Category Archives: Federal Criminal Law
SCOTUS Empowers Expectation of Privacy in Cell Phones
It has been hailed by privacy rights activists and legal scholars as the most significant U.S. Supreme Court decision in the “digital age.” The…
Death Forgives Mobster Samuel Volpendesto’s Restitution Debt
Let it be said that Samuel Volpendesto led an interesting, albeit controversial, life. He was a war hero earning a box full of medals,…
Appearance of “Narco Saint, Angel of the Poor” in Arkansas Federal Court Leads to Drug Conviction
PRESENCE OF “NARCO SAINT” LEADS TO DRUG CONVICTIONS At the turn of the 20th century, Jesus Malverde was a Mexican bandit who roamed the…
US Supreme Court Rebukes 5th Circuit in Harris County Case
In a forceful per curiam decision handed down on May 5, 2014, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned a ruling by the Fifth Circuit Court…
Federal Charges for Smoking Weed with Guns in the Home…
In 2008, the U.S. Supreme Court in District of Columbia v. Heller held that the Second Amendment codified a “pre-existing” right that allows individuals…
Anonymous Tip of Drunk Driving Can Justify Investigative Stop of Vehicle
Generally the Forth Amendment allows brief investigative stops,Terry stops, only when there exists a particular and objective basis for suspecting criminal activity. In 1990,…
Supreme Court Clarifies Child Pornography Restitution Issue, Somewhat
In recent years people who were victimized as children by child pornography have turned to the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (“VAWA”), codified…
Bobadilla’s Bad Luck
To be successful at crime often requires good sense and even better luck. Puerto Rico resident Jose Luis Bobadilla-Pagan (“Bobadilla”) is undeniable evidence of…
Cops Use of Deception, Police Interrogation Techniques on Mentally Challenged 12 year old Leads to Reversal for Miranda Violations
The police can lie, deceive, manipulate and fabricate to obtain confessions from criminal suspects. And it’s legal for them to do so, as long…
Crime Pays: Government Going After Criminal Proceeds
Khalil Kenyon Blackman learned a bitter lesson: crime pays, but not always for the criminal. With broad forfeiture statutes, and aggressive law enforcement policies,…
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