More from this issue:

1. Faulty Forensics and Wrongful Convictions, by Matthew Clarke
2. Seventh Circuit Affirms Vacatur of Death Sentence Based on Newly Discovered Evidence of Defendant’s Intellectual Disability, by Douglas Ankney
3. Machinery of Death: When the Government Acts as Judge, Jury and Executioner, by John W. Whitehead
4. Seventh Circuit: Indiana’s Sex Offender Registration Act’s ‘Other Jurisdiction Requirement’ Unconstitutional Violation of Right to Travel, by Douglas Ankney
5. Ohio Supreme Court: Retroactive Application of Sexually Violent Predator Law Violates Ex Post Facto Clause, by Dale Chappell
6. Alabama Supreme Court Announces Testimony About Cell-Site Location Data Is ‘Scientific’ Expert Testimony, Not Lay, Triggering Daubert Analysis, by Anthony Accurso
7. Maryland Court of Appeals: MTA’s Fare Sweep Constitutes Suspicionless Seizure in Violation of Fourth Amendment, by Douglas Ankney
8. North Carolina Supreme Court: Judge May Not Reject Informed Guilty Plea Because Defendant Refuses to Admit He’s Factually Guilty, by David Reutter
9. How the Criminal Justice System Fails People With Mental Illness, by Jordan Smith
10. Third Circuit: Brady Claims in Habeas Petitions Timely When Filed Within One Year of Date Reason to Believe Prosecutor Violated Duty To Disclose, by Douglas Ankney
11. Pennsylvania Supreme Court Announces Departure From SCOTUS’ Vehicle Exception to Warrant Requirement, Commonwealth’s Constitution Provides Greater Protections, by Anthony Accurso
12. California Court of Appeal: Lack of Notice of Filing Deadline Due Process Violation, Allowing Late Challenge to Erroneous Parole Designation, by Dale Chappell
13. Ninth Circuit Announces Un-Mirandized Statement Used in Criminal Proceeding Violates Fifth Amendment and Supports § 1983 Claim, by Douglas Ankney
14. Massachusetts Supreme Court Announces ‘Habitual Offender’ Statute Allows for Sentence of Probation Only, by Dale Chappell
15. Hawai’i Supreme Court Announces Clarification of When Self-Induced Intoxication Exception of HRS § 702-230 Applies, by Matthew Clarke
16. STAR Program Redirecting Mental Health Emergency Calls Away From Police a Success in Denver, by Kevin Bliss
17. Kentucky Supreme Court Announces Appellate Standard of Review for Domestic Abuse Exemption to Violent Offender Parole Eligibility, by Anthony Accurso
18. Fifth Circuit: Evidence of Simple Drug Possession Insufficient to Search Cellphone Photos for Evidence of Drug Trafficking, by Anthony Accurso
19. California Supreme Court Announces SB 1437 Bars Second-Degree Murder Based on Natural and Probable Consequences Doctrine, by Douglas Ankney
20. New Drone Tech Being Deployed by Police, by Anthony Accurso
21. Pennsylvania Supreme Court: Officer Testified as Expert on Child Sexual Abuse Without First Being Qualified and 42 Pa.C.S. § 5920 Overruled Dunkle, by Douglas Ankney
22. "Kentucky Supreme Court: Hearing on Defense Counsel’s Fitness Is Critical Stage at Which Defendant Has Right to Be Present With Conflict-Free Counsel", by Douglas Ankney
23. D.C. Circuit: Differing Counsel Effectiveness Findings Create Possible Injustice in Wired Plea Offer, by David Reutter
24. Second Circuit: Jury Instructions Regarding Defendant’s Motive to Testify Falsely Improper, by Anthony Accurso
25. California Court of Appeal Overturns Child Sex Abuse Convictions Based on Prosecution’s Violation of Brady Obligations by Withholding Witness Impeachment Evidence, by Matthew Clarke
26. Fourth Circuit: Conditions of Release Banning Internet Access and Legal Pornography Overbroad and Not Reasonably Related, by Douglas Ankney
27. Kentucky Supreme Court Reverses Murder Convictions Due to ‘Flagrant Prosecutorial Misconduct’ in Misleading Jury, by Matthew Clarke
28. Capitol Police Department Repeatedly Sued Over Racial Discrimination, by Casey Bastian
29. Hundreds Serving Life Due to Less Than Unanimous Jury Verdicts, by Edward Lyon
30. Nevada Supreme Court Reverses Conviction for Murdering Sixth Wife Due to Improper Prior Bad-Act Evidence Regarding Murder of Second Wife, by Matthew Clarke
31. Washington Supreme Court Announces Misconduct of Petitioner’s Own Counsel Can Be Basis for Equitable Tolling in Habeas Proceeding, by Douglas Ankney
32. Hidden Sentences, by Jayson Hawkins
33. Law Degree for South Carolina Magistrates Optional, by Michael Fortino, Ph.D
34. Policing Prostitution in New York, by Jayson Hawkins
35. Tech Company Enables Total Surveillance, by Jayson Hawkins
36. Image of Men Urinating on Grave Protected by First Amendment, by Michael Fortino, Ph.D
37. Shifting View of Criminal Justice in U.S., by Jayson Hawkins
38. Philadelphia Man Exonerated After Police Cover-Up Exposed, by Casey Bastian
39. New Jersey Man Wrongly Arrested Due to Flawed Face Recognition Match, by Anthony Accurso
40. Man Serving 505-Year Sentence Granted Compassionate Release Due to COVID-19
41. Police Robo Stalkers in a Location Near You, by Douglas Ankney
42. News in Brief

More from Kevin Bliss:

• After Florida Appellate Court Holds Crimes of ‘Attempt’ Eligible for Incentive Gain Time, Supreme Court Refuses Review, Jan. 15, 2025
• LGBTQ+ Detainees at Rikers Island Suffer Under Mayor Adams, Sept. 15, 2023
• Government Watchdog Adds BOP to List at “High Risk” of Mismanagement, Sept. 15, 2023
• At Massive and Corrupt Philippine Prison, Contraband Includes Jacuzzis and Horses, Sept. 15, 2023
• Second Circuit Affirms $600,000 Punitive Damage Award to New York Prisoner Brutally Beaten by Guards, Sept. 15, 2023
• Maryland Sheriff Charged with Illegally Procuring Machine Guns from ATF, Sept. 15, 2023
• Voting Rights Restoration for Virginia Ex-Felons Once Again Subject to Governor’s Whim, Sept. 15, 2023
• Prison Profiteer Who Chairs Christian Seminary Board Called Not Very ‘Christlike’, Aug. 15, 2023
• Menstruation Weaponized Against Women in Prison, Aug. 15, 2023
• Idaho Revives Firing Squads, Aug. 15, 2023

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• Mentally Incompetent Maine Defendants Sent to South Carolina Wellpath Lockup Called “Essentially Prison”, Jan. 15, 2025. Private Contractors, Bankruptcy, Mental Health, Involuntary Treatment/Drugging.
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• North Carolina Expands Supervision for Mentally Ill Probationers, Oct. 15, 2024. Mental Health, Lifetime Supervision.
• Mentally Ill Detainee Allegedly “Stomped” In the Head By South Carolina Jailer, Oct. 15, 2024. Guard Brutality/Beatings, Mental Health, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness).
• Watchdog Calls for Hawaii Prisons, Jails to Stop Using Restraint Chairs, Oct. 15, 2024. Restraints, Medical Neglect/Malpractice, Mental Health.
• Pilot Jail Diversion Program Opens for Mentally Ill Arrestees in Austin, Aug. 15, 2024. Advocacy, Mental Health.
• Federal Judge Calls BOP Brooklyn Lockup Too Deplorable to House Defendant, Aug. 15, 2024. Bail Bonds, Mental Health, Bureau of Prisons (BOP).
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• Demonstrable Remorse, Psychiatric Diagnoses, and Alternatives to Incarceration, Aug. 1, 2024. Alternative Sentencing, Mental Health, Probation, Parole & Supervised Release, Effects of Mass Incarceration.