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Matthew G. Kaiser

Matthew G. Kaiser

The Kaiser Law Firm PLLC


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Short Wins - The Fair Sentencing Act And The New York Times On Brady And Criminal Discovery

There was only one win in the federal circuits last week, but United States v. Blewett was a whopper - the Sixth Circuit held that the Fair Sentencing Act applies retroactively to people sentenced before it took effect. ...more

5/20/2013

Short Wins - President's Day Edition

It's a scattershot collection of sentencing remands in this week's short wins....more

2/19/2013 - Conspiracies Drug Distribution Fair Sentencing Act Illegal Drugs Mail Theft Resentencing Sentencing Sex Trafficking USPS

Short Wins - Restrictions On Prison Communications, Career Offender Remands, Competency Hearings, And Mail Fraud

In our first "Short Wins" of the new year, the Eighth Circuit reverses a district court's order restricting a person in BOP custody from communicating with folks on the outside, the Ninth Circuit reverses on a career offender...more

1/7/2013 - Competency Counterfeiting Drug Trafficking Fraud Right To Counsel Sentencing

Short Wins - Mayan Apocalypse Edition; The World Didn't End, But There Are New Cases On Restitution, Health Care Fraud, Federal...

One would have thought that, with the end of the world predicted for Friday of last week, our nation's appellate courts would have spent their last week on Earth with family or friends, rather than cranking out wins for folks...more

12/26/2012 - Abuse of Discretion Bank Fraud Fraud Healthcare Restitution Sentencing Sequestration Stalking

Short Wins - Stealing The Identity Of A Corporation, Conspiracies To Distribute Marijuana, And Jury Instructions For Sexual...

This week's wins cover three circuits and four diverse areas of law. Particularly interesting (to me) are the Fourth Circuit's opinion holding that it may not be a crime to steal the identity of a corporation. It feels...more

12/17/2012 - Fraud Identity Theft Illegal Reentry Jury Instructions Marijuana Sentencing Sexual Assault

A Federal Judge Can't Reopen A Sentencing Hearing, Even When There's $17 million In Restitution At Stake

It's hard, when things go wrong, not to seek a mulligan. And we all get off on the wrong foot sometimes. When a case is in front of a federal judge for sentencing, though, a mulligan is only very rarely...more

12/14/2012 - Appeals Fraud Ponzi Scheme Restitution Sentencing Waivers

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