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New York Law Journal

People v.Osorio

Prosecutors Fail to Meet Burden if 'Miranda' Rights Properly Waived; Statements Suppressed
2 minute read

The Recorder

Dews v. Superior Court (People)

By | February 03, 2014
5 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Attorneys Agree to Move Venue for Ex-JP Accused of Killing Kaufman County Prosecutors

Moving a high-profile capital murder trial in North Texas can be an extremely risky proposition given recent history: Both the prosecution and the defense can end up on the losing side in a venue change.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Parole Board's Plan to Enact Risk Analysis Criticized

Nearly three years after the Legislature directed the Board of Parole to use a risk/needs analysis to determine if an inmate is ready for release, a plan to implement that directive is drawing fire from, among others, lawmakers who say the agency has missed the mark.
6 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Texas Supreme Court Rewrites Disciplinary Procedure Rule on Tolling in Alleged 'Brady' Violations

Criticism from lawmakers, top attorney discipline officials and criminal-justice advocates has encouraged the Texas Supreme Court to loosen a rule governing when the wrongfully imprisoned can pursue grievances against prosecutors who they allege suppressed evidence.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Court of Appeals Maintains a Level Playing Field

In his Criminal Law and Procedure column, Supreme Court Justice Barry Kamins reviews a decision in which the Court of Appeals ruled, in the context of a pretrial motion to reopen a suppression hearing, that the People may not present additional evidence to deny suppression when they had a full and fair opportunity to present their case.
11 minute read

Texas Lawyer

A Sherman Solution: Lawyers Plead for a Permanent Judge to Preside Over Busy Sherman Docket

Roger Sanders and his colleagues in the Grayson County Bar Association have a simple request for the federal government: They would like a full-time judge to sit in the Paul Brown U.S. District Courthouse to preside over the Sherman Division's exploding civil and criminal dockets.
7 minute read

National Law Journal

Bitcoin Exchange Executives Arrested

The pair face federal money laundering charges.
3 minute read

The American Lawyer

Barristers Walk off the Job over Legal Aid Cuts

A U.K. government proposal to slash $360 million from legal aid sent lawyers into the streets to protest.
3 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Civil Reservations

By | January 31, 2014
Consideration should be given to a court rule that would make reservation of a criminal defendant's rights in civil proceedings automatic, unless there is an objection by a party in interest.
2 minute read

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