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Friday, August 18, 2017

Federal Court upholds RICO and wire fraud conviction for New Jersey political party official

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In United States v. Ferriero , __F.3d.__, 2017 WL 3319283, 15-4064 (3rd Cir. Aug. 4, 2017), the Third Circuit upheld a RICO violation wh...

Mailing Threatening Communications is a Crime of Violence and a Judicial Proposal for Reform of the Categorical Approach

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In United States v. Chapman , __F.3d__, No. 16-1810, 2017 WL 3319287 (3d Cir. Aug. 4, 2017), the Third Circuit held that mailing a letter co...

Denial of Suppression Reversed Because of De Facto Arrest

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In United States v. Wrensford , __ F.3d __, 2017 WL 3222511, No. 16-1373, No. 16-1395 (3rd Cir. July 31, 2017), the Third Circuit addressed ...
Wednesday, August 02, 2017

Government does not need warrant for cell tower information when complying with statutes allowing for court orders to cell phone companies for location information/ Religious Freedom Restoration Act cannot be used to violent crimes

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USA v. Stimler, et al ., No . 15-4053, 4094 and 4095 (3d Cir, 7/7/17) The defendants were all Orthodox rabbis convicted of attempted ki...

When sentencing for state crimes under the Assimilative Crimes Act, district courts must apply Sentencing Guidelines for crimes that are “sufficiently analogous” when elements of state and federal crimes are compared

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USA v. Carolyn Jackson and John Jackson , No. 16-1200 (7/6/17, 3d Cir.) In an 80 plus page opinion, followed by a 30 or so page impassi...
Sunday, July 09, 2017

Jurisdiction for revocation of supervised release where revocation also imposed in other District on concurrent case and local Probation Office was not supervising releasee

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In United States v. Johnson , 2017 WL 2819210 (June 30, 2017), http://www2.ca3.uscourts.gov/opinarch/163268p.pdf , the Third Circuit rej...
Saturday, July 08, 2017

Remand for evidentiary hearing on trial counsel's ineffectiveness regarding co-defendant's statements to a psychiatrist being used for their truth against defendant

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In Lambert v. Warden , 2017 WL 2784960 (June 28, 2017), http://www2.ca3.uscourts.gov/opinarch/161209p.pdf , the Third Circuit held that an...
Wednesday, June 21, 2017

FBI agent's leaks to local media outlets did not violate defendant's Fifth and Sixth Amendment rights

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In United States v. Chaka Fattah, Jr., Docket No. 16-1265 (3d Cir. June 2, 2017) , the Third Circuit considered whether a FBI agent's le...