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Criminal – Man convicted for role in attempted murder of witness
Clifton Mosley's convictions for witness-murder and marijuana trafficking in Baltimore are affirmed by the 4th Circuit Court, rejecting all appeal grounds.
Criminal – Multiple defendants found guilty for roles in arranged murder
Where four defendants challenged their convictions on multiple counts, arising out of a failed drug transaction and subsequent murder, the court rejected each of their arguments and affirmed the convictions. […]
Criminal – District court must consider defendant’s as-applied challenge to § 922(g)(9)
Where the district court held that 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(9) was unconstitutional as applied to the defendant, but subsequent appellate decisions clarified the proper analytical framework for Second Amendment challenges […]
Criminal – District court’s sentencing error deemed harmless
Where the district court erred in applying a career-offender enhancement, but it made clear it would have imposed the same sentence even without the enhancement, and the sentence was substantively […]
Criminal – Multiple convictions for supporting terrorism are vacated
Where a man was convicted of aiding and abetting, conspiring and attempting to contribute to terrorist groups, but his speech urged criminal activity that was neither sufficiently imminent nor sufficiently […]
Criminal – District court did not err in refusing to give ‘unconscious bias’ jury instruction
Where a man convicted for making threatening phone calls argued the trial court erred when it refused to give his “unconscious bias” jury instruction, this argument was rejected. The court […]
Kentucky House forms impeachment panel targeting judge
Kentucky House lawmakers formed an impeachment committee to review petitions against three officials, including a state Supreme Court justice.
Restitution can’t be ordered for pre-MVRA crime, SCOTUS rules
The Supreme Court ruled restitution under the MVRA is criminal punishment and cannot be imposed retroactively for crimes committed before the law took effect in 1996.
SCOTUS narrows federal bar on ‘successive’ PCR filings
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled AEDPA’s bar on successive habeas claims does not apply to federal prisoners filing §2255 motions.
Criminal-Police had reasonable suspicion to conduct Terry stop
Where officers saw a bulge in the defendant’s pants that was consistent with the shape of a firearm, knew that he could not lawfully possess a firearm and the defendant […]
Search and Seizure – Police lacked reasonable suspicion to extend traffic stop
Where the police lacked reasonable suspicion to extend a traffic stop, the defendant’s motion to suppress a firearm should have been granted. Background Tremayne Hawkins was indicted for unlawful possession […]
Criminal: Explosive support statute is not facially unconstitutional
Where a man convicted of violating 18 U.S.C. § 842(p)(2)(B), which prohibits individuals from teaching or otherwise disseminating information relating to making and using explosives, destructive devices and weapons of mass destruction, argued the statute was facially unconstitutional, this argument failed.
Verdicts & Settlements
- Medical Malpractice-Patient received spleen injury during colonoscopy
- Medical Malpractice Patient suffers complications from improper cyst removal
- Motor Vehicle Negligence Henrico driver sustained wrist fracture in five-car collision
- Medical Malpractice-Patient dies following blood loss in surgery
- Motor Vehicle Negligence – Defense points to plaintiff’s prior collision, stressors
- Medical Malpractice – Ingrown toenail removal leads to CRPS type 2
- Motor Vehicle Negligence Rear-seat passenger injured when car hits telephone pole
- Motor Vehicle Negligence- Car crash after back surgery causes additional injuries
- Medical Malpractice – Jurors side with cardiologist over treatment of strokes
- Negligence and Tort- Ice pack use during tattoo removal causes frostbite
- Workers’ Compensation Struck by metal door at workplace, plaintiff sustains subdural hematoma
Opinion Digests
- Criminal – Spouses convicted of construction fraud
- Landlord and tenant – Tenant’s challenge to eviction is dismissed
- Tort – Lawsuit by ‘sting’ victim against conservative organization is dismissed
- Criminal – Defendant’s request to withdraw guilty plea is denied
- Employment – Fairfax County prevails on firefighter’s employment claims
- Prisons – Multiple experts precluded in suit over inmate’s death
- Criminal – District court sufficiently explained resentencing decision
- Criminal – Wealth of evidence supports firearm possession conviction
- Criminal – District court wrongly refused to order forfeiture
- Criminal – Man convicted of killing informant
- Negligence – Jury will decide if business was negligent in slip-and-fall case
- Domestic Relations – Trial court’s clarification of QDRO was not improper
