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Drug Convictions Reversed due to Trial Judge's Biased Comments
February 4th, 2021
The Case and Ruling In late December, in United States v. Raymundi-Hernandez, the 1st Circuit Court reversed not only Mr. Raymundi-Hernandez’s conviction for narcotics trafficking, but convictions of three other codefendants / alleged coconspir…
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2020- Year in Review for the Criminal Justice System
January 24th, 2021
The January 20, 2021 issue of the New Hampshire Bar News printed excerpts from an article that Kaylee Doty and I wrote, “The Criminal Justice System in 2020 – A Year Like No Other”. You can read the excerpted article in the newspape…
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Sentence Reduction Under 3582c1A for Extraordinary and Compelling Reasons
November 18th, 2019
Contributor: Richard Guerriero
U.S. v. Urkevich order, 03-cr-00037, Nebraska District Court, link to the order here: Urkevick order c1A
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30 Days Deprivation of Liberty Not Enough for Assaulting Libertarian
September 12th, 2019
The Court Ruling The 6th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled this week that a sentencing judge gave too lenient a sentence – 30 days in jail – to the man who assaulted the world’s most famous libertarian, Senator Rand Paul. Senator Paul&…
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1st Circuit Reverses Felony Convictions - Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
January 13th, 2018
Overview – Important Federal Circuit Decision On January 9, 2018, the 1st Circuit issued an important decision for the criminal justice system, and for Eber Rivera, who may have been wrongfully convicted of Armed Assault with Intent to Murder a…
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Federal Court Reverses Drug Convictions -Prosecutorial Misconduct
February 9th, 2017
The Court’s Ruling On February 3d, 2017, the First Circuit Court of Appeals in Boston reversed felony drug convictions for conspiracy to smuggle cocaine from Puerto Rico to the continental United States, because of the prosecutor’s improp…
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Winning Strategies Seminar - and Drug War Reform
February 10th, 2016
On January 28-30, Ted Lothstein and Richard Guerriero flew out to San Antonio, Texas for a three-day federal criminal defense continuing legal education course entitled “Winning Strategies Seminar” and presented by the Administrative Offi…
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First Circuit Orders Sentence Reduction
November 11th, 2015
Court Orders Sentence Reduction underAmendment 782 Effective November 1, 2014, Amendment 782 to the United States Sentencing Guidelines, the so-called “Drugs Minus Two Amendment” reduced the guidelines for all federal drug offenses by two…
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First Circuit Affirms Drug Convictions
November 8th, 2015
Boston Court Issues Published Decision in Case Handled by Lothstein Guerriero, PLLC On November, 4, 2015, the First Circuit Court of Appeals in Boston issued a published decision in an appeal handled by Ted Lothstein, United States v. Sean Brown, No.…
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1st Circuit: Sentencing Judge Can Sentence Based on Facts in PSR
October 5th, 2015
An important new 1st Circuit decision reminds us that the lawyer’s duty to object to inadmissible material can be just as important during sentencing, as at trial. Luis Cirilo pled guilty to unlawful firearm possession, pursuant to a plea agree…
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