on Appeal: Pattern Jury Instruction on Fraud Held to be Deficient
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Creative Lawyering in Atlanta, Georgia: The Deal for “T.I.” in Federal Court
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Federal Criminal Sentence of Probation Affirmed on Appeal in Case from Atlanta, Georgia
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Federal Criminal Charges Dismissed in Atlanta Against Doctor: Be Careful What you Say on an Airplane
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Federal Criminal Sentences in Georgia, Florida & Alabama
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Criminal Defense Lawyers in Atlanta: What Can We Learn from the Brian Nichols case?
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Practicing federal criminal law in Atlanta: sometimes it gets a little weird
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Federal Firearms Offenses: Speech in Birmingham, Alabama
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Perfect Storm in federal prosecution: taxes, publicity and race in the Wesley Snipes case
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Appellate review of federal criminal sentences: Let the Battle Begin!
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Crack Cocaine sentences to be reduced
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Federal Crack Cocaine sentences: will the unfairness ever end?
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Federal Crimes: Can Prosecutors Use Similar Act Evidence?
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Federal Criminal Trials: More thoughts on whether the Defendant should testify
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Federal Criminal Trials: should a defendant take the witness stand?
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Federal criminal appeals; reversal of Alabama conviction for environmental crimes
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Drug Crimes in federal court and young people: how to avoid having a stupid mistake become the defining moment in a young person’s life
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Criminal defense in Atlanta: Can rapper T.I. get a bond?
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White Collar Criminal Defense in Atlanta, Georgia: fighting against appeals by the government in the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit when defendant gets probation
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