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DA’s Office Files Bar Complaint on Its Own Former Prosecutor
by Anthony Accurso
The Santa Fe, New Mexico, District Attorney’s Office submitted a formal complaint to the state’s Bar Association alleging that former prosecutor Jason Lidyard (who is now a district court judge) intentionally withheld exculpatory evidence in a murder case.
Lidyard was assigned to the case against Caleb Calandro, ...
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More from this issue:
- News in Brief
- Federal Rules Limit Searches of Private DNA Databases, by Jayson Hawkins
- Unsurprisingly Lenient Sentence for Rapist Cop, by Anthony Accurso
- Kim Kardashian Keeps Going, Helps Release D.C. Prisoner, by Dale Chappell
- Court Rulings Condemning Cash Bail Systems Increasing, by Edward Lyon
- More Crooked Cops in New York City Make the Naughty List, by Douglas Ankney
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- Alabama Sheriff Denied Immunity for False Charges Against Whistleblower, by Anthony Accurso
- Police Still Have Access to Records That Are Supposedly Sealed, Suit Alleges, by Bill Barton
- DNA Contamination Threatened Conviction of Innocent Man, by Kevin Bliss
- White Cop Gets 10 Years for Murder; Black Kid Gets 10 Days for Oversleeping, by Douglas Ankney
- DA’s Office Files Bar Complaint on Its Own Former Prosecutor, by Anthony Accurso
- Tenth Annual NRC Report Magnifies Limits of Forensic Evidence, by Bill Barton
- Critics Claim Thin Blue Line Protects Cops and Prosecutors in Orange County, California, by Bill Barton
- Study Confirms Immigrants Sentenced More Harshly in Non-Immigrant Areas, by Dale Chappell
- Prosecutors Transform Due Process into ‘Dues Processed’, by Douglas Ankney
- New Tennessee Legislation Will Destroy Hundreds, Probably Thousands, of Families, by Sandy Rozek
- Employers are Adjusting to Hiring Ex-Offenders, by Anthony Accurso
- Federal Prosecutor’s Office in Kansas Considers It Acceptable to Listen to Attorney-Client Conversations, by Kevin Bliss
- Sixth Circuit Vacates Sentence Because District Court Relied on Uncharged Shooting Allegation for Upward Departure from Sentencing Guidelines Range, by Douglas Ankney
- Washington Supreme Court Remands for Resentencing Where State Failed to Prove Criminal History, by Douglas Ankney
- Washington Supreme Court Affirms Reversals of Murder Convictions, Overrules Townsend, by Douglas Ankney
- Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Announces New Test in Comparing Out-of-State Priors for Sentence Enhancement for Repeat Sex Offenders, by Michael Berk
- Vermont Supreme Court Rejects ‘Blanket Rule’ Requiring Fingerprinting in Misdemeanor Cases, by Dale Chappell
- Mississippi Supreme Court Abolishes ‘Pre-Arming’ Jury Instruction, by Dale Chappell
- Second Circuit Holds Appointment of Counsel for Direct Appeal Not Subject to Frivolousness Rule, by Dale Chappell
- Lies by Former Houston Cop Facing Murder Charge Might Affect Over 14,000 Cases, by David M. Reutter
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- Ninth Circuit Affirms Habeas Relief Where Counsel Failed to Present Mitigating Evidence at Penalty Phase, by Douglas Ankney
- Georgia Supreme Court Reverses Conviction for Failure to Give Accomplice-Corroboration Jury Instruction, by Douglas Ankney
- California Court of Appeal Invalidates Title 15 § 3490(a)(5) of the California Code of Regulations, by Douglas Ankney
- Nevada Supreme Court Announces Rule for When Hearing Required on Fair-Cross-Section of Community Violation Claim in Jury Selection, by Dale Chappell
- Ohio Supreme Court Announces State Cannot Raise Fourth Amendment Standing Issue for First Time on Appeal, by Douglas Ankney
- Eleventh Circuit Holds Georgia’s Terroristic Threats Statute Not Violent Felony for ACCA, by Dale Chappell
- New York Court of Appeals Reverses Conviction Where Trial Court Negotiated Cooperation Agreement with Codefendant, by Anthony Accurso
- Nation’s First-Ever Nonprofit Forensics Laboratory Coming to Utah, by Douglas Ankney
- Hawai’i Supreme Court: Time Spent in Arizona Prison Counts Toward Speedy Trial Rule in Hawai’i, by Anthony Accurso
- Eleventh Circuit: Selling Body Armor Doesn’t Satisfy Sentencing Guidelines’ Definition of ‘Use’, by Douglas Ankney
- Fourth Circuit: Magistrate’s Failure to Warn of ACCA Enhancement Was Plain Error, by Douglas Ankney
- Ninth Circuit Vacates Unconstitutionally Vague Supervised-Release Conditions, by David M. Reutter
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- Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court: When Exit Order is Unlawful, Evidence Obtained from Subsequent Search Must be Suppressed, by Douglas Ankney
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- California Court of Appeal: Electronics Searching Condition Struck in Mandatory Supervision Case, by Anthony Accurso
- Nevada Supreme Court: Parole Board May Petition To Modify Life Sentence, by Anthony Accurso
- Colorado Supreme Court Clarifies and Modifies Analytical Framework for Proportionality Reviews, by Douglas Ankney
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- California Court of Appeal: Traffic Stop Prolonged for Drug Dog Sniff Search Unrelated to ‘Mission’ of Stop Violates Fourth Amendment, April 15, 2024
- Pharmacies Are Giving Your Prescription Data to Police Without a Warrant, April 15, 2024
- California Attorney General Issues Memo Prohibiting Out-of-State Sharing of ALPR Data, April 15, 2024
- Utah Supreme Court Announces Communication of Cellphone Passcode Protected by Fifth Amendment and Rules Advising Jury of Defendant’s Refusal to Disclose Passcode Violates Privilege Against Compelled Self-Incrimination, April 15, 2024
- The FBI’s Rapidly Expanding DNA Database, April 15, 2024
- Taxpayers Foot the Bill for Police Training on How to Violate Constitutional Rights, April 15, 2024
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