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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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...
Is the new BOP rule about attorney visitor bags unclear?
Do you like being hassled at a BOP facility when you need to visit a client? Me neither.
Apparently, if you want to go into a BOP facility after July 12, 2026 and bring anything in, it has to be in a special clear plastic bag.
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The BOP is shuttering prisons.
Not enough people want to work in prisons to sustain mass incarceration. That is probably the best spin on the news this week that the BOP is going to close several correctional institutions across the country. Does that mean that the Unite...
Completely Reconsidering Pretrial Release Procedures
When I was trained long ago on how to handle a pretrial release hearing (what regular laypersons would call a bond hearing) I learned it the wrong way. It wasn’t my fault. Pretty much everyone was doing it wrong. The judges and magistrates...
Pending Bill to amend §3553(a) would discourage plea coercion
Federal criminal defense lawyers generally don’t like the coercive power of mandatory minimum sentencing laws. It turns out there are some likeminded people in Congress, if not in the USDOJ. Sponsored by members from both parties, H.R. 9095...
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