Criminal Law

This Article provides a comprehensive review of the Eleventh Circuit’s most noteworthy criminal law opinions from 2020, with a focus on the key holdings from each decision. Section II of this Article addresses substantive criminal offenses, such as economic crimes, drug offenses, and firearm offenses, while Section III covers criminal procedure, the rules of evidence, and constitutional issues arising in criminal prosecutions. Section IV deals with the Federal Sentencing Guidelines and other sentencing issues, and Section V provides a limited review of the Eleventh Circuit’s decisions in post-conviction proceedings.