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Kieffer affirmed in 8th Cir.

By John Wesley Hall, Jr.

"Attorney-impersonator" Howard Kieffer's fraud conviction in North Dakota is affirmed today by the Eighth Circuit. He also gets affirmed his two level enhancement for use of a "special skill," even though he is not an attorney. Part of the fraud enhancement came from his implying he was affiliated with NACDL (see note 8, page 15) and his claimed 85% success rate in 2255's. United States v. Kieffer, No. 09-3138 (8th Cir. September 13, 2010). His lawyer moved to withdraw, maybe arguing while holding his nose ("We grant counsel’s motion to withdraw, subject to counsel informing Kieffer about the procedures for seeking rehearing and for filing a petition for a writ of certiorari.").

Full post as published by Law Of Criminal Defense on September 13, 2010 (boomark / email).