February 2024 federal § 3553 and compassionate-release update covering Watkins sentencing explanation error, Hohn en banc attorney-client intrusion review, compassionate release based on nonretroactive changes in law, Amendment 821 screening, federal prison rumor control, and BOP relief statistics.
January 2024 federal Speedy Trial and plea-relief update covering Hart witness-tampering Speedy Trial Act relief, Newby Rogers resentencing, Tighe § 2255 appeal-consultation claim, Simpkins Indian Country sufficiency reversal, Swan involuntary plea withdrawal, Kearn plea-bargaining ineffective assistance, proposed guideline amendments, and BOP relief statistics.
January 2024 federal plea and crime-of-violence update covering Arce-Ayala guilty plea withdrawal after sentencing-credit misunderstanding, Daye Iowa domestic abuse assault predicate review, Chevron oral argument in Loper Bright and Relentless, First Step Act reform discussion, and BOP relief statistics.
January 2024 federal § 924(c) and Confrontation Clause update covering Smith v. Arizona forensic expert testimony, Erlinger ACCA different-occasions review, Chance Taylor § 924(c) relief, Ortiz-Orellana § 924(c)/§ 924(j) sentencing issues, Pettus obstruction enhancement resentencing, and BOP relief statistics.
January 2024 federal drug and firearm sentencing update covering Evans methamphetamine guideline errors, Gallagher trial-theory and evidentiary errors, Diaz-Diaz § 924(j) resentencing after Lora, Gamez Indiana arson ACCA predicate relief, Gatlin witness-tampering federal nexus reversal, and BOP relief statistics.
November 2023 federal ACCA and hearsay update covering Brown and Jackson ACCA serious drug offense review, McElrath double jeopardy after insanity acquittal, Wilkinson immigration hardship review, Yellowhorse Rule 804(b)(3) self-inculpatory hearsay analysis, and BOP relief statistics.
Special Thanksgiving Edition covering Erlinger v. United States, ACCA different-occasions jury findings, Sixth Amendment sentencing rights, Supreme Court drug-case watch, safety-valve eligibility, forfeiture due process, ACCA drug predicates, forensic expert testimony, drug mens rea evidence, and federal relief screening.
November 2023 federal firearm and mens rea update covering Rahimi Second Amendment review, Diaz Rule 704(b) drug-courier expert testimony, Miles multiplicitous firearm convictions, Williams and Prince § 922(g)(1) Bruen decisions, and BOP relief statistics.
November 2023 federal restitution and acquitted-conduct update covering Rahimi Second Amendment review, Sweatt restitution payment-schedule authority under § 3664(k), H.R. 5430 acquitted-conduct legislation, BOP statistics, and federal relief screening.
November 2023 federal white-collar and firearm update covering Rahimi Second Amendment review, Range § 922(g)(1) litigation, Ramos-Baez coconspirator hearsay remand, Banks fraud-loss sentencing developments, acquitted-conduct legislation, and BOP relief statistics.