Dallas Criminal Lawyer – David Finn

The personal online journal of David Finn, Dallas criminal lawyer and former elected criminal trial judge.

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Orders of Non-Disclosure

February 11th, 2009 · No Comments

IF AN OFFENSE IS A MISDEMEANOR UNDER THE FOLLOWING CHAPTERS, THEN A DEFENDANT MAY FILE A PETITION FOR NON-DISCLOSURE IMMEDIATELY AFTER COMPLETION AND DISMISSAL OF THE DEFERRED ADJUDICATION COMMUNITY SUPERVISION:

IF AN OFFENSE IS A MISDEMEANOR UNDER THE FOLLOWING CHAPTERS, THEN A DEFENDANT MAY FILE A PETITION FOR NON-DISCLOSURE IMMEDIATELY AFTER COMPLETION AND DISMISSAL OF THE DEFERRED ADJUDICATION COMMUNITY SUPERVISION:

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U.S. Supreme Court has had it with District Courts

January 27th, 2009 · No Comments

For the second time in less than a week, the Supreme Court has summarily reversed a federal appeals court for failing to strictly follow post-Booker sentencing law. 
In Nelson v. United States, __ S.Ct. __, 2009 WL 160585 (Jan. 26, 2009), the Court took the Fourth Circuit to task for affirming a within-guidelines sentence despite the [...]

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