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SCOTUS rejects ‘emergency’ tariffs imposed by Trump
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled IEEPA does not authorize President Trump to impose tariffs targeting drug trafficking or trade deficits.
Criminal Law: Drug Trafficking-Compulsion of Co-Defendant’s Testimony
Defendant appealed from his conviction for drug trafficking. On appeal, defendant challenged the sufficiency of the evidence supporting his conviction and further challenged the trial court’s refusal to compel defendant’s […]
Criminal Law: Drug Trafficking-Payments to Government Witness-Motion for New Trial
Defendant appealed from the denial of his motion for new trial following his conviction for drug-trafficking offenses, after it was discovered that the government had been unaware local police had […]
Criminal Law: Drug Trafficking-Life Sentence-Substantive Reasonableness of Sentence
Defendant was sentenced to life imprisonment plus 40 years for several serious drug-trafficking and firearms offenses. The firearms convictions were later vacated due to an intervening judicial decision, and defendant’s […]
Criminal Law: Drug Trafficking-Sufficiency of Evidence-Guidelines Range Calculation
Defendants appealed their convictions for drug trafficking crimes and the sentences imposed by the district court. On appeal, defendants challenged the sufficiency of the evidence supporting their convictions and the […]
Criminal Law: Drug Trafficking-Judgment of Acquittal-Sufficiency of Evidence
Defendant was convicted of drug trafficking and possession of firearms in furtherance of drug trafficking. On appeal, defendant argued that the district court erroneously denied his motion for judgment […]
Criminal Law: Drug Trafficking-Motions to Suppress-Sufficiency of Evidence
Defendants were indicted as part of a large drug-trafficking conspiracy, after an investigation involving the use of GPS trackers and telephone intercepts that led officers to seize methamphetamine and firearms […]
Criminal Law : Drug Trafficking – Sufficiency Of Evidence – Hearsay
State v. Shigemura (MLW No. 71671/Case No. ED105672 – 16 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Odenwald, J.)
Criminal Law :Sentencing – Consecutive – Drug Trafficking
U.S. v. Baskin (MLW No. 71303/Case No. 17-2132 – 7 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Benton, J.)
Criminal Law : Drug Trafficking – Sufficiency Of Evidence
U.S. v. Stewart (MLW No. 70420/Case No. 15-3907 – 6 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Colloton, J.)
Criminal Law : Wiretap Evidence – Necessity – Drug Trafficking
U.S. v. Colbert (MLW No. 69401/Case No. 15-1374 – 17 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Wollman, J.)
Criminal Law : Drug Trafficking – Ruse Checkpoint – Sufficiency Of Evidence
State v. Zetina-Torres (MLW No. 68855/Case No. SC95194 – 17 pages) (Supreme Court of Missouri, Draper III, J.; all concur)
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