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Connecticut Law Tribune

State ACLU Seeks Police-Commissioned Racial Profiling Traffic Study

The ACLU of Connecticut filed a Freedom of Information Act request April 26 to all Connecticut police departments seeking every alternative, police-commissioned study of traffic stop data.
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New York Law Journal

Shaken Baby Syndrome Remains 'Accepted Scientific Theory' in NY Courts, Judge Rules

The Brooklyn district attorney's office may present evidence that an eight-month-old suffered injuries attributable to shaken baby syndrome, despite the defense's claim that the diagnosis has lost acceptance within the scientific community, a judge ruled.
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Legaltech News

Can Fitbit Records Lead to a Murder Conviction?

The use of the wearable device in a recent Connecticut case shows how data collected by such technology can make their way into court proceedings.
8 minute read

New York Law Journal

Khatabi v. Bonura

Spoliation Sanctions Denied; Culpable State Of Mind, Relevance, Prejudice Not Shown
3 minute read

The Recorder

Cuevas v. Contra Costa County

By | April 28, 2017
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Court Rules Jury Can Hear Cosby's Quaaludes Testimony at Trial

A Montgomery County judge has ruled in Bill Cosby's criminal case that prosecutors may reference evidence from a 2005 civil deposition in which Cosby admitted to using Quaaludes to have sex with a woman. But other references to the civil case will be prohibited.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Court Rules Jury Can Hear Cosby's Quaaludes Testimony at Trial

A Montgomery County judge has ruled in Bill Cosby's criminal case that prosecutors may reference evidence from a 2005 civil deposition in which Cosby admitted to using Quaaludes to have sex with a woman. But other references to the civil case will be prohibited.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Commonwealth v. Fitzpatrick, PICS Case No. 17-0641 (Pa. Super. April 12, 2017) Shogan, J. (18 pages).

By | April 28, 2017
Evidence was sufficient to convict for first-degree murder where circumstantial evidence supported finding that appellee, who was alone with the victim, drowned her in a creek, with the motive of being able to have a relationship with another woman and to collect the victim's life insurance proceeds. Judgment of acquittal reversed; jury conviction reinstated. Cross-appeal quashed.
7 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Commonwealth v. Cave, PICS Case No. 17-0566 (C.P. Monroe Mar. 10, 2017) Mark, J. (9 pages).

By | April 28, 2017
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The Legal Intelligencer

Commonwealth v. Miklos, PICS Case No. 17-0642 (Pa. Super. April 17, 2017) Strassburger, J. (12 pages).

By | April 28, 2017
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