Prominent Georgetown Law Professor Convicted In Domestic Violence Case – Above the Law

Shon
Hopwood is
a
name
that
is
often
celebrated
within
the
legal
profession
as
a
case
of
true
criminal
reform.
In
case
you’re
not
familiar
with
him,
Hopwood served
more
than
a
decade
in
federal
prison for
bank
robbery
but
he
went
on
to
go
to
law
school,
and
later
became
a
professor
at
Georgetown
Law,
one
of
the
most
prestigious
law
schools
in
the
country.

Hopwood
mentored
Tiffany
Trump
during
her
time
at
Georgetown,
and
even
assisted
in
the
development
of the
First
Step
Act,
a
federal
prison
and
sentencing
reform
bill
that
Trump
signed
into
law
during
his
first
term,
but
things
took
a
turn
for
him
in
2023,
when
he
was
arrested
and
accused
of
some
rather

disturbing
allegations
of
domestic
violence.
Hopwood
—
who
is
currently
on
leave
from
the
law
school
—
was
recently
convicted,
and
now
stands
to
return
to
prison.
The

Washington
Post
has
additional
details:

[Hopwood]
was
convicted
Friday
of
assaulting
his
wife,
ignoring
a
judge’s
order
to
stay
away
from
her
and
trying
to
get
her
to
drop
the
charges
against
him.

A
D.C.
Superior
Court
jury
of
eight
men
and
four
women
found
Hopwood
guilty
of
11
out
of
12
charges.
Hopwood,
who
was
released
from
custody
shortly
after
his
arrest
in
2023,
showed
no
emotion
as
the
verdicts
were
read,
chewing
gum
as
he
sat
next
to
his
attorney.

Although
Hopwood
promised
that
he
would
not
flee,
Judge
Errol
Arthur
ordered
him
jailed
pending
sentencing,
which
is
currently
scheduled
for
September
18.

“Shon
Hopwood
made
his
wife
believe
she
was
worthless
and
crazy
and
placed
her
in
an
invisible
cage
and
wanted
to
protect
his
image
as
the
comeback
kid,”
Assistant
U.S.
Attorney
Katherine
Ballou
told
the
jury
during
trial.
“You,
ladies
and
gentlemen,
can
help
her
break
out
of
that
cage
for
good.”

Hopwood
and
his
wife,
who
is
also
an
attorney,
are
now
separated.
He
could
face
several
years
behind
bars,
and
his
sentence
could
be
further
enhanced
due
to
his
prior
offenses.

If
you’re
involved
in
a
verbally
or
physically
abusive
relationship,
there
are
friends,
family,
and
colleagues
you
can
call.
If
you’re
a
victim
of
domestic
violence,
please
reach
out
if
you
need
help,
before
it’s
too
late.
If
you
feel
that
you
are
in
immediate
danger,
please
call
the National
Domestic
Violence
Hotline at
1-800-799-SAFE
(7233).

Former
robber
turned
law
professor
in
D.C.
found
guilty
of
assaulting
wife
[Washington
Post]

Earlier:

Prominent
Georgetown
Law
Professor
Arrested,
Charged
In
Domestic
Violence
Case

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