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The application of federal sentencing guidelines in cases involving unconditional discharge.
To charge someone with child sexual abuse material (CSAM), prosecutors must assemble evidence that proves the material depicts minors and that the defendant knowingly possessed, produced, or distribut...
Intent and knowledge can be decisive defenses to federal CSAM charges in many circumstances: federal statutes criminalize possession, receipt, distribution and "access with intent to view" so prosecut...
An unconditional discharge in New York is a legislated but rarely used sentence that enters a final judgment of conviction while imposing no prison, fine or probation, and — when used for a felony — r...
When a defendant assaults a federal officer or commits an assault on federal property, 18 U.S.C. § 111 creates a parallel federal avenue for prosecution that can carry higher or different penalties th...
Tax evasion in the United States remains a felony with steep criminal and civil consequences: federal law criminalizes willful attempts to evade tax and authorizes up to five years’ imprisonment and s...