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Voir Dire Drama: State Appeals Court Denies That Trial Judge Abused Discretion

The Massachusetts Appeals Court rejected a defendant's appeal that his trial judge abused his discretion and that the commonwealth's attorney-directed voir dire questions demonstrated bias among several jury members, court records show.
3 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Finding 'Exoneration Rule' Didn't Apply, Appeals Court Allows Fee Dispute Lawsuit Against Attorneys to Proceed

"Neither the plaintiff's first nor second claim implicates the validity of his convictions because each claim simply challenges the fees that the defendant charged the plaintiff for their representation," Senior Judge Alexandra D. DiPentima wrote. "The fee dispute between the plaintiff and the defendants is entirely collateral to the plaintiff's guilty pleas and convictions."
7 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

New Jersey Parole System Must Change

New Jersey's parole system needs serious legislative change, either by eliminating it completely as the federal system has done, or by instituting fundamental due process protections.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

In Novel Ruling, Superior Court Finds Mask Mandates Didn't Violate Defendant's Right to Face-to-Face Confrontation

The defendant claimed his Sixth Amendment right to confrontation was violated when the judge "refused to modify COVID-19 procedures consistent with surrounding jurisdictions," because the jury "could not assess the witness['] credibility by observing their behavior," the opinion said.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

Appeals Court: Documents 'Do Not Conclusively Show' That Property 'Vested Permanently' With Sheriff's Office

The Second District Court of Appeals sided with a woman serving time in prison for her role in the alleged abuse and death of a toddler, finding the…
4 minute read

Daily Report Online

Families of Victims Upset at Delay in Ga. Execution of Presnell

"These families have suffered this trauma repeatedly and waited patiently for 46 years for closure," the families said in a joint statement provided exclusively to The Associated Press.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

New York's Highest Court Upends Murder Conviction in Queens Case, Reversing Trial Judge and Appellate Panel

Judge Madeline Singas, writing for a unanimous Court of Appeals, said the trial judge made erroneous evidentiary rulings that were affirmed by the appellate division, depriving the defendant of his right to present his defense.
4 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Framing Closing Arguments, Part 2

Just as a moviegoer must act on a series of cues subliminally signaling that her brain must unconsciously run certain "procedural schemas" that will allow her to transform discourse into narrative, so must a juror match the unanchored discourse of trial to her storehouse of real-world experiences and beliefs.
8 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Confession Obtained via Police Lie Cannot Stand

COURT WATCH: New Jersey Supreme Court held that defendant's Miranda waiver, based upon a police lie about alleged incriminating evidence, could not be voluntary, and therefore her confession must be suppressed.
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

New York Court of Appeals OKs Accuser's Authentication of Coach's Alleged Sext Messages

The years-long legal battle centered on text messages allegedly sent by a high school coach obtained by a third party. The Court of Appeals determined that testimony from a student-athlete established they were genuine.
3 minute read

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