WHEN YOUR CASE REQUIRES MORE THAN ORDINARY PRISON CONSULTING
Specialized guidance for clients and their attorneys in sensitive, high-profile, and complex federal cases.
You may not have heard of me because I don’t try to be everything to everyone. I work with defendants, families, and defense attorneys facing sensitive, high-profile, and complex federal prison cases that require specialized experience and practical insight.
Attorneys understand the law. My role is to address the prison issues that arise before sentencing and continue long after it. That includes preparing clients with sensitive offenses to enter prison safely, identifying PSR language that could affect designation, understanding SOMP and sex offender treatment issues, and addressing protective custody concerns before they become real problems.
Not every federal prison case requires specialized consulting. But when the stakes are unusually high, ordinary prison consulting isn’t enough.
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How I Help
Prison Strategy for Sensitive and High-Profile Cases
Preparing for federal prison involves dozens of decisions that can affect a client’s safety and daily life. I help clients and defense attorneys evaluate protective custody options, review PSR language for potential prison implications, understand SOMP and sex offender treatment requirements, prepare for designation, and develop a plan for entering federal prison safely and with realistic expectations.
Family Guidance and Crisis Planning
Families often face the same uncertainty as the defendant. I help families understand what to expect before sentencing, during incarceration, and after release, including preparing for designation, responding to prison emergencies, and separating fact from rumor during one of the most stressful periods of their lives.
Reentry and Supervised-Release Strategy
Release from prison is the beginning of a new phase, not the end of the process. I help clients pursue early termination of supervised release, understand and comply with release conditions, address registration-related concerns, overcome housing and employment obstacles, and develop practical strategies for long-term success after federal custody.
Federal Post-Conviction Consulting
Federal post-conviction work often requires more than filing motions. I assist clients and attorneys with case organization, issue identification, legal research support, and strategic preparation for post-conviction litigation. My role is to help ensure that important issues are identified, organized, and presented as effectively as possible.
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In-Depth Insights
Practical analysis on federal custody, sentencing, post-conviction trends, and supervised-release issues, written for defendants, families, and attorneys who want clear, accurate information.
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Federal Court Overturns Firearm Convictions, Despite Leaving Life Sentences Intact
Even though a federal court upheld a prisoner’s life sentence for a RICO murder conviction, it still granted postconviction relief and vacated two illegal convictions for use of a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence, in light of some recent Supreme Court decisions. Delroy Lee was convicted by a jury of numerous federal…
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Can a Felon Use a Gun in Self-Defense? A Federal Court of Appeals Hints Yes
A federal court has held that a person who is a felon still has the right to argue self-defense with a firearm, despite the fact that he is a convicted felon who cannot possess a firearm under federal law. The court’s decision overturned the lower court’s conclusion that a felon doesn’t have the right to…
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Federal Court of Appeals Tosses Gun Conviction, Finds No Reasonable Suspicion for Arrest
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit held that a man with a sagging sweatshirt acting suspiciously was not enough for “reasonable suspicion” to allow an arrest, agreeing that the evidence in the case should have been suppressed and vacated the conviction. He was thought to be a robbery suspect by a man…
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Federal Prison Newsletter End of August 2023
Here are some favorable cases in the federal courts this last week of August that may help out some people in federal prison. United States v. Thomas-Mathews, No. 21-1824, 2023 U.S. App. LEXIS 22464 (6th Cir. Aug. 25, 2023) Some judges can’t get out of the erroneous “crack is worse” way of thinking that got…
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Federal Prison Newsletter Week of Aug 17
Quite an active week for 2255 motions! Here’s a rundown of some cases I found that could be helpful to those seeking relief from wrongful convictions and sentences. As always, hit me up if you want to talk about pursuing relief. I’ve got a ton of info on postconviction relief from my books that I…
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Illinois Prior Look-Alike Drug Conviction No Good for Career Offender
Elion v. United States, No. 20-1725, 2023 U.S. App. LEXIS 20286 (7th Cir. Aug. 7, 2023) After Otis Elion pleaded guilty to distributing methamphetamine, a federal district court sentenced him as a career offender under U.S. Sentencing Guideline § 4B1.1. Elion’s attorney did not challenge that designation, and the court imposed a 167-month prison term.…
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Second Circuit Reiterates that Prison Time for Supervised Release Violations Come Off Any Future Term of Supervised Release
United States v. Gaye, No. 22-251, 2023 U.S. App. LEXIS 20157 (2d Cir. Aug. 4, 2023) In 2019, Gaye’s encounters with the law led to a supervised release violation and another six-month prison term, followed by four years of supervised release. In 2021, he once again breached the terms of his supervised release, resulting in…
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Fifth Circuit Declares Federal Firearm Statute at Issue in Hunter Biden’s Case Unconstitutional
Yet another federal firearm statute goes down under the Supreme Court’s recent Bruen decision. The question this time was whether 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(3), which criminalizes possession of a firearm by a habitual drug user, violated the Second Amendment’s right to bear arms. The Fifth Circuit said it did. United States v. Daniels, No. 22-60596,…
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Is Indiana Arson a Violent Felony for the Armed Career Criminal Act?
United States v. Gamez, No. 22-2278, 2023 U.S. App. LEXIS 20713 (7th Cir. Aug. 9, 2023) Is Indiana Arson a Violent Felony for ACCA? Sergio Gamez received a 15-year sentence for being a felon in possession of a firearm. This sentence was a result of the district court’s application of the Armed Career Criminal Act’s…