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- Just a quick update on Doe v. Bardell, 13-cv-01548-MJG (D. Maryland 2014). This is a case where the Plaintiff (actually, a mother standing in the place of her two minor daughters who had been sexually abused by their father and a friend of his) is...
- For those interested, I recently was asked to moderate a webinar on federal child pornography offenses for the Association of Federal Defense Attorneys. Attorneys Drew Findling (Atlanta) and Tim Zerillo (Maine) were on the panel with me. You can...
- As some of you know, I represent some CP offenders who have been sued by their alleged victims (two minor children from Maryland whose mother is suing on their behalf) in federal court (U.S. District Court of Maryland, Baltimore Division). The...
- Today the U.S. Supreme Court held that a victim of CP offenses must establish "proximate cause" between a defendant's conduct and any injury alleged. This was the right way for the Court to go. The alternative was that no showing was required, in...
- Today the U.S. Supreme Court held that a victim of CP offenses must establish "proximate cause" between a defendant's conduct and any injury alleged. This was the right way for the Court to go. The alternative was that no showing was required, in...
- The U.S. Supreme Court this morning heard oral argument in Paroline v. United States. At issue was whether the government must show that the defendant's conduct "proximately caused" damages to the victims in the pictures. Most lower appellate...
- Good review and post by Prof. Doug Berman:http://sentencing.typepad.com/sentencing_law_and_policy/2013/12/yet-another-effective-review-of-the-child-porn-restitution-challenges-facing-scotus.html
- Sometimes justice is tempered by mercy. While I still truly believe (as did my expert psychologist) that probation only was warranted, my client is rather lucky and I am thankful that our judge sentenced him to only 18 months imprisonment (he will...
- For those of you following the restitution issues in federal CP cases, the Supreme Court recently announced that it is hearing oral argument in that case on Jan. 22, 2014. For more information, go here:...
- An interesting development in the Doe v. Alter case. One of the defendants' federal public defenders was able to stay defendant his client in this civil action--a unique occurrence in my experience. The defendant filed a motion to dismiss the...
- I am an experienced federal criminal and civil attorney. This past April, a law firm in Baltimore, MD filed and began serving this month federal civil lawsuits against CP offenders nationwide. The case is Doe v. Alter,:13-cv-01548-MJG (D. Md....
- TOPIC: The U.S. Sentencing Commission's February 2013 Child Pornography ReportDATE: May 01, 2013http://afda.org/web/videos/AFDA_Defense_Strategies_In_Child_Pornography
- Episode Twenty-Nine ~ Issues in Child Pornography Law & SentencingIn this episode of The Criminal Docket, we explore law and sentencing issues in the child pornography context. We are privileged to speak with two of the nation’s leading experts in...
- Episode Twenty-Nine ~ Issues in Child Pornography Law & Sentencing In this episode of The Criminal Docket, we explore law and sentencing issues in the child pornography context. We are privileged to speak with two of the nation’s leading experts...
- On May 1, 2013, Judge Jack Weinstein (a hero of the federal bench to many) published the fowling sentencing memorandum in U.S. v. D.M., 12-CR-170, which can be found here:...