By Sara Kropf A few weeks ago, a California federal jury acquitted two former executives of the British software company Autonomy of conspiracy and wire fraud charges. It was a remarkable outcome, particularly since Autonomy’s CFO had been convicted of similar charges...
By Sara Kropf Jury instructions are a key part of any criminal trial. They matter at trial itself since the jury will rely on them to evaluate whether your client is guilty or not. They matter just as much on appeal; problems arising from jury instructions are some of...
By Sara Kropf The government has all sorts of advantages in a criminal case: FBI agents flash a badge and witnesses talk willingly; prosecutors freely use grand jury subpoenas to obtain documents; discovery rules do not require them to turn over all information in...