More from this issue:

1. News in Brief
2. Using Technology to Erase Old Pot Convictions is the Buzz in Los Angeles, by Douglas Ankney
3. Criticizing Cops is a Criminal Act in Many States, by Edward Lyon
4. Illinois Data Collection Law Set to Expire; Collected Data Reveal Police Target Black and Latino Drivers, by Douglas Ankney
5. The Many Pitfalls Associated With Police Lineups, by Edward Lyon
6. Tennessee Legislature’s Investigation Finds Inadequate Supervision of Private Probation, by Derek Gilna
7. If You’re Unlucky or Black, Your Prison Sentence Could Be 63 Percent Longer, by Douglas Ankney
8. Prosecutors Regret Man’s Wrongful Conviction in 1983 Florida Rape and Murder
9. New York Court of Appeals: Jury Trial Right Attaches to Deportable Crimes Punishable by Less Than Six Months in Jail, by David Reutter
10. Ninth Circuit: Habeas Petitioner Need Only Show That IAC Claims Are Substantial to Excuse Procedural Default Under Martinez, by Chad Marks
11. Pennsylvania Governor Signs Into Law New Bills to Help Convicts, Extends Postconviction Filing Time Limits
12. Don’t Shoot the Dogs: The Growing Epidemic of Cops Shooting Family Dogs, by John W. Whitehead
13. Dallas County Judge’s ‘Blank Check’ Warrant Questioned; Case Dismissed, by Dale Chappell
14. Ninth Circuit: Washington State Accomplice Liability Drug Offenses Not ACCA Predicates, by Mark Wilson
15. McDNA: The DNA Testing Equivalent to Fast Food, by Edward Lyon
16. Kansas Supreme Court Overturns Sentence for Vindictiveness, by Anthony Accurso
17. Eighth Circuit: Misprision of Felony Conviction of Participant in Underlying Felony Violates Fifth Amendment, by Douglas Ankney
18. DEA Used Decades of Warrantless Phone Data in Building Parallel Construction Cases, by Steve Horn
19. Sixth Circuit Holds IAC When Counsel Fails to Warn of Possibility of Deportation as Result of Plea Bargain, by Dale Chappell
20. Oregon Supreme Court: State Prohibited From Introducing Breath Test Refusal as Evidence of DUI, by Mark Wilson
21. Intoxicated Driving Convictions for Non-Drinking Drivers, by Edward Lyon
22. Appointed Defense Lawyers, Public Defenders: Overworked, Underpaid, Ineffective, by Edward Lyon
23. Supreme Court of Delaware: Lawyer’s Mere Presence the Day of Trial Violates Sixth Amendment Under Cronic Standard, by Chad Marks
24. Sixth Circuit Rejects Kentucky Supreme Court’s Ruling That Defendant-Lawyers Are Never Without Counsel and Not Entitled to Faretta Hearing, by Dale Chappell
25. NJ Supreme Court: Failure to Advise Suspect of Pending Charges Before Waiver of Right Against Self-Incrimination Requires Suppression of Statements, by Douglas Ankney
26. First Circuit Vacates Revocation Sentence for Improperly Considering Rehabilitation, by Anthony Accurso
27. Eighth Circuit Vacates Supervised Release Conditions Prohibiting Alcohol Consumption and Setting Curfew Not Contained in Plea Agreement, by Matthew Clarke
28. Knowing Sexual Offense Facts Important; Paying Attention to Them Critical, by Sandy
29. Second Circuit Rules 68-Month Delay Violates Speedy Trial Clause, by Douglas Ankney
30. Pennsylvania District Court Explores the Growing Conflict Between Federal Laws, Which Still Prohibit the Use of Any Amounts of Marijuana, and State Laws, Which Increasingly Authorize the Use of Medical Marijuana and Decriminalize the Use of Small Amounts, by Punch & Jurists
31. When Prosecuting Crimes by Police, Feds Appear to Move Slowly, by Edward Lyon
32. Unreasonable Delay in Obtaining Search Warrant after Lawful Seizure Requires Suppression of Evidence, Announces Georgia Supreme Court, by Douglas Ankney
33. Fourth Circuit: 9-Year Increase in Guidelines Range Due to Misclassification as Career Offender Warrants § 2241 Petition to Be Heard on Merits When § 2255 Relief Unavailable, by David Reutter
34. Georgia Supreme Court Says Visually Impaired Defendant Entitled to Appointment of a Reader, by Douglas Ankney
35. The Holloway Doctrine and First Step Act: Federal Judge Issues Order Urging Government to Dismiss One of Two 18 U.S.C. §924(c) Stacking Convictions, by Chad Marks
36. Portion of Illinois Sex Offender Law is Unconstitutional, by Douglas Ankney
37. Third Circuit: Reason for Continuance Must be Given to Exclude Delay from 70-Day Limit of Speedy Trial Act or Dismissal of Indictment, by Douglas Ankney
38. First Circuit: FBI’s Ruse Claiming National Emergency to Obtain Consent to Search Held Unlawful, by Douglas Ankney
39. Illinois Supreme Court: Warrantless Dog Sniff of Apartment Front Door in Locked Building Violates Fourth Amendment, by David Reutter
40. Fourth Circuit Rules District Court Must Provide Individualized Rationale When Denying Motion for Sentence Reduction, by Douglas Ankney
41. Suspected Mishandling of DNA Tests Puts Cases on Hold in Fort Worth, Texas, by Michael Berk
42. Misconduct by prosecutors is rampant — how do we deter it?, by Mike Fawer
43. Nebraska’s Beatrice Six Will Collect $28.1 Million Jury Award, by Edward Lyon
44. Connecticut Supreme Court Rejects Davis and Announces State Constitution Requires Police to Clarify Ambiguous Request for Counsel Before Continuing Interrogation, by Douglas Ankney
45. Habeas Hints: Discovery on Habeas Corpus, by Kent Russell, Tara Hoveland
46. Flipping the Bird, Even Toward a Cop, Is a Constitutionally Protected Right, by Douglas Ankney
47. Prosecutors Dropping Child Porn Charges After Software Tools Are Questioned, by Jack Gillum

More from Douglas Ankney:

• Another Life Ruined as a Result of a Bad Cop and Failure to Follow Policy, June 17, 2019
• $250,000 Awarded to Woman Who Spent 96 Days in Jail, June 17, 2019
• Misconduct Suits Against New York City Police Department on the Rise, June 17, 2019
• Study: Technology Creates and Embeds Bias in the Criminal Justice System, June 17, 2019
• Court’s in Session: The Honorable Algorithm Presiding, June 17, 2019
• Taking Pictures in the Dark: Florida Police Not Forthcoming About Investigations Using Facial Recognition Software, June 17, 2019
• In a Rare Move, California Court of Appeal Discharges Prisoner from All Forms of Custody, Including Parole, After Finding Time Served in Prison Grossly Disproportionate to His Offense, June 17, 2019
• Hawai’i Supreme Court: Cumulative Effect of Multiple Instances of Prosecutorial Misconduct Requires Reversal, June 17, 2019
• Eighth Circuit: Forfeited Claim of Miscalculated Criminal History Score Is Reviewable Under Plain Error Standard, June 17, 2019
• Hawai’i Supreme Court Announces New Rule Requiring Tachibana Colloquy in All Trials, June 17, 2019

More from these topics:

• Locking Up Drug ‘Dealers’ to Save Users Doesn’t Make Anyone Safer, June 17, 2019. War on Drugs, Sentencing.
• California: Court of Appeal Holds Possession of Marijuana in Prison Still a Felony Despite Proposition 64, June 5, 2019. War on Drugs.
• Ninth Circuit: Washington State Accomplice Liability Drug Offenses Not ACCA Predicates, May 15, 2019. War on Drugs.
• Pennsylvania District Court Explores the Growing Conflict Between Federal Laws, Which Still Prohibit the Use of Any Amounts of Marijuana, and State Laws, Which Increasingly Authorize the Use of Medical Marijuana and Decriminalize the Use of Small Amounts, May 15, 2019. War on Drugs.
• D.C. Circuit Holds Attempted Drug Offenses Do Not Count Toward Career Criminal Designation, April 12, 2019. War on Drugs, Criminal Procedure.
• Pennsylvania Supreme Court Rules as a Matter of 1st Impression That Mother’s Use of Opioids During Pregnancy Not Child Abuse, April 12, 2019. War on Drugs, Children of Prisoners.
• First Circuit: Failure to Prove a Prior Conviction Was a ‘Controlled Substance Offense’ Under the Guidelines Requires Resentencing, April 12, 2019. War on Drugs, Sentencing.
• Incorrigible: The First Step Act and the Carceral State, April 2, 2019. Prison Reform, Criminal justice system reform, War on Drugs, Release and Reentry, Parole.
• San Francisco Embraces New Technology to Clear Pot Convictions, March 15, 2019. War on Drugs, Release and Reentry.
• Fourth Circuit Rules 3 Marijuana Stems Discovered in Single Trash Pull Insufficient for Search Warrant, Suppresses Evidence Found in Residence, March 15, 2019. Search warrants, War on Drugs, Appeals, Fourth Amendment, rights.