Category Archives: Federal Criminal Law
Withdrawn Plea, Vacated Convictions Included in Ever Expanding Reach of Sex Offender Registration
SORNA, the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act, became law in 2006. We recently posted a piece about how the Fifth and Eleventh Circuit Courts of…
Fifth Circuit Adds to Definition of Sex Offender Requiring Registration
On September 23, 2015, the Fifth Circuit in United States v. Schofield added a new offense in the definition to the Sex Offender and…
HTown we got a Problem: More Prosecutorial Misconduct in Harris County
A conviction culture has historically permeated the Harris County District Attorney’s Office. The Brady rule has routinely been raped by its prosecutors by hiding…
Medical Marijuana Users Prohibited from Possessing Guns and Ammunition
A Second Amendment controversy surrounding the limits of gun ownership seems to always be simmering in the social shadows. It may, and should, become…
Insane Clown Posse, Juggalos Get Day in Court to Fight Fed Gang Designation
Psychopathic Records is located in Farmington Hills, Michigan. The recording label is owned by Insane Clown Posse. The label was formed in 1991 by…
The Increasing Problem of Mentally Ill in Prison
Congress has always had its nose in the business of mental health, alternately responding and ignoring the issue with little success. Over all, politicians…
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…
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