Jury Trial, Appeals, Criminal Prosecution

Florida Appeals Court Decisions Week of June 23 - 27, 2025

Carlton Fields on 6/27/2025

U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals - USA v. Zayas - currency transaction report, filing - Cunningham v. Cobb - § 1983, qualified immunity...more

Florida Appeals Court Decisions Week of April 28 - May 2, 2025

Carlton Fields on 5/5/2025

U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals - Prime P&C v. Kepali Grp - insurance coverage, vehicle, after-acquired - State Farm v. LaRocca - Fla Health Care Clinic Act, wholly owned exception, certified question - Top...more

What Will the Art of Jury Selection Look Like During Trump’s Second Presidency?

Pietragallo Gordon Alfano Bosick & Raspanti,... on 3/21/2025

For those of us who select juries in state and federal courts throughout the United States, we wonder out loud how this process will evolve after President Trump’s trials and appeals are all concluded or terminated. Many of...more

Recusal at Issue

Fox Rothschild LLP on 9/8/2023

In State v. Richardson, 272A14, filed 1 September 2023, the Supreme Court of North Carolina reviewed the conviction and sentencing of the defendant. The evidence indicated the gruesome and protracted abuse of a child that...more

Voir Dire on Content, Not Effect: Lessons from the Tsarnaev Appeal

Holland & Hart - Your Trial Message on 8/12/2020

We tend to think of “bias” as it applies to juries, but courts can have their own deep-seated practices. For example, judges will often prefer voir dire questions that focus on the juror’s own assessment of the influence of a...more

Episode 116 -- Alstom Executive Convicted of FCPA and Money Laundering Offenses

The Volkov Law Group on 11/10/2019

Lawrence Hoskins, a UK citizen and former Alstom executive, was convicted last Friday on 11 of 12 counts for his role in a bribery scheme involving Indonesian officials. Hoskins conviction took years to secure because of...more