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New York Law Journal

The People v. Seegobin

Plea Counsel Not Ineffective; Defendant Failed to Advise of Immigration Status
2 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Texas Bar Files Disciplinary Case Against Ex-Prosecutor Over Jailhouse Informant Testimony

The State Bar of Texas is pursuing a disciplinary action against a former Harris County assistant district attorney who allegedly struck deals with three jailhouse informants by offering leniency in exchange for testimony in a capital murder trial without notifying the defense.
3 minute read

The Recorder

Browning v. Baker

9th Cir.; 15-99002 The court of appeals granted in part a petition for writ of habeas corpus. The court held that the prosecutor’s withholding…
5 minute read

The Recorder

Ramirez v. Superior Court (People)

C.A. 4th; D072473 The Fourth Appellate District granted a petition for writ of mandate. The court held that an extradition order for an Arizona probationer…
5 minute read

The Recorder

People v. Trujillo

C.A. 4th; D071715 The Fourth Appellate District affirmed a judgment. The court held that an electronics search condition, imposed as a condition of a…
2 minute read

The Recorder

People v. Martinez

C.A. 4th; G052640 The Fourth Appellate District reversed in part a judgment and remanded. The court held that a crime lab fee and a drug program fee…
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Weiner Sentenced to 21 Months of Jail Time for Sexting to Minor

A federal judge sentenced former U.S. Rep. Anthony Weiner, D-New York, to 21 months in prison on Monday for sending obscene material to a 15-year-old female, a scandal with repercussions that may have affected the outcome of the 2016 presidential race.
7 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Trump Doesn't Look Far in Making Northern District of Texas US Attorney Nomination

Before winning a presidential nomination for one of the four U.S. Attorney positions in Texas, a candidate must first meet with a committee of 35 lawyers who vet applicants for the state's two Republican senators, John Cornyn and Ted Cruz.
14 minute read

Daily Report Online

False Arrest Suit Over Pot Patch Bust Goes Up in Smoke at Trial

A federal jury in Columbus denied a man's claim that he lost his job after he and his wife were arrested and charged with growing marijuana based on deputies' allegedly false statements in support of a search warrant—charges that were eventually dropped against him and reduced to possession of more than one ounce against his wife.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

The Innocence Machine: From 'Gideon' to Gigabytes

In his Criminal Law column, Ken Strutin writes: Supercomputers can be groomed to find meaningful connections between the unstructured data of conviction and the lessons of exoneration. Given that these machines already exist, the only question is why they haven't been turned on?
5 minute read

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