Maurice Trotter v. United States
Jun 16, 2008OUTCOME: petition for certiorari granted
Covington, KY
Appeals Lawyer at Covington, KY
Practice Areas: Appeals, Federal Crime, Criminal Defense
OUTCOME: petition for certiorari granted
OUTCOME: Fourth Circuit vacated sentence
Fourth Circuit agreed that Mr. Owens had been wrongly sentenced, vacated life sentence and remanded.
OUTCOME: Eleventh Circuit vacated sentence
Eleventh Circuit agreed that the district court wrongly sentenced Mr. Mancha as a career offender, vacated sentence, remanded. District court imposed new sentence four years lower than original senten ... ce.
OUTCOME: petition for certiorari granted
OUTCOME: Second Circuit reversed district court
Second Circuit agreed that conviction violated the Double Jeopardy Clause, vacated judgment of conviction and 17-year sentence
OUTCOME: Ninth Circuit vacated conviction
Ninth Circuit agreed that the district court had erred in accepting Mr. Moreno's guilty plea.