More from this issue:

1. After Years of Hard Work and Dedication, Adnan Syed Is Freed by Serendipity, by Jayson Hawkins
2. The Power of the Prosecutor in America: Abuse, Misconduct, Unaccountability, and Miscarriages of Justice, by Casey Bastian
3. Massachusetts Supreme Court: Probationer’s Due Process Right to Present a Defense Violated Where Denied Opportunity to Call Complainant Who Alleged Sexual Assault as a Witness During Probation Revocation Hearing, by Harold Hempstead
4. Fourth Circuit: Immigration Judge’s Failure to Inform Noncitizen of Right to Appeal Deportation Order Was Prejudicial and Invalidated Later Indictment for Illegal Reentry, by Jacob Barrett
5. Wyoming Supreme Court Rules Officer’s Conduct Prior to Traffic Stop for Traffic Violation Rendered Stop Unreasonable, by Anthony Accurso
6. Eighth Circuit Announces ‘Probable Cause’ Is Proper Standard for Determining Whether Parolee Resides at Third-Party’s Residence for Purposes of Warrantless Searches, by Anthony Accurso
7. Minnesota Supreme Court Announces Plain Language of Interference With Privacy of a Minor Statute Requires That Defendant Must Have Known Victim Was Under 18 at Time of Offense, by Jacob Barrett
8. 360 Degree Surveillance: How Police Use Public-Private Partnerships to Spy on Americans, by John W. Whitehead, Nisha Whitehead
9. Texas Court of Criminal Appeals: Adding Felony Counts by Amending Indictment Constitutes Addition of More Offenses, by Douglas Ankney
10. California Court of Appeal Holds Phrase ‘From Date of Parole’ Refers to the Start Date of Parole and the Federal Fair Credit Reporting Act Does Not Preempt the California Investigative Consumer Reporting Agencies Act, by Douglas Ankney
11. The Mounting Geofencing Threat, by Michael Thompson
12. Maryland Court of Appeals: ‘No Objection’ to Introduction of Evidence at Trial That Was the Subject of Denied Motion to Suppress Does Not Waive Right to Appellate Review of Denial, by Harold Hempstead
13. Sixth Circuit: Plain View Doctrine Does Not Apply Where Items Inside Vehicle Were Not Immediately and Apparently Incriminating When Viewed by Police Positioned Outside Vehicle, by Anthony Accurso
14. New Jersey Supreme Court: Allowing Jury to Hear Defendant’s Invocation of Right to Counsel in Recorded Statement Together With Prosecutor Inferring Guilt Based on Request for Counsel Entitles Defendant to New Trial, by Jacob Barrett
15. Sensitive Information in Police Database Vulnerable to Hacking, by Kevin Bliss
16. SCOTUS: Arizona Supreme Court’s Interpretation of State Procedural Rule so ‘Novel and Unforeseeable’ It’s Not ‘Adequate’ to Preclude SCOTUS Review of Federal Death-Penalty Claim, by Richard Resch
17. Pennsylvania Supreme Court: Exigent Circumstances Exception Does Not Justify Police’s Warrantless Seizure of Suspect’s Blood Sample by Hospital Staff, by Jacob Barrett
18. New Jersey Supreme Court Announces Adoption of Daubert-Type Standard for Criminal and Quasi-Criminal Cases in Assessing Admissibility of Expert Evidence Under Rule 702, by Richard Resch
19. An Argument Without Teeth: The Flawed Science of Bite Mark Analysis, by Eike Blohm, MD
20. Survivors of Police Shootings Face Daunting Legal, Emotional, and Physical Challenges, by Eike Blohm, MD
21. Accused War Criminals Training Cops: What Could Go Wrong?, by Jayson Hawkins
22. Time to Find the Key, by Jayson Hawkins
23. Study Finds DNA Similarities Among Look-alikes, by Eike Blohm, MD
24. Pro-Police Propaganda Dominates the Mainstream Media After Police Abuse and Failure, by Benjamin Tschirhart
25. Investigation Delays Let Cops Kill Again, by Jayson Hawkins
26. $100 Million Awarded in Federal Grant Money for Recidivism Reduction, by Kevin Bliss
27. California Town Pushes Homeless Into the Desert, by Jayson Hawkins
28. Law Enforcement Accesses Commercial DNA Databases Without Warrant, by Eike Blohm, MD
29. Automatic Speaker-Identification System Performs Better Than Humans, by Michael Thompson
30. Corporations Voice Support for Black and Brown People as They Found Cop City, by Carlo Difundo
31. TSA Using Facial Recognition at Airports in Pilot Program, by Anthony Accurso
32. DNA-Based Computer-Generated Mugshots Put Entire Community on Wanted List, by Eike Blohm, MD
33. News in Brief
34. Law Enforcement and Mad Men, by Douglas Ankney

More from Douglas Ankney:

• Seventh Circuit Announces Safety Valve Relief Under § 3553(f) Is Narrower Than Guidelines Firearms Enhancement Under § 2D1.1(b)(1), District Court Erred by Conflating Them, May 15, 2024
• Fourth Circuit: Maryland’s First-Degree Assault Statute Is Indivisible so Conviction Is Not an ACCA Predicate for Sentencing Enhancement Purposes, May 15, 2024
• Tenth Circuit: Plea Not Knowing and Voluntary Where Plea Counsel Materially Misrepresented Defendant’s Right to Impartial Jury Selected Through Racially Nondiscriminatory Means, May 15, 2024
• California Supreme Court: Jury’s Finding of Intent to Kill for Gang Enhancement, Standing Alone, Insufficient to Find Prisoner Failed to State a Prima Facie Case in § 1172.6 Petition for Resentencing on First-Degree Murder Conviction, May 15, 2024
• Non-Toxic Fluorescent Spray Reveals Fingerprints in Seconds, May 15, 2024
• New York Court of Appeals: SORA Designation Violates Defendant’s Due Process Rights Where Crime Involved No Sexual Contact or Motivation and Defendant Was Not a Sex Offender and Posed No Risk of Sexual Threat, May 15, 2024
• Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Announces Defendants Under Age 21 Ineligible for LWOP Sentences, May 15, 2024
• New Jersey Supreme Court Announces Extension of Eyewitness Identification Safeguards of Henderson to Pretrial Preparation Sessions and Provides Framework for Showing Photos During Pretrial Phase, May 15, 2024
• Sixth Circuit Announces Untimely Notice of Appeal That Provides Reason for Tardiness May Be Construed as Motion to Reopen, May 15, 2024
• $175,000 Awarded to Former California Detainee Whose Suit Prompted DOJ Investigation and Settlement Requiring Structural Changes at Jail, April 26, 2024

More from these topics:

• Fourth Circuit: Maryland’s First-Degree Assault Statute Is Indivisible so Conviction Is Not an ACCA Predicate for Sentencing Enhancement Purposes, May 15, 2024. U.S. Sentencing Guidelines, Career Offenders, Recidivist Enhancements.
• Seventh Circuit Announces Safety Valve Relief Under § 3553(f) Is Narrower Than Guidelines Firearms Enhancement Under § 2D1.1(b)(1), District Court Erred by Conflating Them, May 15, 2024. U.S. Sentencing Guidelines, Possession or Use of Firearms, Vicarious Liability, Safety Valve.
• Fourth Circuit: South Carolina Prisoner’s Bivens Claim Must Detail Unconstitutional Acts of Each Defendant, April 26, 2024. Complaints, Civil Rights Actions or Offenses/Bivens Actions, Dismissal.
• Eighth Circuit Announces ‘Categorical Approach’ Applies to SORNA Tier Analysis, April 15, 2024. Sex Offender Registration, U.S. Sentencing Guidelines, Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act, Military.
• U.S. Sentencing Commission Greenlights Retroactive Sentence Reductions, March 1, 2024. U.S. Sentencing Guidelines, Guideline Amendment/Variances and Retroactivity.
• Ninth Circuit Announces District Courts Must Either Orally Pronounce All Discretionary ‘Standard’ Conditions of Supervised Release in the Presence of Defendant or Provide Conditions in Writing Prior to Sentencing, Feb. 15, 2024. U.S. Sentencing Guidelines, Applicable Guidelines Issues, Sentencing Hearing, Right to be Present, Conditions of, Remands/Rehearings/Resentencings.
• Fifth Circuit Announces Revocation Judgments for Violation of Supervised Release Vacated Because Underlying Sentence Vacated, Feb. 15, 2024. U.S. Sentencing Guidelines, Resentencing, Revocation/Modification of Probation, etc., Revocation Proceedings.
• Federal Sentencing Guidelines Undergo Substantial Amendments, Jan. 15, 2024. U.S. Sentencing Guidelines, First Step Act, Violence Against Women Act, Criminal History, Qualifying Offenses, Sentence Enhancements/Departures, Sexual Abuse/Harrassment/Exploitation, Sexual Exploitation of Minors, Federally Protected Rights, Sexual Conduct with Minors, Sentences - Authorized, Safety Valve, Acceptance of Responsibility, Preservation of Judicial Resources, Legal or Factual Challenges - assertion of.
• The Good That Prisoner Rights Lawyers Do, Jan. 1, 2024. Editorials, Attorney, Civil Rights Actions or Offenses/Bivens Actions, Civil Rights Violations.
• Third Circuit: Pennsylvania Conviction for First-Degree Aggravated Assault Does Not Require Physical Force so Is Not Qualifying Predicate for ACCA Purposes, Dec. 15, 2023. U.S. Sentencing Guidelines, Three Strikes, Career Offenders, Three Strikes Statutes/Rule, Recidivist Enhancements.