Uncategorized – The Blue Notes

US v. Smith: An ACCA Win on Multiple Georgia Predicates

We don’t often feature unpublished opinions, but this one is too good to pass up. Congratulations to Leigh Ann Webster

Did you ever wonder what sentences are being doled out for clients prosecuted for COVID-related fraud? Look no further than

In our local appeals court, wayward doctors are having a moment. In two recent opinions, the Eleventh Circuit has refined

Written by Nicole M. Kaplan In December, the Eleventh Circuit decided the Jackson case, which tells us how to decide

Written by Nicole M. Kaplan In the bad old days, if your client had more than one criminal history point,

Once upon a time, the question in this title would have seemed ridiculous. Any conviction labeled “robbery”―state, federal, armed, unarmed,

Written by Nicole M. Kaplan: The en banc Eleventh Circuit recently issued an opinion in United States v. Dupree, 2023

Your correspondent has been on a blog sabbatical these past few months. He apologizes. Meanwhile, the Eleventh Circuit has been

Written by Nicole Kaplan My new year’s resolution is to sweat the small stuff! We are often focused almost exclusively

A DEA-led federal drug task force installed a pole camera outside a home in East Point, Georgia. A local law