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A New Tactic: Drug Trafficking Charges for Big Pharma

The U.S. Attorney’s Office of the Southern District of New York recently took the extraordinary step of going after what is commonly referred to…

Memory Loss Does Not Preclude Execution

Mental Health America estimates that 5 to 10 percent of the nation’s 2700 death row inmates suffer from some form mental illness. In August…

Deadly Weapon Finding in DWI Reversed

Section 1.07(a)(17)(A) of the Texas Penal Code defines a “deadly weapon” as “ … anything manifestly designed, made, or adapted for the purpose of…

President Trump Deliberately Creating Constitutional Crisis, Delay

The current President of these United States of America, Donald John Trump, has imposed upon all law-abiding Americans during his first two years and…

Did Trump Obstruct Justice? What Does That Even Mean?

The Mueller report is arguably one of the most meticulously outlined sets of facts by an appointed Special Counsel. The report was put together…

Asylum in America; No One of Color Need Apply

The United States is indeed facing an asylum crisis. The American Immigration Council defines asylum as a “protection granted to foreign nationals already in…

Three Men Convicted of Child Sex Trafficking Via Backpage.com

Backpage.com has been a notorious source for serious sex crimes, including the prostitution of minors and sex trafficking across state borders. The site was…

Prosecutorial Misconduct Continues Despite Change

The State of Nevada stands poised to become the 34th state to pass legislation providing for compensation to those wrongfully convicted of crimes. Nevada’s…

Prosecutor Improperly Argued Defendant was “Predator,” “Killer”

Article 37.07 § 3(a) of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure has long been considered one of the guiding principles concerning the admissibility of…

Peer to Peer Federal Sentencing Enhancement

Between 1997 and 2010, according to a report by Families Against Mandatory Minimums (“FAMM”), sentences in child pornography cases increased by 500 percent. That…

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