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Saul Ewing LLP

The JustPod: Defending the "Evil Genius:" A Conversation with Leonard Ambrose

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The JustPod is a podcast of the American Bar Association's Criminal Justice Section, hosted by Justin Danilewitz and Geonard Butler. This episode features a discussion with Leonard Ambrose about his representation of the...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP - Left Coast Appeals

This Week at The Ninth: Conspiracy Theories

This week, the Ninth Circuit explores permissible theories of liability in a bank fraud conspiracy case. USA V. DIANA YATES - The Court holds that theories of conspiracy liability premised on a bank’s right to...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

In Divided Decision, Court Rejects Challenge to Conspiracy Conviction Based on Grand Jury Clause

In United States v. Dove, 14-1150-cr, the Second Circuit (Walker, Pooler, Chin) upheld a drug conspiracy conviction against claims that the government improperly shifted its case away from the broader conspiracy charge in the...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

Second Circuit Remands for New Trial Based on District Court’s Improper Exclusion of Advice-of-Counsel Testimony

In United States v. Scully, 16-3073-cr (Pooler, Lynch, Cogan[1]), the Second Circuit vacated the defendant’s conviction for various offenses, including mail and wire fraud, conspiracy to defraud the United States, the sale of...more

Farrell Fritz, P.C.

Second Circuit Vacates Conviction of Pharmaceutical Distributor on Advice-of-Counsel Defense

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Last week, in United States v. Scully, the Second Circuit vacated the conviction of a distributor of pharmaceutical products on misbranding charges due to evidentiary issues surrounding his advice-of-counsel defense at trial....more

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