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Government’s Pretrial Seizure of Defendant’s Untainted Assets NOT Allowed

Posted on May 20, 2016
Sila Luis v. US,  No. 14-419.  (United States Supreme Court March 30, 2016)

A federal statute provides that a court may freeze before trial certain assets belonging to a criminal defendant accused of violations of federal health care or banking laws. See 18 U. S. C. §1345. Those assets...

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Government’s Pretrial Seizure of Defendant’s Untainted Assets NOT Allowed

Posted on May 20, 2016
Sila Luis v. US,  No. 14-419.  (United States Supreme Court March 30, 2016)

A federal statute provides that a court may freeze before trial certain assets belonging to a criminal defendant accused of violations of federal health care or banking laws. See 18 U. S. C. §1345. Those assets...

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FRE 701 Opinion Testimony by Lay Witnesses – Boilerplate Rules

Posted on February 26, 2016
United States v. Terry Joe Smith, Nos. 14-3744 & 14-3721.  

Terry Joe Smith, a police officer in Putnam County, Indiana (roughly midway between Indianapolis and Terre Haute), was convicted by a jury in federal court of violating 18 U.S.C. § 242 by depriving two persons, under color of...

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