Elizabeth Franklin-Best is a criminal appellate lawyer in Columbia, South Carolina whose practice is focused exclusively on criminal appeals in both state and federal courts.
In U.S. v. Vinas, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a conviction for importing and possessing with intent to...
In U.S. v. Stewart, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a conviction for insider trading because the trial court...
In U.S. v. Garcia, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the defendant’s conviction for falsifying tax returns even though...
When can you withdraw a guilty plea in federal court? On day five of his trial, Keith Austin pled guilty...
Marcel Walton, a “Grand Sheik” of the Moorish Science Temple of America in Chicago, pled guilty to mail fraud based...
Can an attorney represent two defendants who are charged in the same case? What if there is a conflict of...
In U.S. v. Dixon, the Eleventh Circuit denied a truckload of appellate issues for four defendants who were convicted of...
In U.S. v. Bell, the Fourth Circuit affirmed a 40-year mandatory minimum sentence for possession with intent to distribute heroin...
When you are charged with a crime, in state or federal court, you have the right to counsel – even...
Earlier this month, the Fourth Circuit upheld a Norfolk City Council member’s convictions for wire fraud, extortion, conspiracy, and perjury....