Shon Hopwood
- January 11, 2024
- Writer
Quick Facts
| Full Name | Shon Hopwood |
| Date Of Birth | Jun 11, 1975(1975-06-11) |
| Age | 49 |
| Country | United States |
| Birth City | David City |
| Horoscope | Gemini |
Shon Hopwood Biography
| Birthday | Jun 11 |
| Birth Year | 1975 |
Shon Hopwood is one of the most popular and richest Writer who was born on June 11, 1975 in David City, United States. Shon Robert Hopwood (born on the 11th of June 1975) is an American conviction felon, appellate lawyer and professor of law in the Georgetown University Law Center. Hopwood gained notoriety as a lawyer from the jailhouse who was in prison as a result of bank robbery. When he was in jail, he began working in the law library and was a successful United States Supreme Court practitioner when he was released in 2009.
He also received an honorable mention in his entry in the PEN American Center 2008 Prison Writing contest.
Hopwood’s memoir, Law Man: My Story of Robbing Banks, Winning Supreme Court Cases, and Finding Redemption, co-written with Dennis Burke, was published in August 2012. In the memoir, Hopwood details both his life as a jailhouse lawyer and his romance with his wife, Ann Marie Hopwood, who Hopwood wrote during eight years of his imprisonment. Law Man received critical acclaim from a number of book reviewers.
On September 4, 2014, the Supreme Court of Washington approved the recommendation made by the Character and Fitness Committee of the Washington State Bar Association, permitting Hopwood to take the Washington bar examination, and to become an attorney if he passed. His ability to become of a member of the Washington State Bar Association was named one of the 14 memorable National Law Journal Supreme Court of the United States stories of
- In 2015, Hopwood became a licensed lawyer in the state of Washington.
In 2005 in 2005, the Supreme Court granted a second cert petition filed by Hopwood in 2005, revoking the lower court’s decision and remanding the case for a new look. Hopwood has also assisted inmates who are from Indiana, Michigan and Nebraska receive sentence reductions of 3 to 10 years in lower courts.
Shon Hopwood Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Writer |
| House | Living in own house. |
Shon Hopwood is one of the richest Writer from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Shon Hopwood 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
Hopwood confessed to a plea deal on the 28th of October, 1998 to robbing banks across Nebraska. United States District Judge Richard G. Kopf sentenced Hopwood to 12 years and three months in prison , followed by three consecutive years supervision release. He also ordered $134,544 in compensation. Kopf was astonished by the transformation of Hopwood’s character and claimed, “my gut told me that [he] was a punk–all mouth, and very little else. My viscera was wrong.” According to Kopf’s personal perception, “Hopwood proves that my sentencing instincts suck.”
He drafted his first petition for certiorari on behalf of another inmate using an inmate typewriter, in 2002. Because Hopwood wasn’t a lawyer and the only name that appeared that appeared on the document was that of another inmate, John Fellers. When it was decided that the Supreme Court agreed to hear the case, he collaborated together with Seth Waxman, a former United States Solicitor General, to prepare the case. Waxman declared that his petition to get certiorari was likely to be one of the most impressive that he’d ever seen. There were 7,209 applications in that year, mostly from prisoners and those who were too poor to pay the filing fees and agreed to hear only eight petitions. One of them was Fellers in v. United States. The judge in a 9-0 ruling which found that the police been in violation of the constitution when questioning Fellers who had been sentenced for a drug conspiracy. Fellers’ sentence was eventually diminished by four years.
Hopwood was released from the custody of the Bureau of Prisons on April 9,
- In 2010, he was working at Cockle Printing in Omaha, Nebraska, a leading printer of Supreme Court briefs.
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Who is Shon Hopwood Dating?
According to our records, Shon Hopwood married to Ann Marie Metzner Hopwood. As of December 1, 2023, Shon Hopwood’s is not dating anyone.
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Facts & Trivia
Shon Ranked on the list of most popular Writer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Shon Hopwood celebrates birthday on June 11 of every year.
Where is Shon Hopwood now?
Shon Hopwood is an Associate Professor of Law at Georgetown University Law Center , where he is an expert on federal courts, criminal procedure (including federal sentencing), and prisoners’ rights.
How many banks did Shon Hopwood Rob?
His friend suggested sending the money back, with a note. Instead, Hopwood went on to rob four more banks. At his sentencing, 30 family members stood behind him, most of them crying. He was 23 years old.
Who is Cain Dyer?
Cain Vincent Dyer robbed over 100 banks between 1999 and 2001. Dyer was never caught by law enforcement but handed himself in. Dyer now works as a motivational speaker , helping newly released prisoners reintegrate into society.
What is the biggest bank heist in history?
United California Bank This robbery took place on 24th March 1972 in California and the cash stolen was approximately 30 million. 30 million US dollars!
Who is the Kangaroo bandit?
Dyer served in the United States Marine Corps. He turned to bank robbery after threats to his family by a Mexican cartel. He was nicknamed the “kangaroo bandit,” having been captured on CCTV stuffing cash into a backpack worn on his chest. He says he robbed over 100 banks across California between 1999 and 2001.