By Avalon Zoppo | April 12, 2024
"Denney was more than prepared to commit violence at the Capitol on January 6th, even if he did not specifically plan to assault Sgt. K.K. with the PVC pipe," Judge J. Michelle Childs wrote for the court.
By Lisa Willis | November 30, 2023
"This is clearly a case of first impression," said appellee attorney Bruce A. Zimet.
By Mason Lawlor | October 12, 2023
"So had the government believed it had the goods, the government certainly had a good-faith basis to advocate for the district court to find Robinson in contempt of the 2017 injunction because she allegedly aided and abetted someone or some entity in privity with a bound party. But it did not do that."
By Mason Lawlor | August 2, 2023
"We disagree," Brasher wrote. "We have held that an offense is a 'serious drug offense' under Section 924(e)(2)(A (ii) if it proscribes one of the kinds of conduct listed in that section, i.e., 'manufacturing' distributing, or possessing with intent to manufacture or distribute." United States v. Penn, 63 F.4th 1305, 1316 (11th Cir. 2023). But possessing a listed chemical with reasonable cause to believe it will be used to manufacture is not itself 'manufacturing.' Likewise, this offense does not 'involv[e] manufacturing' as we have previously defined that term."
By Lisa Willis | July 3, 2023
The Florida Supreme Court found the tension between lawyer and client put the defendant in a position of having to represent himself during part of a death-penalty case.
By Jim Saunders | June 13, 2023
Attorneys for convicted murderer Duane Owen contend that he "lacks a rational understanding of the connection between his crime and [the] impending execution due to his fixed psychotic delusions and dementia."
By Jim Saunders | June 12, 2023
In seeking to halt the execution, Duane Owen's attorneys have pointed to the U.S. Constitution's Eighth Amendment, which bars cruel and unusual punishment, and legal precedents that prevent executing people who are not mentally competent.
By Lisa Willis | May 23, 2023
"What the Fourth District Court of Appeal says here is that given this particular piece of evidence, and the way it was withheld, and then used in rebuttal, completely prejudiced the defendant," said Craig Joseph Trocino, who is not involved in the litigation.
By Lisa Willis | May 11, 2023
The panel also warned of consequences.
By Charles Toutant | April 24, 2023
"I just want to understand why," Kathryn McClure said. "The practice of law can be challenging and stressful enough. Why encumber the process?"
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