The Brownlee Law Firm Blog

Should Your Trial Lawyer Handle Your Appeal?

Should Your Trial Lawyer Handle Your Appeal? So, you’ve been through a difficult trial and now it’s up on appeal. Or maybe you were bounced out of the trial court via summary judgment or on a motion to dismiss. Perhaps you won in the trial court and the other side has appealed. Read More linkArrow

Federal Sentencing And The Armed Career Criminal Act (ACCA)

Federal Sentencing And The Armed Career Criminal Act (ACCA) There is a practice in federal jurisdictions where sometimes the Government will seek an additional 15-year sentence enhancement for a defendant due to prior convictions under the Armed Career Criminal Act (ACCA). Read More linkArrow