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High Court Says Illegal Seizure Makes All Evidence Suppressible

Criminal defendants do not need to prove a reasonable expectation of privacy in order to suppress evidence collected by police in an illegal search, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court has ruled.
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Connecticut Law Tribune

Swatting Is a Crime—And Rightly So

"Swatting" has a new meaning, which made its way into the Oxford Dictionaries a few years ago: "The action or practice of making a hoax call to the emergency services in an attempt to bring about the dispatch of a large number of armed police officers to a particular address."
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Sharifi-Nelson v. USA

Mail Fraud Sentence Denied §2255 Relief; Petition Untimely, Counsel Not Ineffective
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The Recorder

In re David T.

C.A. 1st; A148563 The First Appellate District reversed a juvenile court order. The court held that the dismissal of a juvenile petition precluded the…
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New York Law Journal

Contrasting Views of Investors Dominate Closings in Shkreli Trial

Lawyers making closing arguments in the securities fraud trial of ex-pharmaceutical executive Martin Shkreli on Thursday painted contrasting portraits of investors who were allegedly defrauded by the so-called "Pharma Bro."
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New York Law Journal

Sports Gambler Sentenced to Prison for Insider Trading

A Las Vegas gambler linked to golfer Phil Mickelson was sentenced Thursday to five years in prison on insider trading charges. "When it comes to the stock market, Billy Walters is a cheater and a criminal and not a very clever one," Southern District Judge P. Kevin Castel said.
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New York Law Journal

Westchester DA, County Launch Opioid Task Force

Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino Jr. and county executive Robert Astorino announced Thursday that they will launch a joint task force to tackle the rise of opioid and heroin overdoses in the region.
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New York Law Journal

DAs Pledge to Purge Old Outstanding Warrants

Four of New York City's district attorneys have said they will in the coming weeks file motions in their respective counties to toss out 700,000 old warrants issued for low-level offenses like drinking in public and riding a bicycle on a sidewalk.
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Daily Report Online

DeKalb Sheriff Pleads to Ordinance Violations After Indecency Charge Dropped

DeKalb County Sheriff Jeffrey Mann pleaded guilty Thursday afternoon to violating two Atlanta city ordinances after city solicitors agreed to drop a pending public indecency charge.
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New Jersey Law Journal

State v. S.B.

Youth Ministries Associated with Religious Organizations Not Exempt from Megan's Law Definition of "Youth Serving Organization"
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