No error to let a Defendant in a Federal criminal trial represent himself if...
Gerti Muho’s scheme led to his conviction of bank fraud, wire fraud, aggravated identity, money laundering, and a 264-month sentence in federal prison. In this appeal he claimed that the district court...
View ArticleAnonymous 911 caller was sufficiently reliable for officers to stop and...
Toddrey Bruce appealed his conviction for unlawful possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. Bruce was arrested when he was found in the possession of a firearm which was illegal under federal law...
View ArticleDoctor’s conviction for unlawful distribution of Oxycodone upheld
Gayden’s career as a doctor ended after law enforcement began investigating his medical practice following tips that he was prescribing excessive amounts of Oxycodone. Drug Enforcement Agents reviewed...
View ArticleEvidence found sufficient to convict defendant of conspiracy to commit...
Grow formed a company and teamed up with a compounding pharmacy called Patient Care America to market three of its compounded medications: a pain cream, a scare cream, and a metabolic vitamin. He...
View ArticleFederal 1983 lawsuit for excessive force by using a taser was incorrectly...
Stryker filed a federal lawsuit against three officers of the Homewood Alabama Police Department for excessive force in violation of the Constitution and for state law claims for assault and battery....
View ArticleSex offender’s challenge to Florida’s registration requirement barred by...
McGroarty sued the Florida Department of Law Enforcement claiming a violation of his substantive due process rights under the Fourteenth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. McGroarty’s federal lawsuit...
View ArticleA jury must decide whether a tragic shooting by a Dothan, Alabama, police...
A man named Robert Lawrence was shot by a police officer in front of his wife and children after an incident that began when took a stray dog to the animal shelter in Dothan, Alabama. Lawrence and his...
View ArticlePrior state court sex offense qualified as an enhancement for federal child...
Jason Kushmaul was indicted by a federal grand jury on two counts of distributing child pornography and with possessing material containing child pornography involving a minor under the age of 12 in...
View ArticleUse of a fraudulent Order of Supervision violated a federal criminal statute
Ardon Chinchilla was charged in a federal indictment with violating 18 U.S.C. §1546 by using a fraudulent Order of Supervision to obtain a driver’s license from the Florida Department of Highway Safety...
View ArticleCity of Huntsville’s noise permit was not unconstitutionally applied against...
The Hendersons’ appeal involved a civil-rights suit against the City of Huntsville and the Chief of Police alleging that the Chief and the city violated their First Amendment rights to freedom of...
View ArticleConviction for crossing state lines to sexually abuse a minor upheld against...
Castaneda appealed his conviction for enticing a minor to engage in unlawful sexual activity in violation of 18 U.S.C. §2422 and one count of crossing a state line with intent to engage in sexual...
View ArticleFourth Amendment challenge to seizure fails because the defendant was free to...
Anthony Knights was convicted of the federal offense of possession of a firearm and ammunition by a convicted felon. In his appeal he challenged his conviction claiming the arresting officer violated...
View ArticleIn this 1983 civil rights lawsuit the court found the police officer acted...
This case involved an encounter between a taxicab driver named Junior Prosper and a Miami Dade police officer that resulted in Prosper’s death. Prosper’s widow sued the officer under 42 U.S.C. §1983...
View ArticleClaim against Sheriff for detaining wrong person in jail for three days was...
A deputy from the Martin County Sheriff’s Office pulled over Sosa’s car while driving. After checking his name in the computer system and finding an outstanding warrant for a David Sosa, Sosa...
View ArticleAlabama officer’s stop of a Florida driver for a violation of Alabama license...
Braddy was pulled over by an Alabama law enforcement officer on Interstate 65 in Saraland, Alabama. Initially the officer saw Braddy react suddenly to the presence of the officer’s marked patrol...
View ArticleConviction and life sentence for sex trafficking a minor and adults upheld as...
Williams appeals his conviction and sentence by a federal judge for the federal offense of sex trafficking involving a minor, and two adults. The evidence presented at his trial showed Williams used...
View ArticleLawsuit against a school board police officer for false arrest and...
Susan Khoury filed a lawsuit against the Miami Dade County School Board and Officer Williams, a school board police officer, for false arrest, excessive force, and First Amendment retaliation pursuant...
View ArticleToday We Honor Our Veterans
Veterans Day is a day set aside to honor and give thanks to veterans who gave service to the protection and preservation of our great country. On this Veterans Day I would like to honor the service of...
View ArticleProperty owner’s lawsuit against Sheriff in Alabama for property loss fails
Mr. Spencer sued Sheriff Jonathan Benison pursuant to 42 U.S.C §1983 claiming a violation of his Fifth Amendment rights against deprivation of property and liberty rights. He alleged that Benison...
View ArticleNo error in jury instructions for trial of a man who lured a minor online by...
Phillips went to trial and was convicted of a three-count federal indictment charging him with 1) persuading, inducing, and enticing a minor to engage in sexually explicit conduct for the purpose of...
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