Federal Criminal Defense Articles
What Is Property After Ciminelli and Kousisis?
Direct answer: Ciminelli rejects treating a victim’s right to economically useful information as property itself. Kousisis recognizes a materially false inducement to exchange…
How Can an Alibi Be Preserved and Tested?
Preserve original records, check times and locations, and test witness accounts. An alibi is evaluated against the charged conduct and the complete evidence.
When Can Mental Illness Affect Competency Insanity or Mitigation?
Competency, insanity and mitigation address different questions and different stages of a case. A mental-health diagnosis alone does not decide any of them.
How Can Accident or Lack of Intent Affect a Murder Allegation?
Accident is not a single answer to every murder allegation. The charged theory, its required mental state and the evidence about the conduct and result control the analysis.
What Is Causation and Concurrent Causation in a Homicide Case?
Texas causation law uses a but-for test, including concurrent causes, with a narrow statutory exception. This guide explains how the legal rule differs from medical conclusions.
When Do Fraud Proceeds Become Proceeds for Laundering?
Direct answer: Timing matters. A transaction that obtains property through fraud and a later transaction using criminally derived property may present different statutory…
