A federal trial court did not err in attributing 142 pounds of marijuana to one man for purposes of sentencing, even though the marijuana was actually carried by three men in the commission of the crime, a Ninth Circuit panel held Monday in United States v. Dallman, No. 05-30349. The defendant in Dallman was convicted of […]
READ MOREConstructive Amendments to the Indictment in the Eleventh Circuit
The government’s case in many instances will evolve or shift to some extent over the course of a criminal prosecution. It may be a long time between indictment and trial, and the prosecution may come into possession of new evidence before trial, or may not have thoroughly reviewed the evidence which it does possess until after […]
READ MOREUSB Broker Gets Off With Time Served
In what can be a cut-throat-world of higher finance, people get greedy as long as the dollars are flowing their way. Once they get caught stealing, everything can become everyman for himself. Recent bid rigging in New York State shows just how quick — and to what lengths — a person might go to save […]
READ MOREDangers Of Internet Dating: One Less Liar Dating Online
Many women dating over 40 think that online dating is a great way to meet people you would never otherwise meet, but there are several dangers of Internet dating. In order to successfully find someone special online, you need to be careful and smart about the things you share and with whom. Too many women […]
READ MORENinth Circuit Upholds “Border” Searches of Electronic Devices Hundreds of Miles from Border
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals last week issued an opinion holding that Customs agents may seize electronic storage devices, including computers, hard drives, USB sticks, smart phones and digital cameras carried at the U.S. border and search the devices either at the port of entry or at an off-site forensic laboratory under the border […]
READ MOREJudge sends rogue dentist jail refusing stop dental practice
Tung Sheng Wu, also known as David Wu, spent months on the run as he defied a court order not to practice dentistry illegally. Wu escaped from British Columbia following the British Columbia’s College of Dental Surgeons revelation that Wu had been treating patients without a license. Wu had previously agreed to stop practicing dentistry […]
READ MORECartersville Pain Management Clinic Physician and Employees Federally Charged for Unlawful Oxycodone Prescriptions
A doctor and four employees of Atlanta Medical Group, a pain management clinic, in Cartersville, Bartow County, were arrested last week by FBI agents, according to Examiner.com. Dr. James Chapman, Jason Cole Votrobek, Jesse Violante, Roland Rafael Castellanos and Tara Atkins have been indicted in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia for allegedly […]
READ MOREA Federal Prosecution of George Zimmerman? Almost No Chance.
The Florida trial of George Zimmerman on charges of second-degree murder and manslaughter for the death of Trayvon Martin on February 26, 2012, has captured national public and media attention for weeks, and has aroused strong views on both sides. Saturday’s verdict of acquittal in favor Mr. Zimmerman did not bring the closure which some believed it would, and […]
READ MOREInterview With Jerry McDevitt on Dr. Wecht’s Trial
In the first of two posts, Pittsburgh criminal defense attorney, Jerry McDevitt, comments on his successful defense of famed pathologist, Dr. Cyril Wecht. Q: Jerry congratulations on the dismissal of all charges in the Wecht case in the Western District of Pennsylvania earlier this month. (Readers can find earlier posts here) I want to talk […]
READ MOREPennsylvania judge sentenced to 28 years in prison for selling teens to prisons
Judge Busted in Kids for Cash Scheme When Mark Ciavarella, Jr. was sentenced to twenty-eight years behind bars, he said he was “sorry.” Observers aren’t sure that he was sorry for his actions when landed him in prison. Most believe he was sorry he got caught. A disgraced Pennsylvania judge, Ciavarella had been found guilty […]
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