After yet another incomprehensible act of violence, people around the country are wondering what can be done to prevent the death of more innocent people. Certainly, the accessibility of guns with the capacity to inflict maximum damage to maximum numbers of people...
Month: December 2012
Veteran Rights
William J. Sheppard invited to speak on veteran's rights at Federal Bar Association annual meeting On September 20, 2012, at the invitation of the Federal Bar Association, Mr. Sheppard presented a seminar about representing combat veterans in federal criminal cases at...
How Mandatory Minimums Forced Me to Send More Than 1,000 Nonviolent Drug Offenders to Federal Prison
"It has always been the belief of the members of this firm that the use of mandatory minimum sentences is wrong. The imposition of a lengthy prison sentence for a first-time, non-violent drug offense, is contrary to any civilized notion of justice. Judge Bennett, a...