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Did the Defense Make Prison More Likely for Hunter Under the Sentencing Guidelines?

JonathanTurley

It was Weiss who allowed the most serious tax offenses to lapse under a statute of limitations (despite reportedly having an agreement to extend the period). Given the calculation for the three felonies, the defense had to know that they were increasing the chances of prison time by pursuing a nullification defense.

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Rahimi and the Second Amendment: How The Supreme Court Intercepts Hunter Biden’s Hail Mary Pass

JonathanTurley

Hunter and his legal team were counting on the Court striking down the federal gun law at issue in the case of United States v. Hunter was just convicted by a unanimous jury in Delaware for false statements on a gun form and possession of a firearm as a drug addict. Heller, 554 U.S. Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. It almost worked.

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“Shoeless Joe” and the Fixing of the Biden Scandal

JonathanTurley

The appointment of Delaware U.S. It is also the same Weiss who reportedly allowed the statute of limitations to run out on Hunter’s major tax offenses, even though he had the option to extend it. It is the same Weiss who did not indict on major tax felonies and cut a plea deal that brushed aside a felony gun charge.

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