More from this issue:

1. News in Brief
2. Oklahoma: Cocaine Bust Was Really Only Powdered Milk, by Edward Lyon
3. Freedom or Restitution for the Wrongfully Convicted, by Jayson Hawkins
4. Eighth Circuit: Defendant Who Pleaded Guilty to State Felonies Didn’t Know He Couldn’t Possess Firearms Prior to Sentencing Because He Didn’t Know He Had Been Convicted, by Anthony Accurso
5. Sheriff Ackal’s Corruption Continues to Plague Louisiana Parish, by Douglas Ankney
6. Court Rulings Condemning Cash Bail Systems Increasing, by Edward Lyon
7. In Case of First Impression, Fourth Circuit Holds First Step Act Applies to Those Serving Supervised Release Revocation Sentences, by Dale Chappell
8. First Circuit Vacates Conviction Because Sister had Neither Actual nor Apparent Authority to Consent to Search of Brother’s Bags, by Douglas Ankney
9. South Carolina Supreme Court Grants New Trial Due to Prosecutor’s Prejudicial Closing Remarks, by Douglas Ankney
10. 3d Circuit: Counsel’s Failure to Investigate Drug Properties for Analogous Drug Comparison at Sentencing Constitutes Ineffective Assistance, by Douglas Ankney
11. Fourth Circuit Clarifies How to Bring a First Step Act Motion Applying the Fair Sentencing Act, by Dale Chappell
12. New York Court of Appeals: Police Officers May be Cross-Examined About Acts of Dishonesty Like Any Other Witness, by Douglas Ankney
13. Georgia Supreme Court Clarifies What a Defendant Must ‘Admit’ Before Raising an Affirmative Defense, by Douglas Ankney
14. Colorado Supreme Court Reverses Conviction Because Trial Court Failed to Give No-Adverse-Inference Jury Instruction for Choosing Not to Testify, by Douglas Ankney
15. Fifth Circuit Holds Davis Retroactive, Conspiracy Cannot Support 924(c) Convictions, by Dale Chappell
16. Book Review: The Habeas Citebook: Prosecutorial Misconduct Is an Invaluable Resource for Challenging Prosecutorial Misconduct, by Dale Chappell
17. Idaho Supreme Court: Where Police Were Unaware of Probationer’s Fourth Amendment Waiver Until After Unreasonable Search, Waiver Won’t Make Search Reasonable, by Douglas Ankney
18. Illinois Supreme Court: Statute Banning All Sex Offenders on Probation From Accessing or Using Social Networking Websites Facially Unconstitutional, by Douglas Ankney
19. Second Circuit Affirms District Court’s Decision Setting Aside Guilty Verdict in a Case of Irreconcilably Inconsistent Verdicts, by Douglas Ankney
20. Sixth Circuit: Grant of Habeas on Grounds that State Trial Court Violated Defendant’s Right to Present a Complete Defense, by Douglas Ankney
21. Oregon Supreme Court: Conviction for Interfering with Police Requires Lawful Order, by Mark Wilson
22. Montana Supreme Court Holds Automatic 35% Drug Fine Facially Unconstitutional, by Dale Chappell
23. Alaska Police Department Run by Former Convicts, by Kevin Bliss
24. Washington Supreme Court Affirms Warrantless Search of CSLI Data but Holds Convictions for Both First-degree Rape and Felony Murder Predicated on Rape Violate Double Jeopardy, by Douglas Ankney
25. Hundreds of Dishonest Cops Called as Witnesses, by Jayson Hawkins
26. 11th Circuit: General Threat of Harm Inherent in Every Bank Robbery Doesn’t Qualify for ‘Threat-of-Death’ Enhancement, by Douglas Ankney
27. Which Makes Us Safer? Residency Restrictions or Enhanced Rehabilitation for Former Sexual Offenders?, by Sandy Rozek
28. New York Criminal Record-Sealing Program Revisited, by Edward Lyon
29. In Case of First Impression, Pennsylvania Supreme Court Holds Compelling Suspect to Disclose Computer Password Is Testimonial in Nature and Violates Fifth Amendment’s Privilege Against Self Incrimination, by Douglas Ankney
30. Thousands of Convictions Questioned; Prisoners Released Show Why Law Enforcement Technology Must Be Tested by Third Parties, by Dale Chappell
31. Washington Supreme Court Announces Rules for Trial Courts When Implicit Racial Bias Alleged in Jury Decision, by Douglas Ankney
32. To Compute, or Not to Compute: Algorithm-Driven AI in the Criminal Justice System, by Edward Lyon
33. Ninth Circuit Holds Evidence from Martinez Hearing Can Be Considered in Granting Habeas Relief, Despite Bar Against Evidentiary Hearings on Facts Not Raised Below, by Dale Chappell
34. Indiana Supreme Court Announces Analytical Framework When Determining Whether Punitive In Rem Forfeiture Violates Excessive Fines Clause, by Douglas Ankney
35. Hundreds of Cop Shootings Yearly in Arizona, by Edward Lyon
36. Federal District Court Grants § 2255 Motion, Finds IAC for Failure to Object to Government’s ‘Misstatement of Law’ During Trial, by Dale Chappell
37. California Supreme Court Overturns Its Warrantless Identification Search Precedent, by Dale Chappell
38. First Circuit: Application of Subsequent Guidelines Manual to a Prior, Ungrouped Offense Violates Ex Post Facto Clause, by Douglas Ankney
39. Nullify Government Tyranny: In 2020, Harness the Power of Your Discontent, by John W. Whitehead
40. Oregon Parole Board Must Explain Reason for Extended Parole Postponement Period, by Mark Wilson
41. California Supreme Court Holds Confidential Personnel Information of Officers on Internal ‘Brady List’ Can Be Disclosed to Prosecutors, by Dale Chappell
42. From the Editor, by Richard Resch
43. Why Are Cops Around the World Using This Outlandish Mind-Reading Tool?, by Christian Sheckler, Ken Armstrong

More from Dale Chappell:

• The Death of the Savings Clause, May 15, 2024
• Federal Habeas Corpus: Understanding Second or Successive Petitions for State Prisoners, April 15, 2024
• Fourth Circuit Reinstates Relief From Death Penalty, Citing State’s Forfeiture of Argument Against Relief, May 15, 2023
• Federal Habeas Corpus: The Evidentiary Hearing for Federal Prisoners, April 15, 2023
• Federal Habeas Corpus: How to Raise a Fourth Amendment Claim, Feb. 15, 2023
• Will Overturning Roe v. Wade Kill the Right to Abortion Under BOP Policy?, Jan. 1, 2023
• Federal Habeas Corpus: How to Raise an Actual Innocence Claim, Dec. 15, 2022
• Federal Habeas Corpus: Role of the Magistrate Judge, Nov. 15, 2022
• Federal Habeas Corpus: Obtaining Habeas Relief After a Guilty Plea, Oct. 15, 2022
• Government Snitches Rake in Millions as Their Testimony Is the Leading Cause of Wrongful Convictions, Sept. 15, 2022

More from these topics:

• Wife of “El Chapo” Released from U.S. Prison, Son Extradited, Dec. 1, 2023. War on Drugs.
• Prison Walls No Barrier to America’s Deadly Opioid Crisis, Nov. 15, 2023. War on Drugs, Drug Treatment/Rehab.
• Five Years After Limiting Personal Visits and Banning Mail, Drug Use Worse in Pennsylvania Prisons, Sept. 15, 2023. War on Drugs, Mail Regulations, Visiting.
• Roadside Drug Tests: Failed Technology From the Failed War on Drugs, Aug. 1, 2023. Drug Testing, War on Drugs.
• Ninth Circuit: Government’s Inflammatory Arguments in Sentencing Memorandum and at Sentencing Hearing Implicitly Breached Plea Agreement Promise Not to Recommend Sentence in Excess of Low-End Guidelines Range, June 15, 2023. War on Drugs, U.S. Sentencing Guidelines, Remands/Rehearings/Resentencings, Validity of.
• Maryland Cops Stop People Based on Smell of Pot Despite Being Legal in State, Lawmakers Pass Bill to End Abusive Practice, May 25, 2023. War on Drugs, Marijuana Laws/Issues, Profiling Evidence.
• Four Charged with Using Drones to Smuggle Drugs into California Prisons, May 9, 2023. Cell Searches, War on Drugs.
• Despite Official Claims, Stopping Mail to Missouri Prisoners Has No Effect on Drug Overdoses, April 1, 2023. Drug Overdose, War on Drugs, Mail Regulations, Sting Operations.
• Another Chapter in Cops’ False Narrative That Mere Contact With Fentanyl Is Deadly – Cleveland Police K-9 Given NARCAN After Fentanyl Exposure, March 30, 2023. War on Drugs, Safety Threat to Police.
• More Drugs Seized by Florida DOC During COVID-19 Lockdowns Than Before, March 1, 2023. COVID-19, War on Drugs, Lockdowns.