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Sullivan & Cromwell Joins Trump Defense As Age Of Obsequiousness Begins!

Above The Law

But now Sullivan & Cromwell will step in as Trump prepares another challenge to his conviction in the New York hush money case. This marks a turning point for Trump trading in parking garage lawyer Alina Habba for one of the most prestigious firms in the world. A real representational glow-up. President Donald J.

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Truth, Lies and Plea Bargaining

The Crime Report

In some examples cited in the paper, a Virginia defendant in Virginia charged with transporting marijuana pleaded guilty to trafficking a different type of drug altogether; a New York defendant charged with animal cruelty pleaded guilty to trespassing even though no trespassing was involved. The full paper can be accessed here.

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Houston Man Arrested As Police Continue Search For Missing Tiger

JonathanTurley

His lawyer, Michael Elliott, insists that he was on his way to surrender to police when he was picked up. ” It appears that D may stand for Deandre and the lawyer believes that D is involved in the illegal exotic animal trade. If convicted of a felony, the maximum penalty is $20,000 and/or up to five years imprisonment.

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Lawyers Under Investigation For Alleged Fraudulent Voting Schemes In Georgia

JonathanTurley

We recently discussed how figures like New York Times columnist Tom Friedman calling on people to move to Georgia to rig the vote in favor of a Democratic takeover of the Senate. It did not seem to matter to either the newspaper or Friedman that he was encouraging the commission of a felony. Yet, Friedman is not a lawyer.

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‘Outrageous Outcomes’: Plea Bargaining and the Justice System

The Crime Report

However, according to the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers , less than 3 percent of criminal cases have gone to trial in the last five decades. From about the 1600s, they had a gigantic Criminal Code where everything was a felony and every felony was punishable by death.

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IRS Whistleblowers Sue Hunter Biden’s Lawyer Abbe Lowell for Defamation

JonathanTurley

” Those constitute per se categories of common law defamation, which include allegations of criminal conduct. The alleged misconduct would constitute federal felonies. In New York Times v. Two justices have indicated that they might be open to the idea of revisiting New York Times v.

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Hunter Biden Loses Game of Chicken With Himself

JonathanTurley

Below is my column in the New York Post on the sudden guilty plea from Hunter Biden in his federal tax case. None of this explains the logic of Hunter’s criminal defense strategy. A legal one-man game of chicken is certainly engrossing to watch, but leaves most lawyers wincing rather than flinching as the spectacle unfolds.

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