CRIMINAL LAW: The Extent of Judicial Power in Sentencing Pursuant to a Federal Plea Agreement
Suzanne Bailey—Senior Attorney
A recent decision from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, United States v. Toebbe, 85 F.4th
Jason Holder, Senior Attorney, National Legal Research Group, Inc.
Accused of sexually assaulting a patient while working as a certified nursing assistant, Terence Tekoh was interrogated “at length” by a Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Deputy.
Jason Holder—Senior Attorney, National Legal Research Group
Arthur Lange (“Lange”) drove past a highway patrol officer with his windows down, music blaring, and repeatedly honking on his horn; in short, Lange “was asking for
Mark Rieber—Senior Attorney, National Legal Research Group
In Doe v. Wasden, No. 1:20-CV-00452-BLW, 2021 WL 4129144 (D. Idaho Sept. 8, 2021), appeal filed (9th Cir. Oct. 1, 2021), the court granted the two offenders’ (John Doe and
Mark Rieber—Senior Attorney, National Legal Research Group
In Andrus v. Texas, 140 S. Ct. 1875 (2020), the Supreme Court vacated the opinion of the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals denying habeas relief to the petitioner challenging his
Mark Rieber—Senior Attorney, National Legal Research Group
In Kahler v. Kansas, 140 S. Ct. 1021 (2020), the U.S. Supreme Court recently held that the Due Process Clause of the U.S. Constitution does not require a state to
Jason Holder-Senior Attorney, National Legal Research Group
On what the court in United States v. Bosyk, 933 F.3d 319 (4th Cir. 2019), described as a “secretive online message board,” id. at 322, a link appeared with a
Mark Rieber—Senior Attorney, National Legal Research Group
In Commonwealth v. Hicks, No. 56 MAP 2017, 2019 WL 2305953 (Pa. May 31, 2019), the Pennsylvania Supreme Court overruled precedent from the Pennsylvania Superior Court in Commonwealth v. Robinson
Mark Rieber—Senior Attorney, National Legal Research Group
In an unusual case, and one apparently of first impression, the Virginia Court of Appeals has very recently upheld the constitutionality of the state’s statute prohibiting bestiality. Va. Code Ann. §
Mark Rieber, Senior Attorney, National Legal Research Group
Cell-site location information (“CSLI”) is location information generated by cellular phone providers that indicates which cell tower a particular phone was communicating with when a communication was made. United
