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The Legal Intelligencer

High Court Eliminates Joint and Several Liability Among Co-Conspirators

On June 5, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down a decision that will impact sentencing in virtually every criminal case that involves multiple defendants (or multiple conspirators) and the imposition of an order of forfeiture.
7 minute read

New York Law Journal

People v. Parris

Due Process Right Not Denied by Failure to Order Mental Exam Before SORA Hearing in Absentia
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New York Law Journal

USA v. Miller

12-Month 'Time Served' Sentence for Visa Fraud Over False Statements in Application Explained
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The Recorder

Visciotti v. Martel

9th Cir.; 11-99008 The court of appeals affirmed a district court’s denial of habeas relief. The court held that de novo constitutional analysis…
4 minute read

The Recorder

Hall v. Haws

9th Cir.; 14-56159 The court of appeals affirmed a judgment. The court held that the bar on second or successive petitions set forth in the Anti-Terrorism…
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The Recorder

In re Taitano

C.A. 1st; A147412 The First Appellate District affirmed a trial court order granting a petition for writ of habeas corpus. The court held that the trial…
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The Legal Intelligencer

Cosby to Face Retrial in November

Bill Cosby is set to return to court before year's end for a retrial beginning Nov. 6.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Ruling Spotlights Dispute Over Attorney Access to Child Services Notes

In the 18 months that Daniel Arshack has represented a Bronx woman charged with murdering her husband, he has been adamant that notes taken by caseworkers who interviewed her children would prove crucial to her defense. Last week, the First Department recognized his client's rights to share them within the confines of the attorney-client relationship. But if the case were in the Second Department, he would not have been allowed to see them.
8 minute read

New York Law Journal

Court Orders Durst's Friends to Testify at Murder Hearing

A New York judge has directed two of Robert Durst's longtime friends to testify at a pretrial hearing in the eccentric millionaire's murder case in California this month.
2 minute read

New York Law Journal

Gender, Psychology, and Justice: The Mental Health of Women and Girls in the Legal System

An ancient Danish proverb posits that an old error has more friends than a new truth. It is a recurring theme in this collection of scholarly articles, each of which analyzes how gender-related stereotypes and practices have negatively influenced law enforcement, courts, and correctional facilities in their treatment of women and girls.
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