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Third Circuit Tosses Conviction Despite Appellate Waiver

Posted On Tuesday, January 15, 2013

The Third Circuit has thrown out the false-statement-to-authorities conviction of a former Philadelphia police inspector who had waived his appellate rights as part of a plea deal. The 35-page...

U.S. Supreme Court On Withdrawal From Conspiracy: Defendant Retains Burden Of Proof

Posted On Monday, January 14, 2013
By: Christopher A. Iacono

It is probably fair to assume that withdrawing from a criminal conspiracy is no small task. For someone charged for crimes committed after they withdrew from a conspiracy, however, the burden...

Second Circuit Allows Government’s Interlocutory Appeal Of Suppression Order In Spongetech Securities Fraud Prosecution

Posted On Friday, January 11, 2013
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When it comes to certifying interlocutory appeals, if the government says it is so, then it must be so. At least that it is the conclusion reached by the Second Circuit in a Per...

Second Circuit Affirms Conviction In “Expert Network” Insider Trading Case

Posted On Thursday, January 10, 2013
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On January 8, 2012, the Second Circuit affirmed the conviction of James Fleishman, formerly a salesperson for Primary Global Research, in an appeal arising from the Southern District of New...

U.S. Supreme Court To Hear Case Of Judicial Participation In Plea Negotiations

Posted On Wednesday, January 9, 2013
By: Douglas K. Rosenblum

On January 4, 2013 the United States Supreme Court granted certiorari in U.S. v. Davila, No. 12-167. The government filed the petition seeking to reverse the ruling of the 11th Circuit...

Sentencing Calculations, Courtesy Of The FBI

Posted On Tuesday, January 8, 2013

Walter Pavlo has a nice follow-up to the not-guilty plea last week from Matthew Martoma, the former SAC Capital Advisors portfolio manager accused of insider trading on a tip...

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Third Circuit Tosses Conviction Despite Appellate Waiver

U.S. Supreme Court On Withdrawal From Conspiracy: Defendant Retains Burden Of Proof

Second Circuit Allows Government’s Interlocutory Appeal Of Suppression Order In Spongetech Securities Fraud Prosecution

Second Circuit Affirms Conviction In “Expert Network” Insider Trading Case

U.S. Supreme Court To Hear Case Of Judicial Participation In Plea Negotiations

Sentencing Calculations, Courtesy Of The FBI

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