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New York Law Journal

Shoe-Bomber Can Testify Via Video at Terrorism Trial

A man convicted in the United Kingdom in the 2001 shoe bomb plot, who has been told he will be arrested if he travels to the United States, can testify through a video link at the terrorism trial of Osama bin Laden's son-in-law and former spokesman.
3 minute read

Law.com

Court Upholds Conviction But Faults Deputy Over Pamphlet

A suspect's conviction and 18-year sentence should stand, despite the "appalling" conduct of a sheriff's deputy in slipping a religious pamphlet into the defendant's pocket during his trial urging him to confess, a unanimous upstate appellate court ruled Thursday.
5 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Expungement of Adult Crime Ordered Despite Juvenile Delinquency History

An extensive record as a juvenile delinquent does not necessarily bar expungement of an adult criminal conviction, the New Jersey Supreme Court rules.
3 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

State v. Parker

The state's use of defendant's aliases to demonstrate his character for untruthfulness constituted error warranting reversal since the aliases were not the subject of his prior convictions.
6 minute read

Law.com

No Punishment For Ex-Judge In Bribery Case

Dominic Badaracco was sentenced to seven years in prison for offering $100,000 to Judge Brunetti to influence a grand jury investigation. Brunetti didn't accept the bribe and waited until the next day to tell judicial officials.
2 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Norm Pattis: Marshalling Resources To Find A Reluctant Witness

Only in movies do witnesses appear on command, at the beck and call of casting directors. In the hurly-burly world of real courts, you are sometimes lucky to make your witnesses appear at all. What terrifies is that a client's liberty can depend on mere chance.
4 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Editorial: The FBI As A Crime Enabler

By | January 16, 2014
In 2011, the FBI authorized the commission of 5,658 crimes or, as the crime-fighting agency designates them, "otherwise illegal activities." The FBI's mandate, pursuant to 28 USC 533, is to "detect and prosecute crimes against the United States." How did that mission mutate into the approval of crimes?
4 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

States v. Kates

The summary denial of defendant's request for an adjournment to retain counsel of his choosing without any analysis of the relevant factors outlined in Furguson was error requiring a new trial.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Back to Square One for Conflict Counsel Contract

The current notice of intent to contract and request for proposals issued by the city of Philadelphia to create a for-profit agency to represent indigent defendants in criminal cases has been canceled by the city.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

New Law Gives Judges More Say Over Probation Terms

Giving judges more flexibility to set probationary terms should free up resources so that high-risk offenders can be better supervised, say proponents of a bill signed into law Friday by Gov. Andrew Cuomo.
4 minute read

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