Edward Young received a mandatory 15-year prison sentence for the crime of possessing seven shotgun shells belonging to his widowed neighbor. At sentencing he was confronted with the harshness of the Armed Career Criminal Act (ACCA). This sentence was upheld on appeal by the ...
Read MoreA recent Sixth Circuit opinion concerned a Tennessee man, Ronald Michael Cauthern v. Roland Colson , who was convicted of murder and rape and ...
View MoreU.S. v. Hughes In another confusing and unfortunate case involving the Fair Sentencing Act, the Sixth Circuit recently ruled against a man who had ...
View MoreJasubhai K Desai v. Raymond Booker This case begins with a doctor, Jasubhai Desai, and a nurse, Anna Marie Turetzky, agreeing to open a medical clinic ...
View MoreA recent New York Times story dealt with the surprising issue of mug shots available online and how these commercial operations can end up haunting ...
View MoreThe Sixth Circuit recently issued yet another opinion regarding the impact of the Fair Sentencing Act. This latest case, U.S. v. Bell, involved a ...
View MoreIn an incident that puts the notion that all publicity is good publicity to the test, a hotel in Pigeon Forge recently lost an appeal before the Sixth ...
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