On behalf of Rosenblum Schwartz & Fry posted on Sunday, May 26, 2020 Missouri has recently hit national news for carrying out the country’s first execution amid the COVID-19 pandemic, breaking the country’s informal moratorium on using the death penalty during the current crisis. This event has shed light on how confusing and inconsistent the criminal system can be during these uncertain times. What parts of criminal cases are courts suspending? Are all cases being delayed? In a system that is already backed up, how are courts dealing with these delays in the long run? What does any of this …

On behalf of Rosenblum Schwartz & Fry posted in Compassionate Release on Sunday, May 3, 2020 The COVID-19 pandemic has created worry in every facet of society, but many criminal defense lawyers – including those at Rosenblum Schwartz & Fry – are especially worried for high-risk individuals who are incarcerated, with their lives in the hands of federal correctional facilities. Federal prison could prove to be the perfect storm of close contact, unsanitary conditions, and a general lack of resources to create the ideal environment for transmission of the contagious disease. Though we do yet have all the answers, the …