RingleaderCJA: federal criminal defense hub
Tex ClarkConnecting with federal criminal defense attorneys interested in case law developments, legal tech and practice issues for Criminal Justice Act (CJA) champions of the 6th Amendment under 18 U.S. Code § 3006A
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The Brutal History of the USSG and potential turns for the worse.
I started my job as an Assistant Federal Public Defender just seven months before the Supreme Court decided United States v. Booker. That ruling struck down the mandatory nature of the federal sentencing guidelines, effectively restoring mu...
Brainstorming on U.S. v. Chatrie
Digital surveillance and location data harvesting has been a law enforcement technique for a long time. The Supreme Court has now weighed in with some improved Constitutional protections that may support 4th Amendment challenges in a whole...
Federal sentencing is about to go off on drones.
In the unfolding dystopia of American life 2026, it shouldn’t be a surprise that the United States Sentencing Commission has its eye on a specific guideline amendment aimed at the use of drones in connection with federal criminal activity....
Stopping the stamp of excessive supervised release conditions.
Understandably, federal defense attorneys are often zeroed in on the number of months in a given sentence rather than the supervised release conditions that will apply on the back end. But those stamped-on supervised-release conditions can...
Casting your narcotics client in a minor role.
Too often, federal sentencing has treated low‑level narcotics workers, support staff and extras as if they were leading men in the drug trade. With the 2025 revision of the guidelines, the U.S. Sentencing Commission has significantly change...
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