Making Sense of the Georgia Trump RICO Pleas (Vol. I)
Three lawyers (so far) have plead guilty in the Georgia State RICO case. I had so many questions about what these pleas and sentencings really meant – for the lawyers who entered them, the remaining defendants, and the pending federal matters. But, I don’t practice in Georgia state court. Therefore, I put out the “bat…
Straight to Sentencing: Pre-Trial Detention Through the Lens of SBF & DJT
When a judge incarcerates a client awaiting trial, each of whom has not been convicted and is therefore presumed innocent, the practical result is that they go straight to sentencing without passing go, without collecting 200 dollars. Pre-trial detention should be reserved for the worst, or most potentially violent alleged offenders. But it’s not. And the…
The 3rd Trump Indictment (Sentencing Guidelines): Everything Nowhere All at Once.
Everyone is talking about the latest Trump indictment. But nobody is talking about the possible sentence he might face if convicted. That’s what we do! Spoiler alert — it’s a big deal. WATCH ON YOUTUBE or LISTEN ON APPLE PODCASTS (or wherever you get your podcasts!) Yes, it sucks that we have to keep doing…
Reality Check: Unpacking the Trump Indictment
When the FBI executed the search warrant at Mar-a-lago and discovered a trove of confidential and top secret government documents, we did a deep dive into the realm of possibilities (EP 12: Mar-a-la-going To Prison??) should Trump ever be charged, tried and convicted. But, we didn’t know then what we know now. So, here we follow…
Trump The Terrorist? Jan. 6 Criminal Referral Sentencing Implications, Viewed Through The Lens Of The Recent Croft/Fox Michigan Militia Sentencings.
Watch this episode on YOUTUBE, on APPLE PODCASTS, or wherever you get your podcasts! Well, January is shaping up to be an all Allenbaugh affair. Although we finished our marathon session on December’s metric ton of high-profile federal sentencings, there was one other bombshell that we couldn’t leave untouched: Congress’s criminal referral to the Dept. of Justice…
The Chrisleys Did NOT Know Best: Sentencing Post-Mortem
Watch this episode on YOUTUBE, on APPLE PODCASTS, or wherever you get your podcasts! It was a long wacky December in the world of federal sentencing. I can’t remember a month with more high profile proceedings, and Mark Allenbaugh (www.sentencingstats.com) and I covered all of it in a marathon, 4-hour session. Here is part 3, dissecting the…
Fool For a Client: Michael Avenatti Sentencing Post-Mortem
Watch this episode on YOUTUBE, on APPLE PODCASTS, or wherever you get your podcasts! Let’s call this part-two of our long days journey into the night of several recent high profile federal setnencings. Continuing our conversation from last week (Sunny Bulwani), we dig in to the sentencing of the very public and tragic fall of attorney Michael…
Draco: Alive & Thriving: Historical and Constitutional Roots of Modern Sentencing
Helping us get Set for Sentencing, Constitutional scholar and extraordinary criminal defense lawyer, Robert McWhirter. Bob is a nationally and internationally known speaker and author on trial advocacy, immigration law, and the history of the bill of rights. His most recent book, is Fixing the Framers’ Failure: 13th, 14, 15th Amendment and America’s New Birth…
MAR-A-LAGO-ING TO PRISON? (Worst Case Scenarios if DJT ends up in the BOP)
We are all still reeling from the monumental events at Mar-a-Lago last week. Everyone is presumed INNOCENT until proven guilty and there’s still so much we don’t know about what’s going on. But the search and seizure of the former president’s residence is unprecedented & historic. Therefore, it’s important to consider the potentially monumental sentencing…