http://www.georgiafederalcriminallawyerblog.com/ Published by Kish & Lietz, P.C. en-us 2012-02-02T15:58:55-05:00 http://www.georgiafederalcriminallawyerblog.com/2012/02/eleventh_circuit_reverses_coun.html A few hours ago the Atlanta-based United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit reversed a former county attorney's mail fraud and money laundering convictions based on a "material variance" between the allegations in the indictment and the proof... Appeals Paul Kish 2012-02-02T15:58:55-05:00 http://www.georgiafederalcriminallawyerblog.com/2012/01/supreme_court_unanimously_hold.html Earlier this morning the United States Supreme Court issued a unanimous 9-0 decision, holding that the police engaged in a Fourth Amendment "search" when, without the benefit of a valid warrant, they put a GPS tracking device on a suspect's... Criminal Justice Issues Paul Kish 2012-01-23T13:28:09-05:00 http://www.georgiafederalcriminallawyerblog.com/2012/01/eleventh_circuit_reverses_phys_1.html In a federal white collar criminal case originating out of the Northern District of Florida, the Eleventh Circuit recently reversed a physician's conviction and 292 month sentence. The case involved a family practice doctor who was charged by the federal... Carl Lietz 2012-01-20T06:50:38-05:00 http://www.georgiafederalcriminallawyerblog.com/2012/01/us_supreme_court_sides_with_al.html Today, by a 7-2 vote, the United States Supreme Court sided with a man on Alabama's death row. The Supreme Court overturned a decision where the Eleventh Circuit held that a death-row inmate should lose his ability to challenge his... Paul Kish 2012-01-18T16:57:08-05:00 http://www.georgiafederalcriminallawyerblog.com/2011/12/appeals_court_in_atlanta_rever.html The United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, siting here in Atlanta, reversed a federal tax conviction today because the judge impermissibly participated in plea discussions with the Defendant. The case is United States v. Davila. The Federal... Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals Paul Kish 2011-12-21T14:59:34-05:00 http://www.georgiafederalcriminallawyerblog.com/2011/11/court_of_appeals_affirms_part.html In a case arising out of south Florida and its proximity with Cuba, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit recently affirmed parts of a case involving a plan to smuggle potential baseball players into the United... Paul Kish 2011-11-07T16:34:11-05:00 http://www.georgiafederalcriminallawyerblog.com/2011/09/court_of_appeals_affirms_life.html In a federal white collar criminal case originating out of the Northern District of Florida (Pensacola Division), the Eleventh Circuit recently affirmed life sentences for a pain management physician convicted of various federal offenses. Among other things, the federal indictment... Carl Lietz 2011-09-20T22:01:14-05:00 http://www.georgiafederalcriminallawyerblog.com/2011/08/overzealous_prosecution_of_doc.html A seemingly overzealous prosecution team went after a medical doctor in a federal criminal prosecution regarding supposed excessive prescriptions for pain medicines. My law partner Carl recently wrote on this same topic. The defense team uncovered the possibly improper prosecution... Appeals Paul Kish 2011-08-30T14:15:02-05:00 http://www.georgiafederalcriminallawyerblog.com/2011/08/federal_sentencing_law_in_the_1.html Lawyers that specialize in defending federal criminal cases may be interested to know that the federal sentencing commission recently released a document entitled: "Selected Post-Booker and Guideline Application Decisions for the Eleventh Circuit". According to the Commission, "[t]he document is... Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals Carl Lietz 2011-08-29T10:05:22-05:00 http://www.georgiafederalcriminallawyerblog.com/2011/08/restitution_in_federal_crimina.html The Eleventh Circuit issued an opinion today on a fraud case out of Florida involving issues related to restitution. The appellate court reversed the restitution order, ruling that the government had not adequately proved the amount of restitution, nor had... Paul Kish 2011-08-15T17:17:06-05:00