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Court Error

By: Derek Hawkins//November 29, 2016//

Court Error

By: Derek Hawkins//November 29, 2016//

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7th Circuit Court of Appeals

Case Name: United States of America v. Michael Flournoy

Case No.: 14-2325

Officials: FLAUM, MANION, and HAMILTON, Circuit Judges.

Focus: Resentencing – Court Error

Following a jury trial, Michael Flournoy was convicted of one count of conspiring to possess cocaine and one count of attempting to possess cocaine. Flournoy appeals, claiming he is entitled to a new trial be‐ cause the prosecutor made inappropriate comments during closing argument and because the government presented testimony from a cooperating witness that conflicted with that witness’s plea agreement. Flournoy also claims that the district court erred in adding several discretionary conditions to the terms of his supervised release without explanation. We affirm Flournoy’s conviction, but remand for resentencing.

Affirmed

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Attorney Derek A. Hawkins is the managing partner at Hawkins Law Offices LLC, where he heads up the firm’s startup law practice. He specializes in business formation, corporate governance, intellectual property protection, private equity and venture capital funding and mergers & acquisitions. Check out the website at www.hawkins-lawoffices.com or contact them at 262-737-8825.

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