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Order of Restitution Exceeding Victim’s Actual Losses Is Illegal Sentence

An order of restitution that exceeds the victim’s actual losses or damages is an illegal [...]

Special Conditions of Probation Not Justified, Substantively Unreasonable

United States v. Wolf Child 2012 WL 5200347 (9th Cir. 2012). Special conditions of probation [...]

Prior Aggravated Assault Under Texas Law Was Not a “Crime of Violence”

United States v. Duran 2012 WL 4947031 (10th Cir. 2012). Prior aggravated assault under Texas law was [...]

Defendant Constructively Possessed Firearms Sold to Undercover Officer

United States v. Rungaray 2012 WL 4748708 (9th Cir. 2012) Defendant constructively possessed firearms he sold [...]

Child Protection Act of 2012 Passed

On Monday of this week, the U.S. Senate unanimously approved legislation authored by House Judiciary [...]

Requiring a Suspect to Wait for Drug Dog at the Scene Was Unreasonable

Requiring a suspect to wait 1:15 (one hour and fifteen minutes) on the side of [...]

Police Officer’s Failure to Knock and Announce Violated 4th Amendment

Police Officer’s Failure to Knock and Announce Violated Fourth Amendment – Officers Were Unreasonable in [...]

Cop’s “Weapons Frisk” of Locked Vehicle Deemed Improper

Defendant was parked and approached by an officer.  The officer asked Defendant to step out [...]

Colorado Legalizes Recreational Use of Marijuana – Law Update

COLORADO LEGALIZES RECREATIONAL MARIJUANA – LAW UPDATE Amendment 64 allowing the legalization of recreational use [...]

Contractor, Pinned by Backhoe, Dies in Galveston Shipyard

GALVESTON — A Channelview man working at a Galveston shipyard died Monday afternoon in a [...]