Reversal of Conviction in Federal Criminal Case: Lawyers need to Keep Fighting!
The Court of Appeals in New York recently reversed securities fraud convictions in a federal criminal case. This case, which said that the defendants simply did not commit a crime, reminds me of how important it is for lawyers to keep fighting, even after a jury says the client is guilty.
The case in New York was a complicated set of prosecutions targeted at “floor supervisors″ at stock exchanges. These supervisors matched up buyers with …
