June 2018 - Federal Criminal Law Center

Supreme Court Issues Influential Native American Jurisdiction Case

Posted by Marcia Shein
On June 20, 2018
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federal law, jurisdiction, tribal law, tribal sovereignty

Supreme Court Hears Native American Jurisdiction Case In May of 2018, the United States Supreme Court decided to hear a case about Native American territory and a murder in 1999, which could significantly affect issues involving tribal sovereignty and state legal authority. How this case is decided will have a significant impact on where criminal […]

Supreme Court Issues Policy on Shackling

Posted by Marcia Shein
On June 15, 2018
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Federal Appeal, interlocutory appeal, supreme court

In May 2018, Chief Roberts of the United States Supreme Court wrote a unanimous opinion in the case of United States v. Sanchez-Gomez, which held that a challenge by several criminal defendants regarding a district’s policy of shackling pretrial detainees was moot. In these restraints, a person’s hands are handcuffed together and these handcuffs are […]

Texas Appeals Court Rejects Death Row Inmate’s Appeal

Posted by Marcia Shein
On June 11, 2018
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death row, Federal Appeals

Texas Death Row Inmate Denied Appeal In May of 2018, a federal appeals court rejected a claim from a death row inmate in Harris County, Texas who was convicted of killing a law enforcement officer. The man was convicted after the 1998 crime of killing the off-duty police officer during a traffic incident that was […]

Federal Criminal Appeals Involving Financial Offenses

Posted by Marcia Shein
On June 6, 2018
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criminal appeals, Federal Appeals, Wire Fraud

The former owner of an accounting firm in Munster, Indiana was sentenced in May of 2018 to eight years in federal prison for bank fraud as well as other offenses, including concealment of assets during bankruptcy, false tax return, and wire fraud. The defendant has already announced plans to appeal by filing the required notice […]

Criminal Appeal in New Orleans Might Change 99-Year Prison Sentence

Posted by Marcia Shein
On June 4, 2018
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criminal appeals, jury trials, sentencing

Criminal Appeal May Change 99-Year Prison Sentence In 2003, a 10 out of 12 jury decision in a New Orleans court voted to send a defendant to the Louisiana State Penitentiary for 99 years. This decision was made because Louisiana is one of just two states that allows a non-unanimous jury verdict to be used […]