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Your Papers, May I See Your Papers?

Loaded on Sept. 23, 2018 by Christopher Zoukis published in Criminal Legal News October, 2018, page 33
Filed under: Statistics/Trends. Location: United States of America.

by Christopher Zoukis

The United States is one of the only nations left in the world that does not have a national ID card. It also is one of the last remaining places where an individual does not have to show an ID to the police, except in certain circumstances. ...

 

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  2. Sixth Circuit Rules Relying on Search Warrant Based on ‘Bare Bones’ Affidavit Objectively Unreasonable, Grants Motion to Suppress, by David Reutter
  3. Victims’ Rights Laws a Threat to Due Process
  4. Federal Court Suppresses Evidence Where Consent to Search Vehicle Obtained Via Google Translate, by Christopher Zoukis
  5. Private DNA Lab Under Fire for Faulty Analysis, by Christopher Zoukis
  6. ICE Utilizes Military-Style Shock Tactics to Round up Immigrants
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  8. Sixth Circuit: Procedural Error and Plain Error for Judge to ‘Surprise’ Defendant and Impose an Upward Variance
  9. Hawaii Supreme Court Vacates Conviction Because Defendant’s Waiver of Right to Testify Deficient Under State’s Tachibana Colloquy Requirement, by David Reutter
  10. New Jersey Supreme Court Holds Inventory Search May Not Serve as Ruse for Investigatory Search, by Dale Chappell
  11. Federal Judge Effectively Ends Albuquerque’s Civil Asset Forfeiture Program as Too Focused on Revenue and Not on Due Process, by Derek Gilna
  12. Your Papers, May I See Your Papers?, by Christopher Zoukis
  13. Hair Analysis a Useful but Not Foolproof Forensic Tool, by Derek Gilna
  14. 1st Circuit: No Protective Sweep Where Identified Suspects Already in Custody at Time of Warrantless Search, by David Reutter
  15. $9 Million Settlement in Baltimore Wrongful Conviction Case, by Christopher Zoukis
  16. Civil Forfeiture Often Focuses on Profit Instead of Public Safety
  17. Louisiana Sheriffs’ Association Backpedals on Its Pre-Trial Detainee Figures, by Derek Gilna
  18. Idaho Supreme Court Rules Dead-Body Reporting Statute Unconstitutional As Applied to Defendant, by Richard Resch
  19. Federal Judge Extends Stay of Executions in Louisiana, by Betty Nelander
  20. Houston Forces Parolees out of City Under New Rule
  21. From the Big Box to the Big House: Walmart Helps Tennessee Prosecutors Felonize Shoplifting, by Matthew Clarke
  22. Iowa Supreme Court Announces Greater Privacy Protections Under State Constitution for Impounded Vehicles Than Provided by Fourth Amendment, by Richard Resch
  23. New York, Faced With Millions in Payouts for Prosecutorial Misconduct, Becomes First State to Create Oversight Commission, by Derek Gilna
  24. Fired Director of New York’s Criminal Forensic Science Division Alleges ‘Catastrophic’ DNA Errors, by Christopher Zoukis
  25. Many Sheriffs Tempted by Lack of Oversight or Fiscal Accountability, by Matthew Clarke
  26. 11th Circuit Rules Immigration Judges are United States Judges for Purposes of 18 U.S.C. § 115(a)(1)(B), by David Reutter
  27. Study Indicates Link Between Officer Fatigue and Public Complaints, by Betty Nelander
  28. ACLU Questions Trade Secrets Protecting DNA Testing Algorithms, by Dale Chappell
  29. $28.1 Million Jury Verdict for Wrongful Convictions Upheld by 8th Circuit, by Kevin Bliss
  30. Eric Schneiderman Pushed Laws Opposing Abuse of Women as He Stands Accused of Abusing Them Himself, by Steve Horn
  31. Archaic Disciplinary System Allows Chicago Police to Delay Punishment, by David Reutter
  32. Kentucky Supreme Court Tosses Evidence Holding Dog Sniff of Nervous Driver with Prior Drug Charges was Unreasonable, by Dale Chappell
  33. New Jersey AG Intervenes in Possible Wrongful Conviction Case, Considers Reforms, by Christopher Zoukis
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