Recent Posts in April, 2016

• 3 reasons having an advocate is critical in the sentencing phase of a criminal case

  Apr 26, 2016
  In our last post, we began looking at the public corruption case of Sheldon Silver. As we noted, Silver is facing the possibility of significant ...
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• Public corruption case highlights uncertainty of sentencing, need for legal advocate

  Apr 21, 2016
  For defendants who have been convicted, waiting for final sentencing can be a long, agonizing process. Judges have discretion, of course, in the ...
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• Health care fraud defense and the federal sentencing guidelines

  Apr 13, 2016
  A recent health care fraud case involving a Maryland physician is a reminder of how steep the penalties can be for physicians who are convicted in ...
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• Supreme Court considers exclusionary rule application in illegal Terry stop case

  Apr 11, 2016
  In recent posts, we’ve been looking at the exclusionary rule and its application in cases where law enforcement obtained incriminating evidence as a ...
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