By Kate Brumback | The Associated Press | July 2, 2024
The condemned man's lawyers say the prosecutor in his case violated the Batson rule and ranted against it when trial attorneys raised concerns during jury selection that he was striking Black jurors because of their race.
By Jimmy Hoover | July 2, 2024
The high court will decide whether a defendant convicted and sentenced before the First Step Act, but then resentenced after the criminal justice reform law went into effect, is eligible for its sentencing relief provisions.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Matthew T. Mangino | July 2, 2024
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has yet again addressed the issue of proving a prima facie case at a preliminary hearing. The Supreme Court has clarified that inadmissible hearsay alone will not be adequate to identify a defendant at a preliminary hearing.
By Jimmy Hoover | June 28, 2024
Writing for the 6-3 majority in "Fischer v. United States," Chief Justice John Roberts Jr. called the government's view of a federal obstruction statute too broad.
By Kate Brumback | The Associated Press | June 28, 2024
That the woman caused the fatal DeKalb County crash was not in dispute, but defense lawyers and prosecutors disagreed on what arguments should be allowed at trial.
Connecticut Law Tribune | News
By Emily Cousins | June 25, 2024
In addition to the majority's 5-2 opinion, there was a concurrence, a concurrence and dissent, and a dissent.
By Steve Lash | June 21, 2024
"Judges may not assume the jury's factfinding function for themselves, let alone purport to perform it using a mere preponderance-of-the-evidence standard," Justice Neil Gorsuch wrote for the majority.
By The Associated Press | June 18, 2024
Justin Ross Harris' 2016 conviction on eight counts including malice murder in the death of his 22-month-old son was overturned by the Supreme Court of Georgia but upheld on three sex crimes.
By Brian Lee | June 18, 2024
The New York Court of Appeals rejected Trump's "automatic" appeal "upon the ground that no substantial constitutional question is directly involved."
By Cheryl Miller | June 17, 2024
In dissent, Justice Goodwin Liu said the high court should "do more" to combat racial discrimination in jury selection and suggested the Legislature get involved.
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