Blog will focus
primarily on Criminal Law, and how the law is changing.
Mayowa
F. Odusanya announced today that he is setting up a new blog https://modusanya.blogspot.com/
which will focus primarily on Criminal Law, and how the law is changing.
“With
all the recent news and hard-to-understand information regarding Criminal Law,
I felt that I could help explain the issues and explain to people where to find
additional information” said Mayowa Odusanya. “I have a decade of experience
working in this area, and can help people understand the issues and obtain
initial information to understand a certain matter. For example, many courts
now make forms available on their websites and they provide lists of pro bono
attorneys.”
Criminal
Law is complex and constantly evolving. For example, Mr. Odusanya’s blog will
include a discussion of the case of Gamble
v. United States which is pending in the U.S. Supreme Court. Gamble v. United States is a case being
appealed from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, originating
from the state of Alabama. The defendant
Terance Martez Gamble was pulled over in a traffic stop in 2015 for a broken
taillight. During the stop, the police
officer found a gun in Gamble’s car.
Because Gamble had a prior conviction for felony robbery, he was barred
from owning a firearm. Gamble was
charged with illegal possession of a firearm by the state of Alabama and served
one year in state prison. Afterwards,
Gamble was charged by the Federal Government arising out of the same incident
under the federal statute forbidding illegal possession of a firearm. Gamble was convicted and is currently serving
time in federal prison.
Gamble challenged the federal prosecution during the trial
in federal district court and then subsequently on appeal as violation of the
Double Jeopardy Clause of the U.S. Constitution. Gamble’s challenge was denied
due to a long-established exception to the Double Jeopardy clause known as
separate or dual sovereigns doctrine. Supreme Court’s cert is interesting given
that it is reviewing a well-established doctrine in a case with fairly routine
application of the principle. What adds
intrigue to the cert is the fact that in Puerto
Rico v. Sanchez-Valle, a 2016 case, Justice Ginsburg and Justice Thomas
joined in a concurring opinion that discussed the need to revisit the separate
sovereigns doctrine. While Sanchez-Valle case was decided on the
Court’s finding that Puerto Rico did not have sovereignty independent from the
Federal Government, Justice Ginsburg’s concurrence questioned the separate
sovereigns doctrine as a whole. Mr. Odusanya notes that whether Justice
Ginsburg and Justice Thomas tipped their hands in Sanchez-Valle will remain to be seen in Gamble v. United States.
The
complete article and comment will be published in the Blog of Mr. Odusanya at
https://modusanya.blogspot.com/
Mayowa
Odusanya is planning to inform the public about this and other developments
that they may not read about in the newspaper or see on television.
About Mr. Mayowa F. Odusanya
Mayowa
Odusanya is an expert in the fields of criminal law and real estate.
Contact
Mayowa
F. Odusanya
401
S Parsons Ave
Brandon,
FL 33511-5292
United
States
Phone:
(813) 598-3870
Email:
mayowaesq@gmail.com
Education
Mayowa
F. Odusanya's education includes:
Florida
International University, College of Law, Juris Doctor, 2009
Florida
A. & M. University, B.S., 2005.
Former
work experience includes the Miami Dade Public Defender's Office; and the law
firm of Walton, Jones & Browne, P.A..
References
*** Mayowa Odusanya (Florida) is an expert in the fields of criminal law and real estate. Florida International University, College of Law, Juris Doctor, 2009 Florida A. & M. University, B.S., 2005.
