Police investigation of suspected criminal activity has become a very public issue, particularly given recent incidents involving the unnecessary use of deadly force. Although events of this magnitude don’t happen every day, there are many smaller incidents...
Tampa Federal Criminal Defense Lawyer
Month: February 2015
Holder: drug sentencing reforms having a positive impact
Readers have all heard the phrases, "tough on crime," and "war on drugs." Fewer have heard the phrase. "smart on crime," which is the phrase currently used at the Department of Justice in reference to changes in the way prosecutors are handling drug crimes. A primary...
Medicare Advantage plans raise concern of easier fraud
Readers may or may not be familiar with Medicare Advantage plans, which are health insurance plans offered by private companies contracting with Medicare for coverage of Medicare benefits. These plans cover a wide variety of services, including hospital care, nursing...
Federal sentencing guidelines and downward departures, P.4
This is our latest installment in a series of posts dealing with the issue of downward departures according to the Federal Sentencing Guidelines Manual. In this final post in the series, we'd like to comment briefly on how a criminal defense attorney can advocate for...