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Federal Courts Fat Cat Loses Insufficient Evidence Appeal

Fat Cat Loses Insufficient Evidence Appeal

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Robert Sills - who we'll call by his drug-runner street name, "Fat Cat" - appealed his conviction for conspiracy to distribute five kilograms of more of...

Federal Courts Sixth Cir. Denies Cops Qualified Immunity in Excessive Force Case

Sixth Cir. Denies Cops Qualified Immunity in Excessive Force Case

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We occasionally like to take a gander at the FindLaw Answers board to see which legal issues are trending. Criminal law is always popular; especially when...

Federal Courts Sixth Circuit Says Club Membership is Judicial Misconduct

Sixth Circuit Says Club Membership is Judicial Misconduct

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The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals Judicial Conduct and Disability Committee ruled last week that Judge George C. Paine, II, Chief Judge of the Middle District...

Federal Courts Sixth Circuit: Facilitating a Crime Can Be a Violent Felony

Sixth Circuit: Facilitating a Crime Can Be a Violent Felony

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The Armed Career Criminal Act’s mandatory minimum guidelines applies to any person who has been convicted of being a felon in possession of a firearm, and who...

Federal Courts Company Can Sue for Fax, Just the (Unsolicited Advertising) Fax

Company Can Sue for Fax, Just the (Unsolicited Advertising) Fax

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Telemarketers are annoying, so we're on the "Do Not Call" registry, and we don't answer our phone unless we recognize the caller's number. But how do you...

Federal Courts Sixth Circuit Unreasonable Search Claim Goes to the Dogs

Sixth Circuit Unreasonable Search Claim Goes to the Dogs

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This week didn’t start well. The whole office is sick, the rainy season is upon us, and we missed our commuter train twice. Then we found this Sixth Circuit...

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