Dallas Criminal Lawyer – David Finn

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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COALITION TO PRESERVE THE ATTORNEY-CLIENT PRIVILEGE
American Chemistry Council
American Civil Liberties Union
Association of Corporate Counsel
Business Civil Liberties, Inc.
Business Roundtable
The Financial Services Roundtable
Frontiers of Freedom
Lawyers for Civil Justice
National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
National Association of Manufacturers
Retail Industry Leaders Association
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
COMPREHENSIVE REFORM STILL CRITICALLY NEEDED TO PROTECT
ATTORNEY-CLIENT PRIVILEGE AND EMPLOYEE LEGAL RIGHTS
In response to growing concerns [...]

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WASHINGTON, DC — The Coalition to Preserve the Attorney-Client Privilege issued the following statement on the Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation proceedings scheduled for January 15, 2009 on the nomination of Eric H. Holder Jr., to be Attorney General of the United States:

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The following is a publication of the Office of the Federal Public Defender for the Northern District of
New York. The cases are from United States Courts of Appeal and the United States Supreme Court. The
opinions contain at least one point favorable to criminal defendants.
The purpose is to give CJA Panel Attorneys a shortcut to case [...]

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Here’s the opinion referenced in earlier blog entry.

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