Next week's criminal law/procedure arguments
Issue summaries are from ScotusBlog, which also links to papers: Monday U.S. v. Davila: Whether the court of appeals erred in holding that any degree of judicial participation in plea negotiations, in...
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NY U.S. Attorney and John Yoo Banned From Russia
Russia has responded to the U.S. issuing a list of sanctioned Russians yesterday by putting out its own list of U.S. officials engaged in human rights violations. The list includes Bush torture memo...
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Massachusetts Marijuana Drug Arrests Waste Police & Court Resources
As a Boston, Massachusetts drug crimes lawyer, I believe quite strongly that the Massachusetts court system, and our Massachusetts law enforcement operations, waste their time and resources when it...
View Article***UPDATE*** I86 is now opne ***Multiple vehicle pile up on Interstate 86
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View ArticleM.D.Tenn.: Even the allegedly delusional can consent to a search
Defendant’s allegedly being delusional did not prevent him from being able to grant effective consent. He seemed perfectly fine when he was talking to the officers about his child pornography...
View ArticleN.D.W.Va.: Smell of meth lab during a knock-and-talk justified entry
Three officers went to defendant’s mobile home for a knock-and-talk about his overpurchase of pseudoephedrine. Three went because they suspected a meth lab and they didn’t know what to expect. One...
View ArticleCA7: Defendant not seized when he ignored officer rapping on window
Defendant was not seized when the officer rapped on the window to get defendant to roll it down and defendant ignored him and tried to dispose of evidence. United States v. Brissey, 2013 U.S. App....
View ArticleCA6: It is clearly established that gratuitous violence can't be used on...
It was clearly established law that officers could not use gratuitous violence against a mentally unstable unarmed arrestee. Martin v. City of Broadview Heights, 2013 U.S. App. LEXIS 7094, 2013 FED...
View ArticleD.Minn.: Hospital's consent form was all that was shown; consent to blood...
Defendant was charged with vehicle manslaughter under federal law. His blood and urine were tested at a hospital based on the hospital’s consent form. There’s nothing that indicates that the consent...
View ArticleStrafverteidiger will im Fall Peggy Antrag auf Wiederaufnahme stellen
Ein geistig behinderter Angeklagter gestand ein seit 2001 vermisstes Mädchen getötet zu haben. Obwohl er das Geständnis später widerrief, wurde er vom Landgericht Hof im Jahr 2004 wegen Mordes zu...
View ArticleTX: Exigency of destruction of evidence no long assumed from smell of MJ...
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals refuses to assume exigency that the occupant will destroy marijuana just because an officer smelled it during a knock and talk. Turrubiate v. State, 2013 Tex. Crim. App....
View Article***UPDATE***Multiple vehicle pile up on Interstate 86
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View Articlewired.com: Secrets of FBI Smartphone Surveillance Tool Revealed in Court Fight
wired.com: Secrets of FBI Smartphone Surveillance Tool Revealed in Court Fight by Kim Zetter: [...] Read more!
View ArticleShould Silence Convict
<font style="FONT-SIZE: 12px" face="Arial">The most common piece of advice given by criminal defense lawyers, even more than don't try this at home, is that you have the right to remain silent....
View ArticleReinvent BigLaw Into, well, Us
<font style="FONT-SIZE: 12px" face="Arial">When I saw that Bruce McEwen of Adam Smith, Esq., had posted <a href="http://www.adamsmithesq.com/2013/04/reinvent-law-you-have-spoken/2/" target=...
View ArticleTop-Ten Recent SSRN Downloads
in criminal law and procedure ejournals are here. The usual disclaimers apply. RankDownloadsPaper Title 1 3334 The Dangers of Surveillance Neil M. Richards, Washington University in Saint Louis -...
View ArticleControlled Substances # 2: Identifying the Kingpin: Easier Said than Done
Alex Kreit, guest-blogging on his new casebook, Controlled Substances: Crime, Regulation, and Policy (Carolina 2013): The drug kingpin is a familiar figure in movies and televisions shows about the...
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Two Florida Men Accused of Stealing and Dumping ATM Machine
Kevin Bass of Davie, Florida and Gary Hrinda of Melrose, Florida are charged with one count of grand theft and another count of littering in a canal. The two men were caught stealing an ATM from a...
View ArticleWhy Is My NYC Business Facing Enterprise Corruption Charges?
A New York City business owner who uses his or her company as a front for criminal activity or as a resource for laundering proceeds of criminal activity, can be charged with a number of offenses,...
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When Adoption Goes Awry
South Carolina couple Matt and Melanie Capobianco were over the moon when they adopted new-born baby Veronica in 2008. But their joy turned to grief, when at the age of three, Veronica was removed from...
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