Mintz Law http://www.mintzlaw.com Mon, 27 Jun 2011 14:27:14 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Boarding a Plane Establishes Venue for Conspiracy to Commit Fraud, Not Substantive Offense http://www.mintzlaw.com/2011/06/boarding-a-plane-establishes-venue-for-conspiracy-to-commit-fraud-but-not-substantive-offense/ Sentencing Errors Did Not Render Appeal Waiver Unenforceable, But Were Still Errors http://www.mintzlaw.com/2011/03/sentencing-errors-did-not-render-appeal-waiver-unenforceable-but-were-still-errors/ Tattoos Can Be Testimonial Communications Under the Fifth Amendment http://www.mintzlaw.com/2011/02/tattoos-can-be-testimonial-communications-under-the-fifth-amendment/ Second Circuit Upholds Constitutionality of New York State’s Persistent Felony Offender Sentencing Scheme http://www.mintzlaw.com/2010/10/second-circuit-upholds-constitutionality-of-new-york-state%e2%80%99s-persistent-felony-offender-sentencing-scheme/ Just How Pervasive is Prosecutorial Misconduct? http://www.mintzlaw.com/2010/09/just-how-prvasive/ District Court’s Refusal to Consider 5k Letter or 3553 Factors at Sentencing Renders Appellate Waiver Unenforceable and Results in Remand to a New Judge http://www.mintzlaw.com/2010/07/district-court%e2%80%99s-refusal-to-consider-5k-letter-or-3553-factors-at-sentencing-renders-appellate-waiver-unenforceable-and-results-in-remand-to-a-new-judge/ § 2254 Petition Addressing Resentencing Is Not Second or Successive, Even If Prior Petition Was Filed http://www.mintzlaw.com/2010/06/%c2%a7-2254-petition-addressing-resentencing-is-not-second-or-successive-even-if-prior-petition-was-filed/ Conspiracy Conviction Vacated Where Evidence Did Not Show Defendant Knew the Precise Nature of Contraband He Received http://www.mintzlaw.com/2010/05/conspiracy-conviction-vacated-where-evidence-did-not-show-defendant-knew-the-precise-nature-of-contraband-he-received/ New Trial Ordered Where District Court Forced Defendant to Represent Himself http://www.mintzlaw.com/2010/04/new-trial-ordered-where-district-court-forced-defendant-to-represent-himself/ Appellate Counsel’s Failure to Raise a Meritorious Claim Leads to Habeas Relief http://www.mintzlaw.com/2010/04/appellate-counsel%e2%80%99s-failure-to-raise-a-meritorious-claim-leads-to-habeas-relief/