More from this issue:

1. Felony Murder: The Crotchet of American Murder Jurisprudence, by Douglas Ankney
2. Comply or Die: The Only Truly Compliant Person in a Police State Is a Dead One, by John W. Whitehead
3. Reverse Location Warrants Neglect Particularity Requirement, by Casey Bastian
4. Cops Increasingly Use Amazon Ring to Target Protestors, by Dale Chappell
5. Debunked Bite-Mark Comparison Evidence: Wrongfully Convicted Man Freed After Spending Over 25 Years on Death Row, by Casey Bastian
6. $1.4 Million for Nevada Man Wrongly Imprisoned Over 20 Years, by Dale Chappell
7. Data: NYPD Still Using Chokeholds Despite Ban, by Kevin Bliss
8. New Book Scrutinizes Data-Driven Policing
9. Sixth Circuit Orders New Trial and Reassigns Case to Different Judge Where District Court’s Mishandling Deprived Defendants of Meaningful Opportunity to Prove Juror Bias, by Douglas Ankney
10. Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Invalidates Parole Regulation Prohibiting Aggregation of Life Sentences With Consecutive Sentences, by Matthew Clarke
11. It’s Time to Reconsider Consent Searches, by Anthony Accurso
12. Austin, Texas, Diverting Funds From Police to Transform Community, by Edward Lyon
13. Philadelphia’s Progressive Reform-Minded DA Has Made Tremendous Strides – But Are They Enough to Win Reelection?, by Douglas Ankney
14. Extreme Prosecutorial Misconduct Results in Wrist Slap, by Edward Lyon
15. Study: Reduced Pretrial Incarceration Doesn’t Diminish Public Safety, by Casey Bastian
16. When Police Body Cam Is a ‘Propaganda Tool’, by Edward Lyon
17. Internet-Connected Devices and the Fourth Amendment, by Anthony Accurso
18. Are Police Playing Copyrighted Music to Prevent Live Streaming?, by Anthony Accurso
19. Minnesota Supreme Court Clarifies Meaning of ‘Mentally Incapacitated’ Regarding Consent to Sexual Contact, by Douglas Ankney
20. Leaving Digital Trails, by Jayson Hawkins
21. Fourth Circuit: Police Description of ‘More Deliberate’ Second Handshake Than First Handshake Doesn’t Give Rise to Reasonable Suspicion of Drug Transaction Justifying Terry Stop, by Douglas Ankney
22. Tenth Circuit: Firearm Seizure Not Justified After Inventory Search Is Abandoned, by Anthony Accurso
23. Study Shows Innocent People Choose False Guilty Pleas and False Testimony to Gain Benefits, by David Reutter
24. Washington Supreme Court Reaffirms Workman’s Lesser Included Offense Test and Clarifies Confusion in its Application, by Douglas Ankney
25. Report: Police More Aggressive at Leftwing Rallies, by Kevin Bliss
26. Eleventh Circuit: Lawyer’s Purposeful Late Filing of Habeas Petition Grounds for Equitable Tolling, by Dale Chappell
27. Washington Supreme Court Announces State’s Strict-Liability Drug Possession Law Is Unconstitutional, by Douglas Ankney
28. California Supreme Court Announces Conditioning Pretrial Release on Ability to Afford Bail Unconstitutional, by Douglas Ankney
29. Ohio Supreme Court: Touching ‘Fog Line’ Doesn’t Justify Traffic Stop, by Douglas Ankney
30. Sixth Circuit Follows Trend of Reigning in Commentary’s Impermissible Expansion of Sentencing Guidelines, by Douglas Ankney
31. Nevada Supreme Court Announces Felon’s Possession of Multiple Firearms at One Time and Place Is Only Single Violation of State Statute, by Douglas Ankney
32. New Hampshire Supreme Court: Defendant Had Subjective and Objective Expectation of Privacy in Apartment Building’s Utility Closet in Common Areas, Evidence Suppressed, by Anthony Accurso
33. Online Records Impose Digital Punishment for Millions, by Anthony Accurso
34. Study: Militarizing Police Doesn’t Shrink Crime Rates, by Jayson Hawkins
35. Georgia Supreme Court: Cumulative Effect of Trial Errors Requires Reversal of Murder Conviction, by Matthew Clarke
36. Fourth Circuit Finally Holds Davis Retroactive, by Dale Chappell
37. The Costs of the War on Drugs, by Jayson Hawkins
38. Tennessee Supreme Court Clarifies Inevitable Discovery Doctrine in Raid of Home to Execute Arrest Warrant, by Anthony Accurso
39. $27 Million Settlement for George Floyd’s Family, by Jayson Hawkins
40. Texas Court of Criminal Appeals: Speculation Insufficient to Trigger ‘Forfeiture by Wrongdoing’ Exception to Confrontation Clause, by Dale Chappell
41. Second Circuit: No Qualified Immunity for Police Detaining and Frisking Man Based Solely on Unconfirmed Hunch, by Matthew Clarke
42. Colorado Supreme Court Suppresses Evidence on Cellphone Obtained Via Invalid Warrant, Not Cured by Obtaining Second Valid Warrant, by Anthony Accurso
43. News in Brief

More from Dale Chappell:

• How to Take Your Postconviction Case Directly to the U.S. Supreme Court: A Roadmap to Direct Collateral Review, March 15, 2025
• Federal Habeas Corpus for State Prisoners: Proving Unreasonableness Under AEDPA, Feb. 1, 2025
• Federal Court Rules Michigan’s Sex Offender Registration Laws Violate Constitution, Dec. 1, 2024
• Refuting the Government’s Argument Against Nonretroactive Changes in Law as Grounds for Compassionate Release, Oct. 1, 2024
• Federal Habeas Corpus: Getting Around Procedural Default, July 15, 2024
• The Death of the Savings Clause, May 15, 2024
• Federal Habeas Corpus: Understanding Second or Successive Petitions for State Prisoners, April 15, 2024
• Fourth Circuit Reinstates Relief From Death Penalty, Citing State’s Forfeiture of Argument Against Relief, May 15, 2023
• Federal Habeas Corpus: The Evidentiary Hearing for Federal Prisoners, April 15, 2023
• Federal Habeas Corpus: How to Raise a Fourth Amendment Claim, Feb. 15, 2023

More from these topics:

• Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court: Defense Counsel Had Actual Conflict of Interest Where Own Performance During Police Interview of Defendant Could Serve as Basis of Motion to Suppress Based on Ineffective Assistance of Counsel, New Trial Required W, March 15, 2025. Ineffective Assistance of Counsel, Motions To Suppress, Conflict of Interest.
• Third Circuit Grants Habeas Relief to Prisoner on Confrontation Clause and Ineffective Assistance Claims Based on Trial Court Reading Entire Criminal Information Into the Record of Co-Conspirator Who Pleaded Guilty, Feb. 15, 2025. Habeas Corpus, Ineffective Assistance of Counsel, Exculpatory No Doctrine, Confrontation Clause/Rights, Witnesses - Prior Statements/Testimony, Plea Agreements/Guilty Pleas.
• Ninth Circuit: Defense Counsel Ineffective for Failing to Move to Suppress Evidence Obtained as a Result of Police Officer Trespassing on Curtilage of Defendant’s Home, Feb. 1, 2025. Ineffective Assistance of Counsel, Motions To Suppress, Searches - Home/Curtilage, Suppression.
• Second Rapper Stabbed in Atlanta Jail During Record-Long Trial, Jan. 15, 2025. Prison Gangs, Overcrowding, Speedy Trial Clock - Tolling of, Civil Rights Violations.
• Georgia Supreme Court Grants Habeas Relief Where Both Trial and Appellate Counsel Provided Ineffective Assistance by Failing to Challenge Indictment for Residential Burglary That Failed to Allege Defendant Illegally Entered a ‘Dwelling’, Jan. 15, 2025. Habeas Corpus, Ineffective Assistance of Counsel, Constitutional Challenges/Law.
• Third Circuit Announces Claim of Innocence Does Not Resolve Whether Defendant Would Have Accepted Plea Offer Absent Counsel’s Error and Holds Counsel Ineffective for Failing to Properly Advise Defendant About Mandatory Sentences If Plea Offer Rejected, Dec. 15, 2024. Actual Innocence/Claim of Innocence, Ineffective Assistance of Counsel, Mandatory Minimum Sentence, Plea Agreements/Guilty Pleas, Rejection.
• In Oregon Case, Ninth Circuit Limits Pretrial Detention Without Counsel to Seven Days, Nov. 15, 2024. Appointment of Counsel, Pretrial Detention and Detainees, Speedy Trial Clock - Tolling of.
• Delaware Supreme Court: Counsel Ineffective for Failing to Challenge Search of Cellphone Where Consent Was Ambiguous and Warrant Constituted a General Warrant, Nov. 1, 2024. Ineffective Assistance of Counsel, Searches - Cellphones/Computers/Internet, Warrants - Requirements/Scope/Exceptions.
• Arizona Supreme Court Allows Third PCR Motion Based on IAC for Erroneous Advice About Parole Eligibility Due to ‘Pervasive Confusion’ Regarding Parole Within Legal Community, Nov. 1, 2024. Parole, Ineffective Assistance of Counsel, Remands/Rehearings/Resentencings.
• Georgia Supreme Court Grants Habeas Where Defense Counsel Failed to Understand State Self-Defense Statute Provides Complete Defense to Felony Murder Based on Felon-in-Possession Charge, Oct. 1, 2024. Habeas Corpus, Felon in Possession Statute, Ineffective Assistance of Counsel, Murder/Felony Murder.