Georgia Federal Criminal Lawyer Blog
Bringing up-to-date information and news on federal criminal law in the state of Georgia.
Author: Paul Kish and Carl Lietz operate Kish & Lietz in Atlanta.
Blawg Related Categories: Appellate Practice • Criminal Justice • Sentencing/Post Conviction • White Collar Crime • 11th Circuit Court • States • Georgia • Solo / Small Firm • Private Defense
Recent Posts from Georgia Federal Criminal Lawyer Blog
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Lawyers in Federal Court; Major Case Affirms Right to Have Company Pay Legal Fees for Employees
The right to have a lawyer defend a person against federal criminal charges was affirmed yesterday in a major ruling issued by the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. The case,…
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Sentencing Issues for Federal White Collar Crime Cases
The United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit recently issued a very lengthy opinion that covers a variety of sentencing issues we see quite often in federal white collar cases. Although this case…
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Federal Criminal Cases: Some Prisoners Have Email Access
A recent story in USA Today explains a recent trend for people convicted in a federal criminal case. More and more federal prisons are implementing an email system to allow prisoners to use this method…
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Court of Appeals Issues Interesting Ruling In Federal Criminal Case
Although we do not normally report on decisions issued in federal criminal cases that do not directly apply to matters in Georgia, Florida, or Alabama, a case that was recently decided by a federal appellate…
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Reversal of Conviction in Federal Criminal Case: Lawyers need to Keep Fighting!
The Court of Appeals in New York recently reversed securities fraud convictions in a federal criminal case. This case, which said that the defendants simply did not commit a crime, reminds me of how important…
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Court of Appeals Identifies The Issues In Federal Criminal Appeal
Recently, the Eleventh Circuit (which is headquartered here in Atlanta, Georgia) identified the issues that it will address in a federal criminal appeal involving the federal mail fraud statute. As both Paul Kish and I…
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Sentencing First Offenders in Federal Court: Is the Tide Finally Turning?
Many people, lawyers included, are surprised when I tell them there is no such thing as a "first offender" in federal court. Many years ago, there were "Youthful Offender" statutes in federal court, but in…
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Federal Prosecutors Trying to Seize Assets: the Details are Important!
Federal prosecutors are more and more fond of trying to seize assets from people who are prosecuted for federal crimes. We see this quite a bit in money laundering and white collar crime cases. However,…
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Recent Developments in the Federal Criminal Case of Alabama's Former Governor and Richard Scrushy
Over at the White Collar Crime Prof Blog, Ellen Pogdor discusses an interesting development in the federal criminal case of Alabama's former governor, Don Siegelman, and Richard Scrushy. Governor Siegelman and Richard Scrushy were both…
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Has a Federal Criminal Prosecutor Prosecuted Innocent People?
In an article published on law.com, Scott Horton raises the question of whether the chief federal prosecutor in the Northern District of Alabama "knowingly prosecuted innocent people?" Among other cases, Scott discusses the well known…