Monthly Archives/Archivos por Mes: September 2010

The Constitution recognizes that certain crimes, like piracy, may be committed beyond the geographical confines of any federal […]

At sentencing in the case of US v. Espinosa, defense counsel objected to the Pre Sentence Report’s recommendation […]

In a recent extradition ruling by the Colombian Supreme Court, I noticed that there was a “condition” that was […]

In U.S. v. Griffith, decided October 10, 2004, the Court held that the information given by the defendant in his pretrial […]

I would be very careful about hiring someone who presents themselves as a “paralegal” and has a business […]

This is a cautionary tale. It is not meant to criticize or complain. It is meant to warn defendants about the risks they […]

In the recent case of U.S. v. Castillo, Judge Robert Sweet of the Southern District of New York handed down a sentence […]

An incident occurs in Colombia or elsewhere with a Colombian nexus: a seizure of cocaine, or a plane laden with cocaine […]

It used to be that a judge increasing a defendant’s sentence after a successful appeal was presumed to be acting […]

On November 14, 2003 a Federal Court of Appeals decided that neither the Extradition Treaty between the United States and […]

In a stunning upset for the Government, the Third Circuit has taken a sympathetic position on “family circumstances” […]

If a previously deported alien is apprehended in the United States and charged with illegal re-entry, he can face more […]

In Washington, D.C. and perhaps elsewhere in the United States, Colombian defendants are being accused of a crime they did […]

When the Bronx NYPD conducts a search that results in the seizure of a gun, there is always a chance the cops will tailor […]

A recent decision, out of the Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, finally addressed the question of “reasonableness” […]

Go to Panama

For Colombians who are wanted in the United States and would like to face the charges rather than running from them, I […]

I read a case that I felt would interest all defendants as it illustrates important aspects of how the legal system works.

A defendant who had twice been convicted of narcotics related […]

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit recently heard an appeal, against both conviction and sentence, lodged […]

I just worked a case that reminded me how chillingly divorced from reality the criminal justice system can be. The judge […]

In September, 1998 Juan Cuevas was indicted for conspiring to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute five […]