In an emphatic summary reversal of the lower court, the Supreme Court held in a per curiam summary reversal Grady v. North Carolina, No. 14-593 (S. Ct. March 30, 2015) that satellite monitoring programs for sex offenders – the ankle […]
In an emphatic summary reversal of the lower court, the Supreme Court held in a per curiam summary reversal Grady v. North Carolina, No. 14-593 (S. Ct. March 30, 2015) that satellite monitoring programs for sex offenders – the ankle […]
Two Supreme Court justices are speaking out against mandatory minimums and saying the correctional system is broken. Of note is that one of them, Justice Kennedy, normally sides with law enforcement on questions of criminal procedure. This type of top-down […]
Great story this morning on the personal costs of remote incarceration. Local jails are shipping inmates long distances to serve relatively short sentences. While it may save some government resources, the removal from society only enhances the difficulties of re-integration […]
Interesting data of US Sentencing Commission. 50% of federal inmates are there for drugs. Remaining 50%- robbery, fraud, firearms, sex offenses combined. See full report at Quick Facts on Federal Offenders in Prison
Every case deserves a detailed look. Confessions can be coerced. Prosecutors can make mistakes. It’s great to see law-enforcement led initiatives to ensure the system seeks and finds, not convictions, but the truth. Exonerations Of The Wrongfully Convicted Hit Record […]
They fought for us, and now it’s our turn to fight for them. Wonderful to see Fairfax Court paving the way for Veteran’s Court in Northern Virginia. So many courageous men and women returning from the battlefield deserve our admiration, […]
NIJ Flier re Deterrence.pdf Something we always knew, but now the Department of Justice is finally confirming through its own research. Full Flyer Attached Five Things About Deterrence Does punishment prevent crime? If so, how, and to what extent? Deterrence […]
Instead Of Charging Him For Shoplifting, Officer Helps Single Dad Feed His Baby HUFFINGTON POST By Ryan Grenoble Superman has a cape, Spider-Man his webs, and Justin Roby has … baby formula.Roby, an officer with the London Police Department in […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 18, 2014) — The United States Sentencing Commission voted unanimously today at a public meeting to apply a reduction in the sentencing guideline levels applicable to most federal drug trafficking offenders retroactively, meaning that many offenders currently […]
“Chong wasn’t forgotten. He was ignored. The former would merely be callous incompetence. The latter is what happens when you are conditioned to see drug offenders as less than human.” READ THE STORY at Washington Post
Contactless video consultations available. Please note, if you are inquiring about an expungement, sealing, or pardon, please answer the questions on those pages to help us better assist you.
Descriptions and summaries about the attorneys’ prior cases and settlements found on this website are intended only to provide information about the activities and experience of our attorneys and should not be understood as a guarantee or assurance of future success in any matter. The results portrayed were dependent on a variety of facts and circumstances unique to the particular matters described. Past results are not a guarantee of future results, and the outcome of your particular case or matter cannot be predicted using a lawyer’s or law firm’s past results. Every case is unique and different and should be evaluated on its own merits, without comparison to other cases that may have had different facts and circumstances.