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Speedy Trial Act Violations: Oral Argument Set
Summary: Tracy Hightower-Henne represents Appellant Brian Wasson in his direct appeal to the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals. The issues in US v. Wasson (case no. 10-2577) include violations of the Speedy Trial Act. Oral arguments are set for May 3, 2011, 9:30 a.m. at the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago, Illinois.
Parole Denied in 1975 Rape Case
Summary: Tracy Hightower-Henne represented inmate Juneal Pratt at his parole hearing. Juneal Pratt has maintained his innocence for 35 years despite being charged with the rape of two Omaha women in 1975. After more than three decades behind bars and his fight to maintain his innocence, he is still being denied parole. The parole board denied him parole in January 2010 based on the unsuccessful completion of a sex offender treatment program. Mr. Pratt was instructed that he will not successfully complete the program until he admits guilt. He was denied parole, pending his completion of the treatment program. He is up for parole again in July 2011. He will continue to maintain his innocence. Read more about Juneal Pratt’s case on Nebraska Innocence Project’s website and the National Innocence Project’s wesbite.
A Mediocre Criminal, but an Unmatched Jailhouse Lawyer
Shon Hopwood, paralegal, works on many federal cases with Hightower Law, LLC. This is a story on his background and what he is doing now in the United States Supreme Court and Federal Courts of Appeals.
Former Bank Robber Turns Life Around
Shon Hopwood, paralegal, works on many federal cases with Hightower Law, LLC. This is a video on his background and what he is doing now in the United States Supreme Court and Federal Courts of Appeals.
Jailhouse Lawyer of the Day: Shon Hopwood
“I used to be a bank robber.”
That’s an attention-grabbing lede for a personal essay for a law school application. Or:
“The Supreme Court granted my very first petition for cert. And then ruled in my favor unanimously.”
Shon Hopwood, 34, could start his application with either one of those statements. Convicted of five robberies in Nebraska in the late ’90s, he was sentenced to prison for 13 years, writes Adam Liptak in the New York Times.