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CONTACT DAVID FINN CONTACT DAVID FINN Confrontation Clause Alive & Well in Dallas Note: There are some judges who actually believe that the Confrontation Clause to the United States Constitution does not apply to domestic violence cases. [Perhaps these judges can...
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CONTACT DAVID FINN CONTACT DAVID FINN Downward Departure Upheld: Recent Opinion Departures ( 5K ) United States v. Pepper 2007 U.S. App. LEXIS 11885 (8th Cir. 2007) 40% downward departure for substantial assistance upheld The defendant pled guilty to conspiracy to...
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CONTACT DAVID FINN CONTACT DAVID FINN Texas Lawyer: Felony DWI & Murder Felony DWI Can Be Basis for Felony Murder Prosecution By Mary Alice Robbins Texas Lawyer Friday, June 29, 2007 Prosecutors can use the offense of felony driving while intoxicated to boost the...
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CONTACT DAVID FINN CONTACT DAVID FINN Federal & State: What’s the Difference? RUSTY DUNCAN ADVANCED CRIMINAL LAW COURSE San Antonio, Texas. Summer 2007. TEXAS STATE COURT VS. UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE? Written and Presented...
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CONTACT DAVID FINN CONTACT DAVID FINN Coach Not Indicted: Dallas Morning News Carroll coach who had sex with student won’t go to trial Carroll ISD: Move not to indict highlights ’03 law’s varying results 12:00 AM CDT on Friday, June 22, 2007 By JEFF...
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CONTACT DAVID FINN CONTACT DAVID FINN New U.S. Supreme Court Decision-Sentencing Guidelines The Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that a federal criminal sentence within the Guidelines may be presumed to be reasonable when the case is on appeal. However, it said that...
