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Court Error – Abuse of Discretion
Hakeem El-Bey filed six tax returns with the Internal Revenue Service seeking $1.8 million in tax refunds to which he was not entitled.
Brady Violation
On state postconviction review, Bryant raised a claim of ineffective assistance of counsel under Strickland v. Washington, 466 U.S. 668 (1984).
Issues of Material Fact – False Certifications
The United States brought this action against Robert Luce under the False Claims Act (“FCA”), 31 U.S.C. § 3729 et seq., and the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act (“FIRREA”), 12 U.S.C. § 1833a.
Sufficiency of Evidence – Testimony
In evaluating and rejecting the possibility of harmless error, we consider the trial record as a whole.
Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
On November 21, 2011, a jury convicted Datqunn Sawyer of multiple counts of sex trafficking, conspiracy to commit sex trafficking, and attempted sex trafficking, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 1591(a) and 1594(c). The district court sentenced Sawyer to 50 years in prison.
Sentencing Guidelines
Daniel Contreras pleaded guilty to various drug-trafficking offenses in three separately charged criminal cases assigned to three different district judges.
Sufficiency of Evidence
In 2005, petitioner-appellant Todd Saxon was convicted in Illinois state court of first degree murder, arson, and concealment of homicide.
First Amendment Retaliation
From 1986 to 2015, Plaintiff Ronald Forgue was an officer with the Chicago Police Department (“CPD”).
Sentencing Guidelines
Travis Oliver pled guilty to wire fraud for defrauding investors.
Sufficiency of Evidence – Expert Testimony
This case was brought by the estate of decedent Phillip Madden (“Madden”). The claim arises under the Federal Tort Claims Act against the United States from an ultimately fatal medical incident Madden suffered while in the care, custody, and control of the Jessie Brown V.A. Medical Hospital (“Hospital”).
Immigration Appeal
Jovo Asentic, a Bosnian Serb who is now 65, was granted refugee status and brought his family to the United States from the former Yugoslavia more than fifteen years ago.
Sentencing Guidelines and Jurisdiction
In 1998 Stacy Haynes was convicted of 12 federal crimes and sentenced to life plus 105 years in prison.
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