Go “D”!

In this Memorandum Opinion, Federal District Judge Henry Hudson held that the application of the 2008 Federal Sentencing Guidelines violated the ex post facto clause of the US Constitution.   Federal prosecutors had argued that the guidelines no longer implicate the ex post facto clause following the Supreme Court’s decision in US v. Booker.  They were wrong.  

Go “D”!

We bring you two nice defense victories this week: The first win is US v. Burke, a case in which Judge Roger Titus sitting in the District of Maryland granted the Defendant’s motion to suppress statements and evidence flowing from an illegal traffic stop.  The issue was whether a traffic stop that served as the pretext for an investigation [...]