October 2010 - Federal Criminal Law Center

Twelve-Year Prison Sentence Cut in Half by Federal Judge

Posted by Marcia Shein
On October 29, 2010
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A man who was originally sentenced to twelve and half years in federal prison for drug trafficking had his sentence reduced by almost half by a federal judge. Reed Rogala had information on a missing man, and provided the information to the police in exchange for leniency. Rogala has now told authorities everything he knows […]

Posted by Marcia Shein
On October 28, 2010
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A federal judge vacated a man’s life sentence for a drug conviction. U.S. District Judge James H. Payne yesterday threw out the life sentence being served by Demario T. Harris, 30. An investigation into police corruption put Harris’s conviction in doubt. Demario Harris was convicted of possession of cocaine with intent to distribute, and being […]

Posted by Marcia Shein
On October 21, 2010
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The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) charged two Atlanta hedge fund managers with defrauding investors by allegedly hiding losses and stealing funds for their own personal use. However, an attorney for the defendants adamantly deny the fraud and embezzlement accusations. The defendants are accused of placing the stock of a now-obsolete company into a “side […]

Posted by Marcia Shein
On October 19, 2010
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A federal judge ruled that a Georgia death row inmate must appeal a denial of a new trial to the United States Supreme Court rather than the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals. The man was convicted in the 1989 murder of an off-duty Savannah police officer. His federal appeal to the 11th Circuit was denied […]

Posted by Marcia Shein
On October 15, 2010
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Grammy winning rapper T.I. was back in court here in his native Atlanta today, pleading to be spared of further time behind bars. Nevertheless, a federal judge decided to revoke the musician’s probation due to a September drug arrest in Los Angeles. T.I. had been out on probation after serving 10 months for a weapons […]

Posted by Marcia Shein
On October 14, 2010
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Scrutiny of slip-and-fall claims against businesses and other forms of potential insurance fraud has been on the rise in Georgia and throughout the nation as of late. This is likely due to two distinct factors: A tough economy has businesses looking to be lean. Compensating injured people injured after slipping on a business’s premises is […]

Posted by Marcia Shein
On October 8, 2010
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The U.S. Supreme Court, starting a new session this week, is already looking at a case of gross prosecutorial misconduct. Justices questioned Wednesday whether additional training would have prevented the constitutional violations that put a New Orleans man on death row for a murder he didn’t commit. Our appeals attorneys know the case before the court. […]

Posted by Marcia Shein
On October 5, 2010
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Justice Department lawyers accused Army Lt. Col. Robert Morris of conspiring to steal military supplies, even after a nearly two-year Army probe had cleared him. Another U.S. attorney’s office had declined to prosecute. Prosecutors went ahead with the charges anyway. The jury needed only 45 minutes to find Morris not guilty. By then, though, his […]

Twelve-Year Prison Sentence Cut in Half by Federal Judge

Life Sentence for Drugs Thrown Out By Federal Judge

Atlanta Hedge Fund Managers Face SEC Charges

Georgia Death Row Inmate Must Appeal to Supreme Court

Atlanta Rapper T.I. Back to Prison for Probation Violation

National Insurance Crime Bureau Cracks Down on Insurance Fraud

Supreme Court Examines Prosecution of Innocent Man

Prosecutor Misconduct Gets Acquittals, But Usually Not Costs