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Justin Brown with Allen Finke the day he was freed.

The Impossible is Possible: Allen Finke is Free After 44 Years

When we first met Allen Finke, some four years ago, it seemed like all hope had been lost. Allen had been in prison more than 40 years for a crime he did not commit. His health was failing. He had tried almost every kind of legal remedy, and nothing had worked. Brown Law agreed to take his case, even though the chances of winning seemed like one in a million. The case was just too ...
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Federal Judge Rules Against Career Criminal Designation

Federal Judge Rules Against Career Criminal Designation

It has been more than five years since the Supreme Court, in United States v. Booker, held that the Federal Sentencing Guidelines are merely advisory. Judges have been gradually taking that to heart. In the recent sentencing of one of my clients in Baltimore, a Federal Judge ruled that, despite ...
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Fowler to Impact Fourth Circuit

Fowler to Impact Fourth Circuit

A recent Supreme Court opinion, Fowler v. United States, issues of a firm rebuke of the Fourth Circuit's position on the Federal Witness Tampering statute, 18 U.S.C. § 1512(a)(1)(C). The Fourth Circuit had been allowing the Government to successfully charge federal witness tampering even in cases in which there was no ...
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