More from this issue:

1. Indigent Defense in America: An Affront to Justice, by Christopher Zoukis
2. News in Brief
3. Mississippi Supreme Court Caps Attorney’s Fees in Wrongful Conviction Cases at 25%
4. West Virginia Supremes: Previous Nonviolent Crimes, Life Sentence Unconstitutional, by Dale Chappell
5. Fourth Circuit: No Qualified Immunity for Deputies in Shooting of Armed Suspect, by Dale Chappell
6. California Court of Appeal Holds State Must Prove Stolen Car’s Value for Felony Theft of Vehicle Conviction, by Dale Chappell
7. Don't Take a Genetic Test Without Reading This First
8. “Get Out of Jail” Free Cards for Cops’ Family, Friends Cut, by Christopher Zoukis
9. Even Prosecutors Can’t Get Secret List of L.A. Cops With Credibility Problems, by Dale Chappell
10. Sixth Circuit: Sentence Enhancement Inapplicable, Sales of Guns and Drugs Separate, by Dale Chappell
11. Philly Decriminalizes Possession of Small Amounts of Marijuana, by Christopher Zoukis
12. Magistrate Judge: Change Rule of Evidence That Allows Prior Conviction to Impeach Witness, by Derek Gilna
13. New York Court of Appeals: Defendant Denied Right to Speedy Trial After 6-Year Delay, by Richard Resch
14. Texas Supremes: Possession of Gun Does Not Constitute “Use” Under Forfeiture Statute, by Dale Chappell
15. Mass. Supremes: Consent to Search in Vehicle Did Not Extend to Engine, by Richard Resch
16. Gang Enhancement: California Court Reverses Denial of Motion for New Trial, by Derek Gilna
17. $900,000 to Octogenarian Tased by Police
18. Fired New Orleans Cops Just Move to Other Departments, by Dale Chappell
19. U.S. Supreme Court: Guilty Plea No Bar to Defendant Challenging Constitutionality, by Richard Resch
20. Washington Supremes: Former Prisoner Can Take Bar, by Derek Gilna
21. Illinois Supremes: Barring Firearms Within 1,000 Feet of Parks Facially Unconstitutional, by Richard Resch
22. Lack of Criminal Intent: Missouri Supreme Acquits on Drug Possession Charge, by Suzanne Bring
23. Cops Killed 100 Times More Americans Than Terrorists Did in 2017, by Christopher Zoukis
24. $275,000 to Man Arrested for Recording Police
25. 7 Years Pre-Trial Incarceration: Vacated Convictions
26. Pennsylvania Supreme Court: Police Emergency Lights Next to Parked Car Constitute Seizure, by Dale Chappell
27. California Supreme: “Beyond a Reasonable Doubt” Standard for Second Strike, by Edward Lyon
28. Not Disclosed: NSA-Obtained Evidence, by Derek Gilna
29. Video: A Two-Edged Sword, by Michael Avery
30. $4.8 Million Settles Kansas City Police Shooting, by Matthew Clarke
31. Pennsylvania Supremes: Modified “Vertical” Approach to Collective Knowledge Doctrine, by Richard Resch
32. Defense Fails to Present Diminished Capacity, Ninth Circuit Vacates Murder Convictions, by Christopher Zoukis
33. Kansas Supremes: No Lifetime Post-Release Supervision, by Derek Gilna
34. Mass. Disciplines Prosecutors: No More Business as Usual, by Derek Gilna
35. Miranda Violation: 9th Circuit Reverses Murder Conviction, by Christopher Zoukis
36. Law Enforcement Scrambles to Hide Stingray Use, by Derek Gilna
37. Officer-Involved Shooting Data? Hard to Find!, by Christopher Zoukis
38. Defendant’s Right to Testify Violated: Hawaii Supreme Vacates Conviction, by Norma Gonzalez
39. Georgia Attempts to Limit Access to Official State Law, by Derek Gilna
40. Sheriff Wanted Medical Examiner to Alter Reports, by Dale Chappell
41. Witness Misidentification: Ohio Man’s 14 Convictions Vacated, by Mark Wilson
42. Texas: Retroactive Application of Law That Decriminalized Specific Conduct Not Violation of Separation of Powers, by Dale Chappell
43. Data: High Rate of Sexual Abuse by Cops, by Christopher Zoukis
44. $ Millions to Settle Philly Police Misconduct Cases, by Derek Gilna
45. Fight Mass Incarceration? There’s an App for That, by Derek Gilna

More from these topics:

• Michigan Reaches $1.03 Million Settlement with Exonerated Prisoner, March 1, 2024. Wrongful Conviction, Wrongful Imprisonment, Brady Violations, Evidence - Failure to Disclose.
• Fifth Circuit Denies Qualified Immunity to Louisiana Prison Chief for Prolonging Prisoner’s Detention with Sex Offender Misclassification, Feb. 1, 2024. Overdetention, Qualified Immunity, Supervisory Liability, Unlawful Detention, Sex Offender Classification.
• Second Circuit Says New York Prisons Must Answer for Denying Court-Ordered Rehab, Feb. 1, 2024. Release and Reentry, Overdetention, Drug Treatment/Rehab, Unlawful Detention.
• Seventh Circuit Reinstates Claim of Illinois Prisoner Held 18 Months After Release for Refusing to Sign Incomplete Form, Feb. 1, 2024. Retaliatory Segregation, Overdetention.
• Kentucky Supreme Court Clarifies When Lesser-Included Offense Instruction Must Be Provided, Reverses Convictions Based on Trial Court’s Failure to Properly Instruct Jury, Dec. 15, 2023. Jury Instructions, Criminal Procedure, Fair Trial, Verdicts.
• Wrongfully Imprisoned for 26 Years, Chicago Brothers Sue Cop Who Framed Them, Dec. 1, 2023. Police Misconduct, Wrongful Imprisonment, Actual Innocence/Claim of Innocence, False Statements, Testimony or Documents.
• Wrongly Imprisoned for Killing Oregon Prison Director, Frank Gable Finally Fully Freed, Oct. 15, 2023. Prison/Jail Murders, Wrongful Imprisonment, Actual Innocence/Claim of Innocence.
• DOJ Finds Louisiana ‘Deliberately Indifferent’ to Prisoners Incarcerated Long Past Their Release Dates, Aug. 15, 2023. Overdetention, Deliberate Indifference.
• $1.3 Million Paid to Transgender Woman Held Five Months in Atlanta Jail on Bogus Charges, May 1, 2023. Settlements, Overdetention, Transgender, False Statements/Perjury.
• $2.375 Million Settlement in Over-Detention Suit at Santa Clara California Jail, April 1, 2023. Settlements, Overdetention.