Federal Criminal Practice Blog

The use of the term “willful” in connection with federal criminal statutes remains needlessly confusing and harmful to the fair administration of justice. A recent Fifth Circuit case offers yet another example. In United States v. Allen, No. 08-11041 (5th Cir., Oct. 28, 2009), a defendant was convicted of criminal contempt under 18 U.S.C. § [...]

This blog is devoted to federal criminal practice issues. My plan is to address significant topics in some depth on a periodic basis without getting into article-length commentary. My hope is that lawyers and other interested people will find these thoughts useful in their daily work.
—Gregory L. Poe