Here, the Court unanimously held that the definition of “burglary” under the ACCA encompasses not just “dwellings,” but also any “vehicle that has been adapted or is customarily used for overnight accommodation”

The Supreme Court has once again addressed the much beleaguered Armed Career Criminal Act, 18 U.S.C. § 924(e) ...

In 2009, the Appellant in this case, Jessie Lobbins, was detained in a Tennessee state prison while awaiting trial on Federal charges for murder d other crimes related to his membership in the “Vice Lords” gang. While in prison, he attacked anther inmate, one Maurice Boyd, with a prison shank ...

This decision highlights one of the first cases that we have seen in which a court issued a novel Order authorizing the compelled use of a target’s biometric features to unlock cellphones and computers seized under the scope of a search warrant. In issuing that Order, the Court acknowledged that ...

In this comprehensive decision, Judge Hamilton has given us the complete “Certificate of Innocence Guide for Dummies.” He did that in the context of authorizing the issuance of a Certificate of Innocence pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 2513(b) - a prerequisite to the recovery of damages against the United States ...

This is an interesting decision in which Judge Trenga not only trashed the Government’s case against the Defendant, he also raised a number of interesting legal issues that could be raised by defendants in many child pornography cases.

On August 17, 2017, the Defendant in this case, Jerry Dean Dillingham, ...