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California Supreme Court Upholds Murder Conviction, Rejects Batson/Wheeler Claim

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.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Pennsylvania Case Digests for the Week

Case digests for state and federal courts in Pennsylvania can be found here.
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National Law Journal

Justices Will Review 'Fraudulent Inducement' Theory Behind Public Prosecutions

The defendants say wire fraud statutes only apply to cases where someone has used fraud to inflict economic harm, not to cases where the scheme did not actually cost the government money.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Bill to Lift NY's Lifetime Ban on Felons Serving Jury Duty Is Set To Go to Gov.'s Office

The Jury of Our Peers Act, if signed into law, would follow New York lawmakers' restoration of voting rights to persons convicted of felonies, on their release from incarceration, in 2021.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Court of Appeals Evidence Decisions: A Potpourri of Rules for Criminal and Civil Actions

The 2023–2024 term of the Court of Appeals has seen a large uptick in the number of appeals decided by the court as compared to previous terms. This is especially true as to decisions deciding important and significant evidence issues.
13 minute read

National Law Journal

Supreme Court Takes Up Mob Associate's 'Crime of Violence' Appeal

The justices will consider "whether a crime that requires proof of bodily injury or death, but can be committed by failing to take action, has as an element the use, attempted use, or threatened use of force."
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Lay Opinion Identification Testimony: The New 'Mosley' Hearing

Surveillance technology has become a staple in criminal trials; with increasing frequency, prosecutors are offering surveillance video recordings as part of their evidence-in-chief. The New York Court of Appeals has now held that, under certain circumstances, a person who is not an eyewitness to the crime can testify at trial that the defendant is the person depicted in the video.
9 minute read

National Law Journal

Likely Trump Hush Money Appeal Could Center on New York Election Law Theory

"I think the odds are against getting the conviction reversed," said Richard Schoenstein, vice chair of Tarter, Krinsky & Drogin. "But there are genuine issues."
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Speaker: Lawyers in Assembly Majority Are Concerned About Prejudicial Impact of 'Molineux' Bill

Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, D-Bronx, said his chamber isn't likely to act in the near term on the bill, which is a legislative response to public discontent about the New York Court of Appeals' overturn of Harvey Weinstein's 2020 rape conviction.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Federal Rule of Evidence 413 and Harvey Weinstein

Following last month's reversal of Harvey Weinstein's sexual assault convictions, a bill is receiving consideration in the New York State Legislature that would essentially adopt Rule 413 for New York. Should it become law?
9 minute read

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