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Virginia Supreme Court Reverses Concealed Weapon Offense Because Statutory Exception Applied
by Douglas Ankney
The Supreme Court of Virginia reversed the judgment of the Court of Appeals (“COA”) that had affirmed Dorain Jerod Myers’ conviction for carrying a concealed weapon, second offense, in violation of Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-308(A), which makes it illegal for anyone to carry “about …
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- One More Reason to Dislike Your State’s DMV, by Edward Lyon
- Trial Penalty: The Harm in Coercive Prosecutorial Tactics and Plea Bargains, by David Reutter
- Virginia Supreme Court Reverses Concealed Weapon Offense Because Statutory Exception Applied, by Douglas Ankney
- The Federal Habeas Corpus: Government’s Response and Your Reply, by Dale Chappell
- The Many Roads to Relief Under Borden, by Dale Chappell
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- Arizona Supreme Court: Trial Court’s Failure to Protect Defendant’s Right to Conflict-Free Counsel May Be Raised on Direct Appeal 16 Massachusetts Supreme Court: Error to Exclude Expert Testimony on Significance of Tattoo to Support Claim of Self-Defense, by Douglas Ankney
- Virginia Passes Comprehensive Record Clearance Legislation, by Casey Bastian
- Massachusetts Supreme Court: Error to Exclude Expert Testimony on Significance of Tattoo to Support Claim of Self-Defense, by David Reutter
- Seventh Circuit: Coworker Cannot Limitlessly Search Defendant’s Office at Direction of FBI, by Anthony Accurso
- Fourth Circuit Reverses ‘Abusive Language’ Conviction Where Government Failed to Offer Evidence That Racial Slur Tended to Cause Immediate Acts of Violence, by Douglas Ankney
- Nebraska Supreme Court Reverses Denial of Pretrial Motion for Absolute Discharge on Speedy Trial Grounds, by Matthew Clarke
- California Court of Appeal Vacates Guilty Plea That Resulted in Legal Fiction, by David Reutter
- Should Public Defenders Be Tweeting?, by Anthony Accurso
- California Court of Appeal: When Federal Court Finds Petitioner Satisfies Schlup Standard, Victim Compensation Board Must Recommend Payment of Claim Without Hearing, by Douglas Ankney
- National Institute of Justice Funds Research to Differentiate Injuries Caused by Child Abuse from Accidental Injuries, by Matthew Clarke
- Police Funding Reallocated to Community Programs Nationwide, by Casey Bastian
- Ninth Circuit: Directly Searching Inside Detainee’s Pocket Not a Valid Terry Frisk for Weapons, by Anthony Accurso
- Atavistic South Carolinians Offer Option of Firing Squad to Condemned Prisoners, by Douglas Ankney
- Delaware Supreme Court: Substitution Not Allowed for Chain of Custody Witness, by Anthony Accurso
- Sixth Circuit: District Court May Consider Disparity of Defendant’s Actual Sentence Compared With Sentence Under First Step Act When Additional Factors Present, by Douglas Ankney
- Eighth Circuit: Plain Error to Impose Destructive-Device Enhancement for .410 Shotgun, by David Reutter
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- SCOTUS: Cady’s ‘Community Caretaking’ Function of Police Doesn’t Create Standalone Doctrine Permitting Warrantless Entry into a Home, by Douglas Ankney
- Maryland and Montana: First States to Pass Laws Restricting Access to Consumer Genealogy Databases by Law Enforcement, by Casey Bastian
- South Carolina Supreme Court: Lifetime SORA Registration Requirement Unconstitutional Absent Opportunity for Judicial Review of Risk of Re-offending, by Anthony Accurso
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- Mississippi Supreme Court: Drug Buy Between Dealer and User Doesn’t Constitute Conspiracy to Distribute, by David Reutter
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- Second Circuit Affirms Denial of Qualified Immunity but Clarifies that 14th Amendment ‘Objective Reasonableness’ Is Standard of Review for Pretrial Detainee’s Claim of Sexual Abuse, Oct. 1, 2026
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- Idaho Supreme Court Holds Conflicting Affidavits About Plea Acceptance Require Evidentiary Hearing on Ineffective-Assistance Claim, Oct. 1, 2026
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- Second Circuit Vacates Above-Guidelines Firearm-Trafficking Sentence Based on Failure to Assist Law Enforcement and Unexplained Reliance on Factors Already Included in Guidelines Range, Sept. 1, 2026
- Ninth Circuit Reverses Convictions, Holding Requirement That Defendant Testify Before Displaying Hand Tattoos Violates Fifth Amendment, Sept. 1, 2026
- Ohio Supreme Court Announces Postconviction DNA-Testing Orders Need Only Identify Statutory Reason to Satisfy R.C. 2953.73(D) “Reasons” Requirement, Sept. 1, 2026
- Federal Court Upholds Consultants’ Finding that Oklahoma Is Not Honoring Its Consent Decree to Provide Mental Health Treatment, Sept. 1, 2026
- Idaho Legislature Moves to Hide Execution Protocol from Judicial Scrutiny, Sept. 1, 2026
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- SCOTUS Overturns Oklahoma Prisoner’s Death Sentence After More than 25 Years on Death Row, Nov. 1, 2025. Ex Post Facto, Good Time, Wrongful Conviction, Habeas Corpus, Wrongful Imprisonment, Pardons/Clemency, First Step Act, Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Act (CAFRA), Specific Offenses, Controlled Substances, Weapons, Accuracy of Information, Depraved Indifference Murder, Evidence - Circumstantial, Theft, Failure to Disclose, Perjury/Perjured Testimony, Evidence - Failure to Disclose, New Trial - Motions for, Pleas Linked to Cooperation, Evidence - Destruction/Fabrication/Manipulation of, Selective Prosecution/Enforcement, Improper Comments, Official Report, Withholding of Exculpatory Evidence, Exculpatory Evidence - Disclosure Obligations.
- U.S. v. Sandoval, No. 99-4223 (7th Cir.) (241 F.3d 549) (February 20, 2001) (Judge Terrence T. Evans), Feb. 1, 2001. Punch And Jurists, Weapons.
- U.S. v. Szakacs, No. 98-3932 (7th Cir.) (212 F.3d 344) (May 2, 2000) (Judge Michael S. Kanne), June 1, 2000. Punch And Jurists, Weapons.
- U.S. v. Rome, No. 99-50568 (5th Cir.) (207 F.3d 251) (March 17, 2000) (Per Curiam), May 1, 2000. Punch And Jurists, Weapons.
- U.S. v. Castillo, No. 97-50708 (5th Cir.) (179 F.3d 321) (June 22, 1999) (Judge Emilio M. Garza), Aug. 1, 1999. Punch And Jurists, Weapons.
- U.S. v. Pluta, No. 97-5026 (6th Cir.) (144 F.3d 968) (May 22, 1998) (Judge Ronald Lee Gilman), Aug. 1, 1998. Punch And Jurists, Weapons.
- U.S. v. Jarman, No. 97-1677 (6th Cir.) (144 F.3d 912) (May 11, 1998) (Judge Karen Nelson Moore), Aug. 1, 1998. Punch And Jurists, Weapons.
- U.S. v. Armstead, No. 96-40539 (5th Cir.) (114 F.3d 504) (June 2, 1997) (Judge Harold R. Jr. DeMoss), July 1, 1997. Punch And Jurists, Weapons.
- U.S. v. Moit, No. 96-2801 (8th Cir.) (100 F.3d 605) (November 14, 1996) (Per Curiam), Dec. 1, 1996. Punch And Jurists, Weapons.
- U.S. v. Bond, No. 92-2266 (6th Cir.) (22 F.3d 662) (April 22, 1999) (Judge Richard F. Suhrheinrich), Jan. 1, 1994. Punch And Jurists, Weapons.
