Category Archives: Appeals
Out of Control DEA, Drug Task Forces Disregard the Law
Federal/state drug task forces were established in the United States in the early 1970s. The 1986 Anti-Drug Abuse Act institutionalized the DEA Task Force…
Three Texas Judges Fight for Condemned Man, Rule of Law
The capital murder case of Roberto Moreno Ramos is extraordinary—not because of the crime that sent him to his death on November 14, 2018…
Prosecutorial Overreach Leads to 20 Month Sentence for Shoplifter
In October 2013 Terri Regina Lang was shopping at an HEB store in Burnet County, Texas. She was observed by a store employee taking…
Foreign Corruption Prosecution Conviction Reversed by Fifth Circuit
The federal government’s case against Dr. Silvia Beatriz Perez-Ceballos collapsed completely on October 30, 2018 when the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed her…
Federal Judge Starts Trial Without Defense Counsel, No Error
The Sixth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution guarantees a criminal defendant the right to counsel at every critical stage of the proceedings against him…
The Right to Fair Trial Isn’t Perfect
The Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution provides a criminal defendant with seven rights, three of which concern the right to a trial—right…
Wrongful Conviction Civil Rights Case to Proceed
There are several indisputable core facts about the case of Susan Mellen. First, the burned body of Rick Daly was found near a dumpster…
Juror Misconduct is a Hard Ship to Navigate
Raymond Baker was convicted in December 2015 in U.S. district court in the Northern District of New York for conspiracy to distribute drugs. Several…
Putting the Law Before Health; Medical Marijuana and Supervised Release
Ten years ago John Edward Schostag pled guilty in a U.S. District Court in St. Paul, Minnesota to being a felon in possession of…
“Known Drug Activity” and Furtive Movements: Not Quite Enough for Probable Cause
Diddy’s Sports Bar in Houston has what the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals (TCCA) described as “a well-documented history of narcotics sales.” But does…
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