By Katheryn Tucker | October 16, 2018
“You may have done it for nice reasons toward a noble goal, but you made a child talk about her prior sexual history—and not just a general sexual history but a criminal sexual history,” Presiding Justice David Nahmias told prosecutor.
By Ross Todd | October 15, 2018
Christopher Caldwell has been called on by a Ninth Circuit panel to argue for upholding the contempt of court finding against the former Maricopa County sheriff after the Department of Justice has indicated that it supports vacating Arpaio's conviction.
By Jason Grant | October 11, 2018
The appeals decision is being hailed by some as especially significant because the justices largely focused on weak DNA evidence used against Herskovic, and they seemed to call into question the city's Office of Chief Medical Examiner's use of “high-sensitivity” DNA analysis in Herskovic's case.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Barry Kamins | October 11, 2018
Criminal Law and Procedure columnist Barry Kamins continues his annual review of new legislation amending the Penal Law, Criminal Procedure Law and other related statutes.
By Charles Kagay | October 11, 2018
From the perspective of appellate counsel, the choice is always clear: If you want your appeal decided on the merits, you had better be sure to have a real live reporter present to preserve your words of wisdom.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Cliff Rieders | October 11, 2018
Voters of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania may have the opportunity to vote on a proposed amendment to the Constitution of Pennsylvania in November 2019.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Robert J. Anello and Richard F. Albert | October 10, 2018
White-Collar Crime columnists Robert J. Anello and Richard F. Albert write: Contrary to Hollywood's fictionalized vision of our criminal justice system, a recent report from the National Association for Criminal Defense Lawyers confirms what many have recognized: trials are an endangered species.
By Raychel Lean | October 10, 2018
Fort Lauderdale attorney and Assistant Public Defender Brenda Greenberg Bryn argued the first case to come before Associate Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh at the U.S. Supreme Court, which recognized a clash between federal and Florida state law over what consitutes a "violent" crime.
By Katheryn Tucker | October 10, 2018
The decision is a victory for prosecutors, who can now proceed with a rape case against a man whose stepdaughter and wife left the country after reporting the abuse.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Joel Cohen | October 9, 2018
Ethics and Criminal Practice columnist Joel Cohen writes: Are prosecutors or defense counsel ethically obligated to stifle their predispositions, proneness or susceptibility to a favorable view of a witness's account of the facts when carrying out their professional responsibilities?
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