The Los Angeles Times reported that the "Barefoot Bandit," as he was came to be known, was sentenced Friday in federal court for his four-year international crime spree involving stolen planes, boats and weapons.Surprisingly, the 20-year-old was handed down a prison...
Prosecutors are not allowed to use evidence in a criminal trial if the evidence was collected illegally, in violation of our Constitutional rights. The Fourth Amendment guarantees us the right to be free from unreasonable search and seizure by the government. This...
Most often when we think of drug charges, we might think of someone being arrested during a traffic stop after the police had found marijuana or cocaine in their car. But over the last few years law enforcement officials have been increasing their investigations into...
This week the United States Supreme Court overturned a criminal conviction against a man because it was determined that the prosecution had failed to disclose exculpatory evidence, that is evidence which would have helped the criminal suspect to convince the jury that...
There are many kinds of offenses that can be prosecuted as federal crimes. And individuals who are facing allegations by the federal government may face a tough legal challenge. The United States Department of State's Diplomatic Security Services recently announced...
