Category: Appeals

A list of articles about law and justice from around the web that relate to federal prisoners and their loved ones .

The District Court Judge did not sufficiently explain why the obstruction enhancement was warranted.

Bridge's lawyer did not consider whether other court's rulings on the same issue would mean that an appeal could be successful.

For every compassionate release case that has been granted, many have been denied. Many denials have been very brief. This examines a case where the denial has insufficient evidence to support the denial.

The Marshall Project did a piece on the 25th anniversary of the use of the word “SuperPredator.” The word and the media frenzy around it, Bogert and Hancock posit, is in part responsible for the demonization of an entire generation.

President Trump granted Five Commutations this past week. I believed and posited that this was likely but I was hoping for more commutations to be granted.

In Wagner, The Fifth Circuit held that no trial penalty existed although the District Court judge mentioned that the codefendants pled guilty.

In Brown, the Eleventh Circuit indicated that the district court used incorrect criteria to deny a First Step Act motion.

Delgado-Lopez's case is important because it deals with statements and reasoning regarding the "Minor Role" Reduction that the court made at sentencing that were improper and unfounded.

The court's ruling on this case could impact Stacked 924(c) cases, COVID-19 compassionate release cases and more.