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National Law Journal

Unknown: What Happened in the Attic; Known: Memory is Malleable

Woody Allen's family battle played out in the press is reminder of recall's fallibility.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Abuse Conviction Falters on Mention of Previous Bad Act

A man convicted of sexually abusing a 6-year-old girl must get a new trial because the jury heard statements from the girl's mother in which the defendant allegedly described a previous uncharged encounter with a 13-year-old, the Third Department has ruled.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

New Parole Hearing Ordered for Killer of Former Boyfriend

Keila Pulinario, who has been denied parole twice since being sentenced to 15 years to life for her 1995 crime, will get another chance at release after a judge found the Board of Parole has not properly considered her efforts to turn her life around.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Brooklyn D.A. Names Advisers for His Review of Convictions

As New York City averted a lawsuit from David Ranta, who spent 23 years in prison for a now-vacated murder conviction, the Brooklyn District Attorney's Office announced the appointment of an outside advisory panel to help review other questionable convictions.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Longer Child Porn Sentence Requires Proof, Circuit Says

The sentencing enhancement for distributing child pornography cannot be applied unless a judge finds the defendant knew his computer file-sharing program made the pornography available to others, a federal court held Friday.
4 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Lawyer Takes Plea in Mortgage Fraud Scheme

A 35-year-old Stamford lawyer is facing up to 30 years in prison in connection with an extensive mortgage fraud scheme. Christopher Brecciano accepted a plea bargain Feb. 12 in U.S. District Court in Bridgeport, for conspiring to defraud financial institutions in a scheme that involved dozens of Fairfield County properties.
2 minute read

Daily Business Review

International Bankers Express Reservations Over Bitcoin

A bank representative suggested Bitcoin was a tool designed for money laundering during the annual anti-money conference hosted by the Florida International Banking Association.
5 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Not Guilty

By | February 21, 2014
The Legislature may change the law, and until it does, the courts are powerless to prevent juror nullification, though they certainly are not prohibited from discouraging it.
4 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Judge Carlos Cortez's Lawyer Points to Surveillance Video After Grand Jury's No-Bill

"The most important thing was: There was surveillance video at the LaTour where Judge Cortez lives that completely contradicts every aspect of the complainant's story," said Pete Schulte, who represents 44th District Court Judge Carlos Cortez.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

Criminal Defense Group Sues DOJ Over 'Discovery Blue Book'

The National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers today sued the U.S. Department of Justice over public access to a criminal discovery "blue book" that was written after the collapse of the case against Ted Stevens.
2 minute read

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