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We received a call the other day from a potential client. Her son was charged with aggravated sexual assault of a child. The woman spoke at length about the child’s credibility problems and the possible motivations that child might have to make false accusations against her son. Her son faced life in prison if convicted. Nevertheless, from the things I was hearing, it sound like her son could have a strong defense at trial. Then the woman dropped the... Read More
It is difficult to say how important character letters are to judges. Moreover, the importance of character letters differs from judge to judge and from case to case. Nevertheless, what we generally tell our clients is that well written character letters never hurt.
We believe that letters from various sources can prove helpful, such as letters from... Read More
We have previously bogged on Defending Child Pornography Offenses in Federal Court. As we explained, federal prosecutors are prosecuting child pornography offenses at an astounding rate both here in the Northern District of Texas and throughout the country. We also discussed the dramatic changes over the years in the federal sentencing guidelines for child pornography guidelines. The guidelines have gotten so ridiculous that many... Read More
On October 13th, after five days of trial, a jury in federal court in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas returned a “not guilty” verdict for my client who had been charged with defrauding the IRS. The client, along with his two brothers, were charged with conspiring to file false corporate tax returns. The government alleged the tax returns were false because they claimed... Read More
In rare cases in federal court it is possible to make the government pay for a wrongful prosecution. On November 26, 1997, Congress passed the Hyde Amendment which provides that if a defendant prevails in a prosecution brought in federal court and the court finds that the prosecution was “vexatious,... Read More
