By Cedra Mayfield | June 3, 2021
"Anything having to do with differences in procedures, people are going to scrutinize and, perhaps, look for appellate issues with regard to process," said Mary-Christine "M.C." Sungaila, an appellate attorney.
By Marcia Coyle | June 3, 2021
In her 20-page opinion, her third since joining the court, Justice Amy Coney Barrett led the 6-3 majority in the case Van Buren v. United States. Justice Clarence Thomas' dissent was joined by Chief Justice John Roberts Jr. and Justice Samuel Alito Jr.
By Marcia Coyle | June 3, 2021
Nathan Van Buren, a Georgia police officer, was convicted of violating the statute when he used his law enforcement computer to access license plate information for a private party who then paid him for it.
By Tom McParland | June 2, 2021
The panel said U.S. District Judge David N. Hurd of the Northern District of New York had no legal basis for compelling prosecutors to file a motion for a reduced sentence based on the defendant's cooperation.
By Ross Todd | June 2, 2021
California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday appointed Morrison & Foerster to conduct an independent investigation into Kevin Cooper's claims that he's innocent of the quadruple homicide that led to his death penalty conviction. His lawyers at Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe are cautiously hopeful the new probe will turn up evidence pointing to their client's innocence.
By Ryan Tarinelli | June 1, 2021
The ruling from the state Court of Appeals reverses a decision from a split appellate court panel, which said the circumstances supported "a reasonable belief that the search of the backpack was necessary to ensure the safety of the arresting officers and the public."
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By P.J. D'Annunzio | June 1, 2021
The jury instruction at issue involved the trial judge explaining to the jury that reasonable doubt is the only standard that supports a guilty verdict and that the state "is not required to meet some mathematical certainty" or "to demonstrate the complete impossibility of innocence."
By Cedra Mayfield | June 1, 2021
"Georgia's uniquely high and onerous burden means that people with intellectual disability will be executed," said Brian Stull, senior staff attorney for the American Civil Liberties Union Capital Punishment Project.
By Angela Morris | May 27, 2021
A main issue in this appeal is whether a visiting judge who was appointed to preside over the case back when it was in Collin County had the authority to transfer the matter to the Houston court.
By Zack Needles | May 27, 2021
After a year and a half of courts utilizing technology to try to keep their dockets moving, however slowly, two recent cases on appeal highlight the pitfalls of Zoom trials, in which the environment is much less tightly controlled than it would otherwise be in a physical courtroom.
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