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The First Step Act is a criminal justice reform bill that has passed the House of Representatives and is awaiting a vote in the Senate. It has been endorsed by President Trump. The bill covers lots of subjects but one important one is changes to enhancements for repeat drug offenders. Defense lawyers and federal prosecutors often refer to these as “851 enhancements” after the
What is exculpatory evidence? The United States Supreme Court has held that exculpatory evidence is any evidence that is favorable to the defendant on issues of guilt or punishment. Exculpatory evidence is also sometimes called “Bradyevidence” or “Bradymaterial,” a name that comes from the Court’s decision in Brady v. Maryland. Does the defendant have a right to exculpatory evidence from
The Fifth Amendment’s Self Incrimination clause prohibits the use of a defendant’s compelled statements at trial. Does this prohibition also apply at the preliminary hearing? That is the question the Supreme Court sought to answer in City of Hays v. Vogt. Background on City of Hays v. Vogt In City of Hays v. Vogt, Vogt, a police officer, was offered
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Charles Burnham, Esq. and Eugene Gorokhov, Esq. from Burnham & Gorokhov, PLLC share their insights on defending white collar criminal charges such as public corruption and fraud. You may find more information about White Collar Criminal Charges.
We recently interviewed Hank Asbill of Jones Day, and Professor Ellen Podgor at White Collar Crime Prof Blog graciously published the interview. The interview can be read by clicking on this link. The interview covers Mr. Asbill’s career as well as his work on the McDonnell case.
Thanks to Professor Matthew Stephenson of the Harvard Law School, we were able to guest post an article about the McDonnell decision on his blog, the Global Anticorruption Blog. The article may be read through this link: https://globalanticorruptionblog.com/2016/08/11/guest-post-what-the-mcdonnell-ruling-means-for-future-corruption-prosecutions/
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