Criminal Law and Procedure

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Eighth Circuit Affirms Offshore Account Related Conviction
Posted on 30 Jan 2014 by Jack Townsend

In United States v. Picardi, ___ F.3d )___, 2014 U.S. App.LEXIS 502 (8th Cir. 2014), here , the Eight Circuit affirmed conviction on counts of tax evasion (5 counts), tax perjury (5 counts) and FBAR violations (3 counts). The Court of Appeals states the... Read More

How a Criminal Defense Lawyer Can Help You
Posted on 12 Jun 2015 by JeffTomczak

(Image credit: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b7/Law3.jpg) People or organizations embroiled in lawsuits due to accusations of criminal misconduct need to engage the services of a attorney to defend themselves. It is the duty of... Read More

District Court Case on Brady Obligations and Uncertain Legal Duty
Posted on 25 Jun 2014 by Jack Townsend

The name of this case initially attracted me. United States v. Townsend , 2014 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 70656 [ enhanced version available to lexis.com subscribers ] (ED WA 2014), here . It turns out the defendant is no relation to me. But the case proved to... Read More