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Heavy, heavy sentences in a white-collar RICO case; Dentists Behaving Badly; United States v. Hills, Nos. 19-3372, 2022 WL 619928 (6th Cir. Mar. 3. 2022)

This case is a good example of what might be called Piling It On. This appears to me to...

On the Importance of Being Super Cautious When Attempting to Get a Downward Departure from the Fed’s, Mesa v. United States, 2021 WL 5501491 (11th Cir. filed 11/24/21)

This case is a cautionary tale about cooperating with federal investigators when you’re indicted...

United States v. Precias K Freeman, No. 19-4104 (filed January 25, 2022): Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals En Banc Finds it Unnecessary to Send Counsel Ineffectiveness Claim to 2255; Relief Granted Based on Existing Record.

This is such an important case I hardly know where to begin.  First of all, it’s refreshing to...