Posts In 2011

Fourth Circuit Comes Close to Addressing FSA Questions May 10

In an opinion released last week, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit came close to addressing the applicability of ...

Bill Brennan to Testify Before U.S. Sentencing Commission Mar 17

Bill Brennan will testify today before the United States Sentencing Commission on behalf of the Practitioner’s Advisory Group. The ...

Fourth Circuit Reverses Conviction Because of Illegal Seizure Mar 05

United States of America v. David Foster, No. 09-5161 (4th Cir. March 2, 2011). Available here.The U.S. Court of Appeals for the ...

Supreme Court Widens Sentencing Courts Discretion on Remand Mar 03

Pepper v. United States, No. 09-6822 (March 2, 2011) In an opinion filed yesterday, the Supreme Court held that upon the ...

Fourth Circuit Faults All Parties Vacates and Remands Feb 04

United States v. Lorenzo Martez Lewis, No. 09-4467 (4th. Cir. Feb. 2, 2011) (available here ) In a case decided this week, the ...

Fourth Circuit Vacates Improper Leadership Enhancement Jan 28

In an opinion filed yesterday (available here ), the Fourth Circuit vacated and remanded a case for sentencing where a district ...