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White Collar Offenses New Proposed Guidelines to Reduce Federal Sentences
December 16th, 2014
Federal Criminal Defense Attorney Hope Lefeber Discusses New Proposed Guidelines to Reduce Federal Sentences for White Collar Offenses Philadelphia, Pennsylvania December 16, 2014 The Criminal Justice Section of the American Bar Association has recen…
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Third Circuit Case Vacating Conviction Due to Delay in Presentment for Preliminary Hearing
December 2nd, 2014
Federal Criminal Defense Attorney, Hope Lefeber, Discusses Recent Third Circuit Case Vacating Conviction Due To Delay In Presentment for Preliminary Hearing In U.S.A. v. Thompson, 2014 WL 6463173, the Third Circuit reversed the trial court’s suppre…
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Exigent Circumstances and the Fourth Amendment
October 30th, 2014
Federal Criminal Defense Attorney Discusses Recent Third Circuit Decision Regarding Exigent Circumstances and the Fourth Amendment Philadelphia, Pennsylvania October 30, 2014 The Third Circuit in U.S. v. Mallory, No. 13-2025, held that once a suspect…
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Third Circuit Grants Ineffective Assistance of Counsel Claim
October 25th, 2014
On October 20, 2014, the Third Circuit granted Dung Bui’s habeas petition in U.S. v. Bui, 2014 WL 5315061 (3d Cir, Oct. 20, 2014). Since Congress’ passing of the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act in 1996, successful habeas petitions a…
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Philadelphia Defense Wins Motion to Withdraw Guilty Plea in Federal Court
October 24th, 2014
Federal Judge in U.S.A. v. Sonia Panell, No 14-80, Grants Defense Motion Based Upon Failure of Government to Disclose Brady and Giglio Evidence in Solicitation to Commit Murder for Hire Case. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania October 24, 2014 In a highly pu…
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Forfeiture & Restitution Presentation
October 22nd, 2014
Forfeiture & Restitution by Hope C. Lefeber, Esquire Forfeiture In A Nutshell Legal process that allows the federal government to take “ill gotten gains” from the defendant Inserted into numerous federal statutes and is mandatory for over 200…
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Categories: Search and Seizure
Third Circuit Allows Evidence from Warrantless GPS Device
October 22nd, 2014
This month, in U.S. v. Katzin, the Third Circuit held that evidence collected through a GPS tracking device in violation of the Fourth Amendment can be used at trial. New York City, PA October 22, 2014 The Third Circuit in U.S. v. Katzin, 2014 U.S. D…
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Criminal Defense Attorney Named Among Top Women Lawyers for Global Who's Who
September 29th, 2014
New York City federal criminal defense lawyer Hope Lefeber to be featured in global database of top professionals. New York City, Pennsylvania September 29, 2014 New York City Criminal Defense Attorney Hope C. Lefeber was recently invited to join The…
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LehighValleyLive Quotes Hope Lefeber on Request to Withdraw Guilty Plea
September 17th, 2014
A Sept. 16, 2014 news article from LehighValleyLive quoted federal criminal defense attorney Hope C. Lefeber regarding her client’s request to withdraw a guilty plea agreement. Lefeber said the government should have revealed key information about…
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Morning Call Story Quotes Hope Lefeber on Request to Withdraw Guilty Plea
September 16th, 2014
A Sept. 15, 2014 news article from The Morning Call (Allentown) quotes federal criminal defense attorney Hope C. Lefeber regarding Sonia Panell’s decision to withdraw her guilty plea agreement. Lefeber, Panell’s defense attorney, said the governm…
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