by Ashley Riser | Jun 16, 2020 | Coronavirus, COVID-19, criminal defense, criminal justice, criminal law, criminal lawyer, DOJ, federal criminal defense, federal law, federal sentencing, legal
At first glance, Death Row Records co-founder Michael Harris, notorious “Pharma Bro” Martin Shkreli, and Ponzi scheme king Bernie Madoff may not seem to have much in common. However, all three men recently sought to reduce their lengthy federal prison sentences...
by Ashley Riser | May 28, 2020 | Coronavirus, COVID-19, criminal defense, criminal law, federal criminal defense, federal law, fraud, Fraud
This article was originally published in the May 14, 2020 issue of Law.com’s The Recorder, available here. Keith Middlebrook promised investors he was developing a cure to the coronavirus, and he claimed it was coming soon. He created a phony company, Quantum...
by Ashley Riser | Apr 3, 2020 | criminal defense, criminal law, criminal lawyer, DOJ, federal criminal defense, federal law, fraud, legal, securities fraud, white collar, white collar crime
On March 20, 2020, the Ninth Circuit ruled in United States v. Miller, 2020 WL 1317275 (9th Cir.) that wire fraud requires the intent to deceive and to cheat, i.e., to deprive a victim of money or property by means of deception, overruling United States v....
On behalf of Jayne Law Group, P.C. | Jan 15, 2016 | criminal defense
Monetary bonds are a disgrace in our criminal justice system. Here’s a community taking action: http://chicagoreporter.com/a-community-solution-to-cash-bail/
On behalf of Jayne Law Group, P.C. | Sep 9, 2015 | criminal defense
The California Supreme Court held last month in People v. Prunty, S210234, that when the prosecution seeks to prove the street gang enhancement (Pen. Code, sec. 186.22(b)) by showing a defendant committed a felony to benefit a given gang, but establishes the...
On behalf of Jayne Law Group, P.C. | Jul 31, 2014 | criminal defense
Written By: Paul J. Wallin, Senior Partner of Wallin & Klarich, A Law Corporation. If you have been convicted of a felony crime, you have options available to you. A guilty verdict does not necessarily have to be the final judgment. Many criminal convictions may...
On behalf of Jayne Law Group, P.C. | Jul 23, 2014 | criminal defense
The California Supreme Court recently resolved the issue of whether a single act resulting in two strike-able felony convictions can be used as two strikes. In People v. Vargas, 14 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 7786, 2014 Daily Journal D.A.R. 9070, Darlene Vargas was sentenced...
On behalf of Jayne Law Group, P.C. | Jun 11, 2014 | criminal defense
Last week the Supreme Court of California ruled on whether a defendant can bring an “unreasonable self-defense” claim based on his delusional mental state at the time of the murder. In People v. Elmore the Court refused to give the jury an instruction of voluntary...
On behalf of Jayne Law Group, P.C. | Jul 10, 2013 | criminal defense
Opinion by: Justice Thomas The United States Supreme Court decided in Alleyne v. United States (June 2013) that any facts that would increase the mandatory minimum sentence of a crime must be submitted to the jury, overruling Harris v. United States (2002). In...
On behalf of Jayne Law Group, P.C. | Nov 1, 2012 | criminal defense
Defendant’s conviction for sale and possession of marijuana was reversed and remanded where the trial court erred in disallowing the defendant from offering his defense under the Medical Marijuana Program Act (MMPA), with respect to distribution to patients who...
