Category Archives: Recent Case Law
The Lindsay Clancy Case: Postpartum Psychosis, the Insanity Defense, Media Attention, and What a Hung Jury Really Means
The Lindsay Clancy case ended not in a verdict but in a deadlock. After roughly five weeks of testimony in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, and several days of deliberation, the judge had no choice but to declare a mistrial. The case is a window into three of the hardest subjects in criminal defense: the insanity… Read More »
Federal 4C1.1 “Zero Point” Offenders Reduction: 2 Point Reduction for Federal Inmates
SECTION 4C1.1 OF THE U.S. SENTENCING GUIDELINES CREATES ADJUSTMENT FOR ZERO POINT OFFENDERS Recently, federal legislators passed and enacted a new policy bill to be applied to the United States Sentencing Guidelines – a two-point adjustment for “zero point offenders.” This legislation, codified as Section 4C1.1 is geared towards offenders who have minimal or… Read More »