by John Floyd | Apr 5, 2015 | Federal Criminal Law
It seems that U.S. Supreme Court Justices Anthony Kennedy and Stephen Breyer are not particularly fond of the way the nation’s justice system is functioning. Testifying before the House Appropriations Committee on March 24, both justices in forceful responses to...
by John Floyd | Apr 4, 2015 | Federal Criminal Law
Criminal defense attorneys faced with a guilty verdict, or a conviction after a plea bargain, often begin to prepare their case for sentencing. This often means preparing client histories and factors that argue for lightest sentence possible. However, far too often,...
by John Floyd | Mar 15, 2015 | Federal Criminal Law
Significant Property Rights Case Awaits Supreme Court Decision When defendants are arrested for felonies, it has become a standard condition of bond in many courts that they cannot possess firearms while on bail. But what happens to those firearms after conviction has...
by John Floyd | Mar 14, 2015 | Federal Criminal Law
Just a gentle reminder that it is time to call your CPA and Tax Lawyer. It seems that federal prosecutors, and IRS criminal investigators, are in an eerie collusion to have IRS tax violations prosecuted during the month of April—perhaps as a gentle reminder to regular...
by John Floyd | Feb 8, 2015 | Federal Criminal Law
Federal bank robbery has always been a serious offense. The Supreme Court just made it significantly more serious. In a January 13, 2015 decision, Whitfield v. United States, the Court sharply defined an enhancement penalty provision under the bank robbery statute....
by John Floyd | Feb 8, 2015 | Federal Criminal Law
Federal Prosecutors Conjure the “Beast,” Sec. 666, in Anti-Corruption Witch Hunts Corruption, or at least the widespread appearance of it, has caused a vast majority of Americans to lose faith in their government and public institutions. A 2011 Gallup poll found that...
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