Common Grounds for Drug Appeals
If you have been charged with a federal drug crime, you likely understand that convictions can seriously impact your future through prison sentences, fines, and damage to your reputation. A seasoned criminal defense attorney can discuss the various potential ways in which you might able to appeal your case. This
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What are Statutes of Limitations for Federal Crimes?
If a person is arrested, the individual is most likely detained by a state police officer and charged with a crime. In some cases, however, individuals are arrested by federal law enforcement for violation of federal statutes. In other cases, a person can be charged with both federal and state
What is a Motion to Exclude or Suppress Evidence?
If you are preparing to go to trial on criminal charges, whether they are federal or state charges, your defense attorney may discuss your options for filing a Motion to Exclude or Suppress Evidence. What is this, exactly, and how can it help your chances for an acquittal? The Motion
Can Habeas Corpus Help Me Appeal My Conviction?
The term “habeas corpus” is often heard in the context of the appeals process after a conviction. What is habeas corpus, and can it help you appeal your conviction? UNDERSTANDING HABEAS CORPUS Under the guarantees of the U.S. Constitution, you can’t be imprisoned unlawfully, without due process, or without the
Prosecutorial Misconduct: What is Improper Vouching?
The Sixth Amendment to the US Constitution affords a criminal defendant the right to a trial by an impartial jury. The right to an impartial jury is a concrete limitation on the conduct and behavior of government prosecuting attorneys. In general, prosecutors cannot violate ethical and procedural rules and cannot
Defending Against Charges of Money Laundering: “Proceeds” Must be “Profits”
As defined here by the US Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, money laundering involves “disguising financial assets so they can be used without detection of the illegal activity that produced them.” Through various methods, money and profits received from criminal activity is transformed into money or assets that appear to have
Use of Juror Errors in Answering Voir Dire Inquiries as Grounds for Post-Conviction Appeals
The general rule is that errors made by jurors when they are responding to voir dire questions are not grounds for overturning a conviction where the jurors errors in answering are honest and/or mistaken. The Constitution guarantees both criminal and civil litigants a right to an impartial jury and voir
Foreign Students Charged With Crimes in the United States
Many foreign exchange students find that their time living in the United States is an invaluable opportunity to learn how people in our country operate. Students are able to experience life, culture, and American society in an unprecedented way. Foreign students, however, are subject to the same laws as anyone
Being Charged With Internet Crimes
Computers and other internet-connected devices have become a staple in the lives of many people. When people think of internet crimes, however, they fail to consider the many offenses included in this category. People also fail to understand that a large number of people in the United States each year