Public Interns Time-Sheet July 3-7, 2017

Public Interns Time-Sheet July 3-7, 2017

July 5th Enrichment and Thank you letters

Good morning all,

You've made it to the halfway point; don't lose your energy and keep going! Here is the enrichment for July 5th and the addresses for thank you letters.

Maggie Vath, Esq.

Georgia State University College of Law

85 Park Place NE

Room 232

Atlanta, GA 30303

Ms. Mariana Pannell

Georgia State University College of Law

85 Park Place NE

Office 117

Atlanta, GA 30303

Mr. Jarvarus Gresham

2316 Sand Place

Atlanta, GA 30331

Link to the enrichment:

July 5th Enrichment

Terrence Croft Essay Competition - A Note About the Opinion

When you are reading the Georgia Supreme Court opinion, it is important to note that there are several pages of index information before the actual opinion begins.  The opinion begins immediately after the name of the Justice who is the author of the opinion.  In this case, that is "Grant, Justice." 

Again, please let us know if you are struggling.  The essays are due at the All Intern Meeting on Wednesday at 5:00.  You should identify you essay by the number you received from Denisha.  Your name should not appeal on the essay.

All the best.

Tasha

IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT TOMORROW'S ELEVENTH CIRCUIT ORAL ARGUMENTS

Following is information for those of you interested in attending tomorrow’s oral arguments before the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals. Our office is arguing two sentencing appeals tomorrow: Morales-Alonso and Beeman. Both cases are about whether convictions under Georgia’s aggravated assault statute can be classified as crimes of violence. The arguments will be somewhat technical. However, you should still be able to enjoy watching the advocates defend their positions in front of the highest court in Atlanta. If you are interested in attending, please read the summary below and get supervisory approval. 　

AGAIN, YOU MUST GET SUPERVISORY APPROVAL BEFORE ATTENDING AND EMAIL ME A CONFIRMING EMAIL THAT YOU ARE PLANNING TO ATTEND AND THAT YOU HAVE RECEIVED SUPERVISORY APPROVAL.　

Location: 56 Forsyth Street, Atlanta, Georgia 30303. Arguments take place on the third floor.　

Time: You will need to be there no later than 8:45am. 　

Each case is allotted thirty minutes. One starts at 9:00am and the other at 9:30am. You will be done no later than 10:10am.　

Please be aware that there is a movie set filming near the Court and leave extra time to get there. The nearest Marta stations are Peachtree Center and Five Points.　

The Morales-Alonso case (argued by Colin Garrett from our office) concerns a 63 month sentence imposed for illegal reentry after deportation. The sentence was enhanced under the federal sentencing guidelines based upon an aggravated assault conviction which the district court found was a “crime of violence.” In order for a Georgia aggravated assault conviction to be considered a crime of violence under the guidelines, the Court must find that Georgia’s definition of aggravated assault requires an element of force or that it is similar to a generic definition of aggravated assault which has been defined by the United States Supreme Court. If the defendant’s aggravated assault conviction is not classified as a crime of violence, then the sentence that he would receive would be substantially lower than 63 months. 　

The Beeman case (argued by Matt Dodge from our office) also turns on whether a conviction under Georgia’s aggravated assault statute should be characterized as a crime of violence. Beeman was convicted of being a felon in possession of a firearm. He received a 15 year sentence under a statute known as the Armed Career Criminal Act. Under this Act, if a person has three prior offenses of a certain character, their sentence goes from somewhere below ten years to 15 years or more and up to life. After Mr. Beeman was sentenced, the Supreme Court decided a case which would have called into question his fifteen year sentence. He is seeking to be resentenced to below ten years. Again, the relevant statute at issue is Aggravated Assault under Georgia law.　

 

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Public Interns Time-Sheet June 26-30, 2017

Public Interns Time-Sheet June 26-30, 2017

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT: PICTURES WITH YOUR HOST MUST BE SENT TO SLIP25PICS@GMAIL.COM BY NEXT WEDNESDAY

Good morning SLIP Nation!

By now, I hope you all have begun work on your essays which are due at the next All Intern Meeting at Georgia State University College of Law at 5:00pm.  Don't leave this until the last minute.

ALSO DUE next Wednesday are pictures with you host.  I understand that sometimes your mentor or supervisor will be out of town.  Please, however, give us a picture with your host or supervisor whichever or both that are available.  Then email that picture to slip25pics@gmail.com.  In the subject line, please tell us which organization you are working with.

Also, when you are sending the pictures, please send them at maximum resolution and size for use in the Farewell Breakfast Video.  This is very important.  We are counting on you to do this.

Take care ... be safe ... and KEEP YOUR MINDS RIGHT!

Tasha

This is Alyssa Jones, the Student Coordinator. Lately, I have noticed that some interns are making repeat errors addressing their thank you letters and envelopes. I have found some samples for you all to refer to if you ever get confused and hope to see improvements as the program continues.

Sample Envelope:

Sample Thank you Letter:

The USAO’s 5th annual Youth Law and Law Enforcement Symposium

The USAO’s 5th annual Youth Law and Law Enforcement Symposium

Interns please be sure to (1) RSVP to intern Ja’Terious Stokes at Ja’Terious.Stokes@usdoj.gov no later than Wednesday, July 5, 2017, and (2) obtain approval from your SLIP hosts to attend.

SLIP at GSU Law

June 28th AIM meeting at GSU Law Directions

Guest Speaker #4

Here is the mailing address for Darius Pattillo:

Darius Pattillo, Esq.

Henry County District Attorney

Henry County Courthouse

2nd Floor, West Tower

McDonough, GA 30253

Terrence Croft Essay Competition Has Been Posted

Yes, Amani?  Are you wondering when you can get started working on the 2017 SLIP 25 Terrence Croft Essay?  Well, it has been posted to the right under materials and will be available tonight at the meeting.  It will be due on Jun 28, 2017 at the meeting.  You will be required to use the blind grading number that will be provided by Denisha this evening.  See you at the meeting.

Public Interns Time-Sheet June 19-23, 2017

Public Interns Time-Sheet June 19-23, 2017

Guest Speaker #3

Here is the mailing address of Archie Wilson:

Archie Wilson

Intern Lodging Program

120 North Avenue NW

Atlanta, GA 30332

Public Interns Time-Sheet

Public Interns Time-Sheet June 12, 2017- June 16, 2017

Guest Speaker #2

Here is the mailing address of today's speaker:

Paula Frederick, Esq. 

State Bar of Georgia 

104 Marietta Street

Suite 100

Atlanta, GA 30303

Guest Speaker #1

Good afternoon SLIP 25,

Great job making it through the second orientation. It was great hearing from our first guest speaker, Vania S. Allen, Esq. I hope you all took her 3 take away points to heart:

-Take risks
-Put yourself out there
-Do not be afraid to fail

Congratulations

The following interns correctly answered SLIP Blog Trivia Question 2:
Owain Guinn, Mohammed Memfis, Felicia Jacques, E'Mari Coggins, Maya Saulny, Izeboya Oyakhire, Maleigha Cooper, Mariah Cooper, Erin Smith