By njlawjournal | New Jersey Law Journal | July 6, 2017
Admission of Prior Bad Acts Evidence to Establish Witness' Bias Erroneous and Harmful Where Testimony Central to Defense
By Dara Kam | July 5, 2017
Signaling a potential end to an 18-month hiatus for the state's embattled death penalty, Gov. Rick Scott rescheduled the execution date of convicted killer Mark James Asay for Aug. 27.
By therecorder | The Recorder | July 5, 2017
9th Cir.; 15-10354 The court of appeals reversed a judgment of conviction. The court held that the defendant’s prior conviction for conspiracy…
By therecorder | The Recorder | July 5, 2017
9th Cir.; 14-10224 The court of appeals affirmed a judgment of conviction. The court held that biographical questions posed to a suspect in custody did…
By therecorder | The Recorder | July 5, 2017
C.A. 2nd; B269608 The Second Appellate District affirmed a judgment. The court held that the evidence presented at trial clearly established the requisite…
By therecorder | The Recorder | July 5, 2017
9th Cir.; 13-56024 The court of appeals reversed a district court judgment denying a petition for writ of habeas corpus. The court held that the state…
By therecorder | The Recorder | July 5, 2017
C.A. 1st; A146979 The First Appellate District reversed juvenile court orders and remanded. The court held that the juvenile court, in deciding petitions…
By William F. Johnson | July 5, 2017
In his Corporate Crime column, William F. Johnson writes: Corporations and individuals cooperating in government investigations must be sharply focused on finding out the essential facts of the historical conduct at issue—what happened and why it happened. For its part, the government is also sharply focused on what happened and why. In the last few years, however, the interest of the DOJ, in particular, has expanded beyond just the what and why and it is now significantly involved in how companies actually conduct internal investigations.
By Greg Land | July 3, 2017
The Georgia Court of Appeals has vacated and remanded a judge's order awarding nearly $50,000 in attorney fees and expenses to a lawyer sued over his work as a special prosecutor cracking down on illegal gambling on coin-operated machines.
By Emily Wagster Pettus | July 3, 2017
A man who was convicted and later cleared after falsely confessing to murder at 13 says he is grateful a court revived his request for compensation in Mississippi, and that others might benefit from a change in how the state handles wrongful conviction lawsuits.
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