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Federal Appeals
- If a Federal Criminal Defendant Says Appeal, File the Notice
- Eleventh Circuit Criminal Appeals Attorney
- Federal Sentence Reduced by 107 Months Following Successful Appeal and Resentencing
- Federal Criminal Appeal Deadline: A Motion to Reconsider Sentence Does Not Stop the Clock
- Eleventh Circuit Vacates John Lee’s 17-Year Sentence
- Attorney Michael J. Petro Petitions Supreme Court to Stop Wrongful COVID-19 Prosecution
- Attorney Petro Files 7th Circuit Brief
Federal Criminal Defense
- Map of Chicago Homicides 2001 – 2016
- Not Guilty After Cross-Examination of Chicago Police Officer
- Federal Criminal Forfeiture and Third-Party Property Claims
- Federal Motion to Suppress Evidence Granted
- Vindictive Prosecution: When Prosecutors Retaliate Against a Defendant
- Federal Gun Charges: Mere Proximity Is Not Constructive Possession
- Federal Entrapment Defense: When Is a Defendant Entitled to a Jury Instruction?
- The Beginning of the Seventh Circuit Criminal Law Alert
- 18 U.S.C. § 1001: False Statements to the Federal Government
- Winning Ugly: Persistence Leads to Not Guilty
- Federal Pretrial Asset Seizure and the Right to Hire an Attorney
- Chicago’s Most Dangerous ‘L’ Stops
- Federal Criminal Forfeiture Defense Saves Client $550,000
- Attorney Petro Talks On BayNews9 About Florida’s New Open Carry Law
Federal Criminal Procedure
- Federal Judge Recusal Under 28 U.S.C. § 455
- Brady Evidence and Hidden Exculpatory Information in Federal Cases
- Missing Witness Instruction: Boilerplate Rules in Federal Criminal Cases
- Federal Writ of Coram Nobis: Challenging a Conviction After the Sentence Is Complete
- Federal Preliminary Hearings: What Defendants Should Know
- Fifth Amendment Right to Remain Silent: You May Need to Invoke It
- Willful Blindness Jury Instruction: Suspicion Is Not Knowledge
- Judge Posner Explains Proper Procedure Police Must Use for Photo Array Lineups
- Right to Counsel of Choice in a Federal Criminal Case
- When Police Questioning Becomes Custodial Under Miranda
- Received a Federal Subpoena: What Should You Do?
- Batson Challenges to Discriminatory Jury Strikes in Federal Court
- Federal Jury Polling After a Criminal Verdict
- Can You Expunge a Federal Conviction?
- Illinois Grand Jury Subpoena Attorney: What You Should Know
- How to Make the Federal Speedy Trial Clock Start Ticking
- Suppressing an In-Court Identification After an Unlawful Lineup
Federal Drug Crimes
- Protected Proffer Statements Cannot Increase Drug Quantity at Sentencing
- Federal Drug Conspiracy: Sufficiency of Evidence and Variance
- Federal Drug Conspiracy: When Is a Buyer-Seller Relationship a Conspiracy?
- Federal Possession With Intent to Distribute: When Does Drug Quantity Prove Intent?
- Federal Drug Sentencing: Relevant Conduct and Drug Quantity
- Federal Drug Crimes Attorney Michael J. Petro Will Protect Your Rights
Federal Evidence
- Cross-Examining Government Informants in Federal Court
- United States v. Gomez and the Rule 404(b) Evidence Standard
- The Bruton Rule and Redacted Co-defendant Confessions
- Drug Expert Testimony About Coded Conversations
- Video Evidence and the Confrontation Clause
- Authenticating Audio Recordings Under Federal Rule 901
- Federal Rule of Evidence 902(11): Challenging Certified Business Records in Criminal Cases
- Challenging Police Expert Testimony Under Federal Rule 702
- Trial Exhibits During Federal Jury Deliberations
- Prior Sexual Misconduct Evidence Under Rules 413 and 414
- FRE 701 Opinion Testimony by Lay Witnesses – Boilerplate Rules
- Federal Rule 404(b) and the Improper Use of Prior Bad Acts
- Eyewitness Identification Expert Testimony Leads to Not Guilty Verdict
- Eyewitness Identification Expert Testimony in Criminal Trials
- Challenging Coconspirator Statements Under Rule 801(d)(2)(E)
Federal Sentencing
- Zero Point Sentencing Amendment Explained
- USSG § 3B1.2 Mitigating Role Reduction in Federal Sentencing
- Federal Sentencing Attorney Michael Petro Explains Concurrent Sentences
- Earning First Step Act Time Credits
- Federal Sentencing Guidelines Attorney
- Federal Sentencing Attorney Michael Petro Explains the Obstruction Enhancement
- U.S.S.G. § 3C1.1 Obstruction of Justice Enhancement
- USSG § 3B1.1 Supervisory Role Enhancement: Seven-Factor Checklist
- Stash House Sentencing Enhancement Under USSG § 2D1.1(b)(12)
- Federal Sentencing Attorney Michael Petro Explains § 3553(a)
- Federal Sentencing Attorney Michael Petro Secures 17 Month Sentence Reduction
- Federal Sentencing Attorney Michael Petro Explains Acceptance of Responsibility
- Federal Sentencing Attorney Michael Petro Challenges False Sentencing Facts
- Federal Sentencing Attorney Michael Petro Explains Double Counting
- Federal Sentencing Attorney Michael Petro on Excessive Prison Terms
- Federal Compassionate Release Attorney Michael J. Petro
Fraud & Financial Crimes
- Does Federal Mail or Wire Fraud Require Financial Loss?
- Honest Services Fraud Sentencing: Value of Benefit Received
- Honest Services Fraud and Official Acts in Federal Corruption Cases
- Federal Medicare Fraud Defense Attorney
- Federal Price-Fixing Attorney
- Federal Grand Jury Subpoena to an Accountant: Is the Information Privileged?
- Federal Sentencing Guidelines Loss Calculation Under U.S.S.G. § 2B1.1
- Good Faith and Intent to Repay in Federal Fraud Cases
- Civil Investigative Demands (CIDs): What They Are and How Attorney Michael J. Petro Can Help
- Federal Mail and Wire Fraud Statute of Limitations
Search and Seizure
- Federal Wiretaps and the Title III Necessity Requirement
- The Fourth Amendment and the Third-Party Doctrine
- Handy Chart Determines If Driver of Rental Car Has Standing to Contest Search
- Anticipatory Search Warrants and Triggering Conditions
- Consent to Search a Home and the Voluntariness Requirement
- StingRay Cell Phone Tracking and the Fourth Amendment
- When Can Police Search a Cell Phone Without a Warrant?
- Can Police Stop a Vehicle Leaving a Suspected Drug House?
- Charges Dismissed After Motion to Suppress Filed in Pinellas County Drug Case
- Search Warrants and the Leon Good Faith Exception: Boilerplate Rules
- How Long Can Police Hold a Cell Phone Before Getting a Warrant?
- Federal Motion to Suppress Evidence Attorney
- The Collective Knowledge Doctrine in Federal Searches and Arrests
- When Can Police Stop a Driver for Suspected Cell Phone Use?
- Gun Suppressed After Successful Fourth Amendment Challenge
- Can Police Stop You Based on an Anonymous Tip?
- Fourth Amendment Terry Stops and Protective Frisks
- Inevitable Discovery and Inventory Searches of Vehicles
- IP Address Search Warrants in Federal Criminal Investigations
- Search Warrants and Probable Cause: When Can a Warrant Be Challenged?
- Franks Hearings and False Search Warrant Affidavits