sentencing Related Insights & Resources

Dr. Lonnie Joseph Parker, a Texarkana physician, was recently convicted in federal court of unlawfully prescribing opioids – a so-called “pill mill” prosecution. He received a 7-year sentence after a jury found him guilty on four counts of distributing controlled substances outside the usual course of professional practice. Notably, the...

The 2025 U.S. Sentencing Guidelines propose major changes, giving judges more discretion in supervised release, expanding safety valve relief for drug offenses, and introducing alternatives to revocation for technical violations. Courts can now modify conditions, shorten terms, or impose concurrent sentences. These updates help defense attorneys advocate for reduced sentences...

Health care fraud defense attorney Ronald W. Chapman II, notable for his significant health care fraud acquittals discusses rising prosecutions in Michigan, Florida, Texas and increased sentences for medicare fraud.

Since United States Watts Federal district courts have used acquitted conduct at sentencing to increase the guidelines of a federal defendant over the objection of a federal criminal defense attorney. Soon, the doctrine will be eviscerated either by the Supreme Court of the United States or the United States Sentencing...

Joe Exotic AKA Joseph Maldanado received relief from the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals that sent his case back for re-sentencing. His case reveals an endemic flaw in the US Sentencing Guidelines.

Two Supreme Court Justices on opposite sides of the ideological spectrum raise concerns over the lack of action of the United States Sentencing commission in resolving an important guidelines dispute.

97% of federal defendants throw themselves at the mercy of the court and plead guilty only to proceed to a federal sentencing hearing unprepared and unaware of what actually occurs and how to achieve the lowest possible federal sentencing. Let’s change that. A federal sentence is determined based on a...