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POT DEALER TO DO 8 YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON (Sam Spital)

COMMENTARY BY SAN DIEGO CRIMINAL DEFENSE LAWYER, SAM SPITAL: “On January 24, 2013, according to the UT San Diego electronic news, U.S. District Judge Irma Gonzalez sentenced 32 year old Joshua Hester after a guilty plea to more than eight years in Federal Prison for money laundering, maintaining a drug-related business, conspiracy to distribute more … Read More

Smith v. United States (Sam Spital)

Commentary by San Diego Criminal Defense Lawyer Sam Spital: “On January 9, 2013, the United States Supreme Court in a unanimous 9-0 opinion written by Justice Scalia in the case of Smith vs. U.S., (Case No. 11–8976 https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/12pdf/11-8976_k5fl.pdf), affirmed the decision of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit that held a defendant … Read More