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New Jersey Law Journal

Time for NJ Legislature to Change Three Strikes Law When Predicate Convictions Involve a Juvenile

There is good reason to review the need for the Three Strikes Law, when our current system of mandatory minimums, mandatory and extended terms, and No Early Release Act (NERA) statutes are already the law of the land.
7 minute read

New York Law Journal

Long Island DA Asks Lawmakers to Reinstate Use of Familial DNA in Solving Cold Cases

Suffolk County DA Ray Tierney said he didn't see infringement of Fourth Amendment rights "as long as you've done the proper investigative steps."
5 minute read

Daily Report Online

Lawyers Seek to Delay Georgia Execution Set for Next Week

Attorneys representing the Federal Defender Program, which represents Virgil Delano Presnell Jr., say the setting of his execution date violates a written agreement reached last April with the office of state Attorney General Chris Carr that temporarily put executions on hold during the coronavirus pandemic and established conditions under which they could resume.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Split Opinions Common Under Newly Configured NY Court of Appeals

Since Judge Shirley Troutman began participating in decisions in February, the court has been divided on several cases of note, highlighted by its recent split decision to invalidate New York's congressional and Senate maps as an unconstitutional gerrymander by state Democrats.
5 minute read

The Recorder

US Judge Sets July 5 Re-Trial in Michael Avenatti's California Wire Fraud Case

Questions remain about Avenatti's availability, because of his upcoming trip to New York for sentencing in the Stormy Daniels case.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

In DUI Ruling, Appeals Court Says Medical Weed Still a Schedule I Substance in Pa.

The Pennsylvania Medical Marijuana Act, the court found, does not bar prosecution under the Vehicle Code for a person driving with weed in their system, regardless of whether it was consumed legally.
4 minute read

Law.com

UC Irvine Law Students Helped Craft Argument Before US Supreme Court Over Miranda Warnings

Students in the University of California, Irvine School of Law (UCI Law) Civil Rights Litigation Clinic were part of a litigation team representing respondent Terrence Tekoh before the U.S. Supreme Court in 'Vega v. Tekoh.'
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

2nd Circuit Panel Reverses Habeas Ruling for Pharma Executive Convicted of Killing 8-Year-Old Son

A 15-minute closure of the trial courtroom while the judge and parties talked about a website related to the case was not enough to violate Gigi Jordan's Sixth Amendment right to a public trial, according to a New York state appeals court.
3 minute read

The American Lawyer

Crowell & Moring's 14-Year Fight to Free Crosley Green Hinges on 11th Circuit Appeal

Green wants the court to reinstate a ruling that overturned his murder conviction, a move that could set precedent on handling of prosecutorial misconduct in Florida, Georgia, and Alabama.
9 minute read

New York Law Journal

Limiting Options for Corporate Crime Victims Under Federal Restitution Law

'Afriyie' has created a bright line rule that may ultimately protect some defendants from having to pay certain exorbitant sums as restitution. On the other hand, the decision also creates a maddening and impractical situation for corporate counsel.
9 minute read

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