Motion (July 17, 2020)

Gov Response (Sept. 4, 2020)

Reply (Sept. 29, 2020)

Def’s Notice of Filing Supp Authority (Feb. 15, 2021)

Opinion & Order (Apr. 14, 2021)

Compassionate Release Motion (filed under seal/unavialable) 

Gov Response in Opposition (Sept. 7, 2021)

Motion for Leave to File Reply Brief (required in the MDFL)

Reply Brief (Oct. 7, 2021)

Order (Mar. 15, 2022)

Opinion from the Eleventh Circuit 

Case materials from the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) prosecution of Joel Esquenazi, United States v. Joel Esquenazi, et al., No. 09-21010-CR-JEM.

Brief for Amici Curiae National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and the Cato Institute in Support of Appellee and Urging Affirmance. 

Brief of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers as Amicus Curiae in Support of Appellant Thomas Bryant, Jr., Supporting Reversal.

Attorney-client communications federal caselaw and state-specific anecdotal data in Georgia

Attorney-client communications federal caselaw and state-specific anecdotal data in Florida

Attorney-client communications federal caselaw and state-specific anecdotal data in Alabama

Spellissy was convicted on five counts, including one count of conspiracy to commit bribery, wire fraud and honest-services fraud. Of the other counts, the District Court either granted a post-trial motion for judgment of acquitted (bribery) or motion for a new trial (substantive wire fraud offenses). Spellissy exhausted his direct appellate rights, as well as, the collateral remedies provided by 28 U.S.C. §2255. He also completed his supervised release and is not currently serving any portion of his sentence.

The U.S. Supreme Court granted petition for writ of certiorari, vacated the judgment, and remanded to the 11th Circuit for consideration in light of Skilling. The 11th Circuit heard argument from the parties on the merits on January 19, 2011.  On May 17, 2011, the 11th Circuit affirmed Siegelman's conviction. 

The U.S. Supreme Court granted Scrushy's Petition for Writ of Certiorari, vacated the judgment, and remanded to the 11th Circuit for consideration in light of Skilling. On August 31, 2010, the 11th Circuit denied Scrushy’s motion for release pending appellate resolution on remand. On January 19, 2011 the 11th Circuit heard argument from the parties on the merits.

Lopez-Lukis, a former County Commissioner, was convicted in 1997 of a single count of honest services fraud. She is no longer in custody, having been released from prison in 2000. She was released early under a Grant of Clemency from President William J. Clinton. The sole count of the conviction was based upon lies Mrs. Lukis told to the press and the public regarding an illicit love affair she was then having with Mr. Lukis, who was at the time a lobbyist with interests before the County Commission and married to another woman.

Brief of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers as Amicus Curiae in Support of Appellant.

Order granting compassionate release: mandatory life sentence for drug case; previously denied compassionate release; CR grant because Hope would not be mandatory life eligible today in light of the First Step Act's changes to 21 USC § 851; "It should be noted that since briefing in this matter took place, COVID-19 has dramatically altered the context in which courts are considering compassionate release requests."