Showing posts with label drugs. Show all posts
Showing posts with label drugs. Show all posts
Monday, June 18, 2012

Baumgartner’s Attorneys Get Three Months to Prepare

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The Knoxville case involving disgraced former judge Richard Baumgartner moved forward last week with news that his defense attorneys, Do...
Sunday, June 17, 2012

Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals Finds Career Criminal Not Entitled to Alternative Sentencing

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by Bryan Hoss State of Tennessee v. William Henry Wiggins The defendant, William Henry Wiggins, was convicted in Davidson County Cir...
Saturday, June 16, 2012

TN Court of Criminal Appeals Says Petition Regarding 1988 Drug Conviction is Moot

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Joby Lee Teal v. The Criminal Court of Shelby County, Tennessee Joby Lee Teal, a pro se petitioner, sought declaratory judgme...
Thursday, May 31, 2012

Tennessee Supreme Court to revisit "constructive possession" in State v. Robinson

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by Jay Perry It’s not an uncommon situation: late at night a car full of people is pulled over by police.  Inside the car the police f...
Thursday, May 17, 2012

Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals: Sentence can be revisited if ‘based on’ revised crack cocaine guidelines

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by Lee Davis US v. MICHAEL D. JACKSON FSA: challenges powder v. crack This appeal arises from the conviction of Michael Jackson aft...
Sunday, January 8, 2012

Governor Haslam Encourages a $6 Million Crime Prevention Plan for Tennessee

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The Tennessean reported Friday that Governor Haslam has devised a plan to help prevent crime and reduce the amount of violent crimes in the...
Wednesday, October 26, 2011

Sixth Circuit Reverses District Court's Refusal to Suppress Evidence Resulting From an Unreasonable Search and Seizure

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United States v. Beauchamp The Sixth Circuit decided U.S. v. Gevoyl Beauchamp , yesterday. Beauchamp pleaded guilty to possession with inte...
Wednesday, August 10, 2011

The Use of GPS Tracking Devices Without a Warrant is an Upcoming Issue Before the U.S. Supreme Court

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Looking ahead at the next U.S. Supreme Court season, one important issue the Court will have to deliberate is whether law enforcement office...
Saturday, July 30, 2011

Florida Drug Law Unconstitutional says, Federal Judge

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A Federal Judge in Florida has declared that state's drug law unconstitutional. The St. Petersberg Times  reports here  that: U.S. Dist...
Friday, July 8, 2011

6th Circuit Denies Retroactivity of the Fair Sentencing Act

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United States v. Marrero The 6th Circuit decided Wednesday that the Fair Sentencing Act of 2010 is not retroactive to the date when a de...
Friday, June 17, 2011

U.S. Supreme Court: Sentences Cannot be Increased Because of Rehabilitation

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Tapia v. United States The United States Supreme Court recently held that drug rehabilitation is no longer an appropriate reason for a long...
Friday, June 10, 2011

Supreme Court Finds Federal Minimum Sentences for Cocaine Apply to All Forms of Base Cocaine

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DEPIERRE v. UNITED STATES The Supreme Court decided (9-0) yesterday that the statutory minimum guidelines for cocaine base include all form...