Posts in July, 2010

Fourth Circuit Vacates Sentence Alford Plea to Second Degree Assault Not ACCA Predicate Jul 07

The opinion in United States v. Alston is available here. In an opinion published last week, Judge Niemeyer wrote a unanimous ...

Failure to Request Informant Instruction Ineffective Assistance Jul 06

This past week, in United States v. Luck, the Fourth Circuit held that where the outcome of a criminal case might hinge on the ...