Serving on a jury, Tom Meagher had to weigh the flaws of the system against the holes in the gun and drug case he heard. Read about his experience ⬇️
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#McNees' Sarah Hyser-Staub, Charles Jones and Jim Clancy dissect a recent guideline shift from the United States Sentencing Commission affecting zero-point offenders' sentences. They delve into: 1️⃣ Qualification criteria and potential exclusions 2️⃣ The potential implications for white collar cases 3️⃣ Timing: When these changes come into effect Here is the full article: https://lnkd.in/d8Tum6Hy And, be sure to stay informed about changes in legal procedures by giving PACDL - Pennsylvania Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers a follow! #LegalInsights #WhiteCollarCases
Our white collar defense team recently wrote an extensive article on the possible benefits and pitfalls of new USSG 4C1.1 (zero point offenders) for PACDL - Pennsylvania Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers 's December issue! Check it out here. McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC https://lnkd.in/dYhYZ-gu
For the Defense - Vol. 8, Issue 4
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The First Circuit upholds the Mexican government's claims against gun manufacturers; the Fifth Circuit rejects a journalist's First Amendment claim after officers arrested her for soliciting non-public information; the Tenth Circuit finds a lawyer's deficient advice on a plea offer sufficient to warrant resentencing; and more in this week's newsletter by Antonia Gelorme. Please like, share, and subscribe. #appeals #litigation #lawyer
Last Week in Federal Appeals (No. 64)
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The Commission has released a retroactivity impact analysis of certain 2024 amendments: https://lnkd.in/evuehUgU The analysis examines revising §1B1.3 to exclude federally acquitted conduct from the scope of relevant conduct at sentencing, as well as amendments clarifying guidelines and commentary, and addressing circuit conflicts. For more information, review these explainers on acquitted conduct: https://lnkd.in/ewnfY9JK and circuit conflicts: https://lnkd.in/eJu5EwR2
Analysis of the Impact of Certain 2024 Guideline Amendments if Made Retroactive
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New: 'Extraterritorial Apprehensions for the International Criminal Court - The Duties of Peacekeepers, Occupants and other International Forces' by Jan Altgelt provides balanced considerations of prosecution interests with other core values of the international community. You can find the book here: https://lnkd.in/e_SqcteA
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Dear Louisiana Criminal Defense Bar, Big changes are likely afoot. Sincerely, A Concerned Citizen & Future Public Defender
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Did you know that when USSC lowers sentencing guidelines for future defendants, it is also required by law to consider whether judges can apply these changes to individuals who were already sentenced? Some of the 2024 Guideline Amendments do just that (see data report below), and so the Commission has invited expert witnesses to testify on this topic. Tune in to this discussion on Monday: https://lnkd.in/e-Mpbbi9
The Commission has released a retroactivity impact analysis of certain 2024 amendments: https://lnkd.in/evuehUgU The analysis examines revising §1B1.3 to exclude federally acquitted conduct from the scope of relevant conduct at sentencing, as well as amendments clarifying guidelines and commentary, and addressing circuit conflicts. For more information, review these explainers on acquitted conduct: https://lnkd.in/ewnfY9JK and circuit conflicts: https://lnkd.in/eJu5EwR2
Analysis of the Impact of Certain 2024 Guideline Amendments if Made Retroactive
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In this episode of #UnderColorOfLaw, former federal #prosecutor, Shanlon Wu offers an insightful assessment of the developments within the USA judicial system, with a focus on the Justice Samuel #Alito flag controversies. More importantly, he offers some existing and possible legislative and investigatory avenues for forcing increased accountability for such corruption at the Supreme Court. He identifies tools already available to the #DOJ in this episode, further confirming my own opinion about the #soft #weak leadership of Merrick #Garland as head of the department. “We have the tools to police #SupremeCourt justices the same as any other citizen and any other institution can be policed ,and it's long past the time that we demanded that our institutions do that.” Shanlon Wu lists the following actions: 1. Initiate internal investigations about any of the issues of concern; 2. Increase congressional oversight and issue subpoenas to require that justices, like Thomas and Alito, attend oversight hearings: what did you mean by putting up that flag Justice Alito? Why didn't you disclose the financial benefits you received, Justice Thomas? 3. Congress also has the power of the purse. There's a lot of power when you're controlling the money, especially referencing statute 28 USC section 455, which calls for disqualification, not recusal. Disqualification is an affirmative action. Instead of playing the game of disqualification versus recusal this statute is particularly important because it specifically mentions justices, so there's no question that it applies to them. The Supreme Court has long taken the view that a Judicial ethics code does not apply to them, only to the lower courts, because they are the Supreme Court Justices. This law, however, does apply to them. 4. Lastly, and totally overlooked in the usual discussion is the question of what the executive branch can do, meaning what can the Justice Department do and there's actually a lot DOJ can do. They can open an investigation on a number fronts. It doesn't have to be criminal, civil investigations also can be initiated, and the #DOJ could even, for example, look into the leak of opinions. They do leak investigations all the time. They could also look to scrutinize the question of what kinds of benefits have been given to the justices. Are there any concerns about the lack of disclosure that justices are supposed to disclose on their financial disclosure forms? Again, this doesn't have to go criminal, but it could, if investigators were to find that there's actual corruption involved with the financial benefits. There could also be tax issues: very expensive trips and that luxury vehicle Thomas SC cost a lot of money, so there could be a tax inquiry. FYI, Hans Lak.
My Meidas Touch take on Justice Alito's antics with the American flag & his taste in other alt flags - https://lnkd.in/e4P37WHw
Supreme Court SCREWS ITSELF HARD with Latest Move
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Do you know what makes constitutional sheriffs extreme and different from other members of law enforcement? 1. Outside of legitimate discretion, they often refuse to enforce the law. 2. Many openly stand against the government, to the point of calling for the arrest of government agents and supporting acts of aggression against them. 3. The "professional" constitutional sheriff associations that many belong to are linked to white supremacists who praise Adolf Hitler, as well as other hateful and conspiratorial groups and figures. 4. The idea of a constitutional sheriff comes directly from an idea called posse comitatus, which was brought to America by white supremacists who formed a militant group that threatened and committed acts of kidnapping and violence against law enforcement, judges, and other public officials. Learn more here: https://lnkd.in/etGAg7Py https://lnkd.in/ety_EBSG https://lnkd.in/erNDUGYs
Constitutional Sheriffs
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Intelligence Analysis, Threat Assessment, Target Hardening,Security Risk Management, Behavioral Profiling
I will provide an Intelligence assessment to see if that can help. 1) does this person walk this street regularly as they seemed to know what direction to run has anyone seen them before, they would have had to walk past this house to know in the first place that the ISRAEL flag was there. 2) let's sharpen up the footage to get a better look at the face any tattoos, jewelry, scars, company logos, local sporting team. 3) the pants and uniform say factory and or heavy industry. The boots look protective maybe steel cap, dark in color and leather or suede. 4) the person has an unusual running style. Do they have a limp, injury, disability or is the ground slippery from ice and snow or, they can't run properly. 5) their body language suggests they know the area, as most crimes like these that are allegedly committed close to where an offender lives, they need to know the area in order to have an effective getaway plan. 6) did someone have a flat mate or a family member that works afternoon or night shift in the area or they were pretending to go to work on the date of the alleged offence or go out and get some mile and bread as a cover. 7) did they tear clothing drop something as they ran off or leave a footprint. I hope this assists the relevant and proper authorities.
I hope someone catches this despicable monster 👺 who stole an Israeli 🇮🇱 flag off the property of the Young Israel of Staten Island, and prosecutes them to the full extent of the law. The American 🇺🇸 flag may have been out of reach for this total jerk, but I assure you that the imbecile who did this is a threat to ALL… ERIC ADAMS New York City Police Department
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After George Floyd's murder in 2020, Colorado passed a law mandating public disclosure of basic disciplinary information for police officers. But the state still withholds police certification data. Colorado is one of only 15 states keeping this data under wraps. Big Local News is teaming up with newsrooms, independent journalists and press freedom advocates nationwide to collect police certification data from all 50 states, with the aim of shedding light on the "wandering officer" phenomenon. Dive deeper into our effort to collect this data ➡ https://lnkd.in/dbpicVDE
Colorado is in the minority of states keeping comprehensive police officer data secret
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