Earlier this summer, the U.S. Supreme Court reached a decision in Skilling v. United States that Atlanta appeals attorneys and other criminal defense lawyers across the country noted with interest. In their decision, the court limited the scope of an anti-fraud law that prosecutors like to use in corruption cases. The Supreme Court said that […]

A recent appeal to the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals sought to overturn the convictions of nineteen defendants for crimes related to a mortgage fraud scheme. Atlanta mortgage fraud attorneys paid close attention to the case. Mainly, though, the grounds for appeal seemed related to the particulars of this mortgage fraud case. In 2007, real […]

A recent appeal to the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals sought to overturn the convictions of nineteen defendants for crimes related to a mortgage fraud scheme. Atlanta mortgage fraud attorneys paid close attention to the case. Mainly, though, the grounds for appeal seemed related to the particulars of this mortgage fraud case. In 2007, real […]

A juvenile who was convicted of armed robbery appealed his sentence all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court. For two armed robberies, committed when he was 16 and 17 years of age, Terrance Graham was sentenced in Florida to life in prison without chance of parole. The Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that such a […]

Atlanta appeals attorneys have been reading closely a recent decision by the U.S. Supreme Court in the case of Berghuis v. Thompkins. On June 1, the court decided that a man (Thompkins) who was convicted of murder had waived his right to remain silent when interrogated by the police. The circumstances of the case made […]

Until recently, gun advocates in Georgia had been unsuccessful in passing a law that would allow guns in state airports. In 2008, they were able to pass a bill allowing firearms on mass transit – as long as the carriers had a valid permit. However, the measure received a setback when Atlanta declared Hatsfield-Jackson Airport […]

With her latest plea for a retrial denied, Linda Carty has turned to British citizens and government officials for help in stopping her execution. The Supreme Court’s refusal to review her case comes after additional federal appeal failures and unsuccessful entreaties to lower courts. International intervention may be her last hope, though it’s a thin one. At this point, […]