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Federal Securities Law Source
A Look at Judge Matz’s Final Order Dismissing the Convictions in the Lindsey Manufacturing FCPA Case For Prosecutorial Misconduct
On December 1, 2011, Judge A. Howard Matz entered an order granting the motion to dismiss filed by Lindsey Manufacturing Company, Keith Lindsey, Steve Lee in the criminal FCPA case…
MS Litigation Review & Commentary
Miss. Supreme Court Reminds Trial Lawyers Not to Violate the Golden Rule
The Golden Rule is moral of reciprocity that states that a person should treat others as the person would like others to treat him or her. Trial lawyers think of…
Federal Securities Law Source
Judge Matz To Dismiss Convictions in Lindsey Manufacturing FCPA Case For Prosecutorial Misconduct
At a hearing on November 29, 2011, Judge A. Howard Matz stated that he would be granting the motion to dismiss for prosecutorial misconduct filed by Lindsey Manufacturing Company (a…
White Collar Crime Prof Blog
Brady is “Hot” – Order in Stevens
By Ellen Podgor
The DOJ previously admitted to its failure to produce exculpatory information and "moved to set aside the verdict and dismiss the indictment of Senator Stevens with prejudice." (see here) Judge…
The Faculty Lounge
Do District Attorneys Campaign in the Courtroom? Some thoughts here
Do District Attorneys Campaign in the Courtroom? Some thoughts here. Posted by Tim Zinnecker at 10:11 AM in Criminal Law, Death Penalty, Fairness and Justice, Politics, Sentencing | Permalink |
Criminal
Why Wasn’t Ed Peters Prosecuted for Mississippi State Crimes?
That's a question that was asked in this weekend's Clarion-Ledger article by Jerry Mitchell following the unsealing of Ed Peters' grand jury testimony [available here courtesy of NMC] in Scruggs-gate. …
White Collar Crime Prof Blog
S.D.Texas Has A New U.S. Attorney
By Ellen Podgor
Houston, Texas has been home to several important criminal prosecutions. It now has a new U.S. Attorney with the appointment of Kenneth Magidson as the "22nd presidentially-appointed United States Attorney for…
Legal Profession Blog
Prosecutor Reprimanded For OWI
A prosecutor convicted of operating a vehicle under the influence of alcohol has been publicly reprimanded by the Indiana Supreme Court: On February 11, 2010, while serving as chief deputy prosecutor…
White Collar Crime Prof Blog
Reversal of Award Shows Difficulty of Successful Hyde Amendment Action
By Ellen Podgor
As the double jeopardy decision in the Roger Clemens case, discussed in this blog previously here, here, and here, demonstrates, meaningful sanctions for prosecutorial misconduct are rarely imposed. Last week,…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Roger Clemens to have to face retrial in April 2012
Main September 2, 2011Roger Clemens to have to face retrial in April 2012As detailed in this Washington Post report, a "federal judge ruled Friday that prosecutors will have another chance…