Matt Kaplan recently argued an important case before the D.C. Court of Appeals, sitting en banc. The issue in the case was how the District of Columbia's confusingly worded kidnapping statute should be interpreted. Until now the statute has been…
Earlier this week Matt Kaplan argued an appeal before the D.C. Court of Appeals which raises important issues regarding the extent to which the results of an investigation by a criminal defendant's own attorney can be used against that defendant…
The D.C. Court of Appeals ruled in favor of Matt Kaplan's client in a July 8, 2021 published opinion. The Court's reasoning will limit the ability of police officers to question suspects without informing them that they have the rights…
Matt Kaplan recently argued before the District of Columbia Court of Appeals a case that may set an important precedent relating to police interrogation of suspects. Mr. Kaplan, on behalf of his client, argued that police officers improperly interrogated his…
Matt Kaplan prevailed on behalf of his client in a criminal case decided yesterday by the District of Columbia Court of Appeals. The Court's opinion, which reverses the murder conviction of Mr. Kaplan's client, addresses two fundamental issues of constitutional…
Matt Kaplan has obtained the reversal of his client's murder conviction. Kaplan had argued that constitutional errors committed by the trial court resulted in an unfair trial and may have led to his client's wrongful conviction. The case, decided earlier…
The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals today reversed the federal murder conviction of a Kaplan Law Firm client. The murder occurred in Mexico and the decision sets an important precedent about the applicability of U.S. law outside the United States.…
The Kaplan Law Firm's Matthew B. Kaplan has obtained the reversal of the criminal conviction of one of his clients. In an opinion issued last week the District of Columbia Court of Appeals—the highest "state" court in the District of…
Today the District of Columbia Court of Appeals issued an opinion reversing the felony threats conviction of a client of Matthew B. Kaplan, The Kaplan Law Firm's Principal Attorney. The government had argued that our client had threatened another person…