The Fifth Circuit reverses conviction, holding that the Government’s introduction of investigative background testimony violated the Confrontation Clause.

The Fifth Circuit reverses a total-loss figure because the district court rejected the Government’s concessions which accounted for proper offsets to that figure.

The Fifth Circuit affirms that a district court, sitting as a thirteenth juror, can grant a new trial even if the evidence was sufficient for conviction.

The Fifth Circuit remands for a limited evidentiary hearing on whether a defendant’s lawyer’s representation of the Government’s star witness resulted in actual prejudice.

The Fifth Circuit rules that the two-year sentencing enhancement found in 18 U.S.C. 1028A(a)(1) applies not just to fraudulent billing, but also to fraudulent overbilling.

The Supreme Court decides that convictions stemming from a single criminal episode count only once under the Armed Career Criminal Act.

The Fifth Circuit reverses healthcare convictions based upon insufficient evidence of “willfully,” that the defendant had acted with the knowledge that his conduct was unlawful.

SCOTUS has agreed to consider whether a physician is entitled to a good-faith defense that his prescriptions fall within the usual course of professional practice.

The Fifth Circuit upholds the suppression of evidence stemming from an anonymous tipster.

The Fifth Circuit reverses a district court’s wholesale conversion of cash into methamphetamine for lack of sufficient evidentiary support.

The Fifth Circuit upholds a mail-fraud conviction involving a double-matching adoption scheme. The Government was not required to prove loss to the victim.

The Fifth Circuit concludes Texas robbery meets the definition of generic robbery under the ACCA.

The Fifth Circuit rules that a defendant is entitled to a statute-of-limitations instruction after limitations was suspended under 18 U.S.C. 3292.

The United States Supreme Court affirms the constitutional right of confrontation under the Sixth Amendment.

The Fifth Circuit upholds a error-ladened sentence because the defendant’s lawyer vouched for the PSR’s miscalculated Guidelines.

The Fifth Circuit clarifies the low threshold for authentication of photographs under the rules of evidence.

The Fifth Circuit holds that Facebook is not a government agent when it comes to forwarding cyber tips to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.

The Fifth Circuit reverses a forfeiture order that was based on joint-and-several liability. The order was for $4 million.

Cash converted to equivalent drug weight must reflect the realities of the offense.

The Fifth Circuit holds that the district court did not abuse its discretion in denying a motion for mistrial after the Government repeatedly referenced a co-conspirator’s plea of guilty.