More from this issue:

1. The Real Minority Report Predictive Policing Algorithms Reflect Racial Bias Present in Corrupted Historic Databases, by Matthew Clarke
2. Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Announces Premature Sex Offender Classification of Incarcerated Offender Who Accepted Classification Violates Procedural Due Process, by Douglas Ankney
3. Tenth Circuit Rejects Qualified Immunity for Prosecutor Alleged to Have Fabricated Evidence, Despite no Previous Case with Materially Similar Facts, by Douglas Ankney
4. California Supreme Court: Furnishing Drugs Resulting in Overdose Death Does Not Automatically Trigger Great Bodily Injury Enhancement, by Dale Chappell
5. Hawaii Supreme Court Announces Five-Factor Test in Determining Whether There’s ‘Fair and Just Reason’ to Withdraw Plea, by David Reutter
6. Seventh Circuit: District Court Erred in Denying Compassionate Release Motion by Limiting ‘Extraordinary and Compelling’ Analysis to USSG § 1B1.13, by Dale Chappell
7. Anger: A Natural Reaction That Makes the Innocent Appear Guilty, by Jayson Hawkins
8. An Inside Look at Operation Trojan Shield How the FBI Crafted an International Encrypted Messaging Sting, by Jayson Hawkins
9. Tenth Circuit Announces Adoption of ‘Offense of Conviction Approach’ for Determining Sentence Reduction Under First Step Act § 404(b), by Dale Chappell
10. Kansas Supreme Court Affirms Reversal and Dismissal of Murder Charges Based on Speedy Trial Violation, by Douglas Ankney
11. Arizona Supreme Court Announces Trial Courts Have Discretion to Deny State’s Request for SVP Screening and Provides Guidance to Courts Exercising That Discretion, by Douglas Ankney
12. Arizona Supreme Court Clarifies Proper Fundamental Error Review Applicable to Allegation of a Single, Unobjected-to Instance of Prosecutorial Misconduct, by Douglas Ankney
13. Study: Bloodstain Pattern Analyses Display Alarming Lack of Accuracy, by Michael Fortino, Ph.D
14. SCOTUS Holds Ramos’ Unanimous Jury Requirement Is New Procedural Rule and Announces No New Procedural Rule Applies Retroactively on Federal Collateral Review, by Dale Chappell
15. Second Circuit: Autopsy Report Is ‘Testimonial’ for Confrontation Clause Purposes, Habeas Relief Granted, by Dale Chappell
16. Ohio, Now 24th State to End LWOP for Juveniles, by Michael Fortino, Ph.D
17. "Eighth Circuit: Government Breached Plea Agreement by Endorsing PSR’s Calculation of Higher Base Offense Level Than Plea Agreement, Curing Breach Not Recognized in Circuit", by David Reutter
18. Current Forensic Sciences Not as Objective as Most Believe, by Edward Lyon
19. DNA Standards Often Make the Difference Between Life and Death, by Michael Fortino, Ph.D
20. Justice Department Orders All Federal Agents to Wear Body Cameras, by Chuck Sharman
21. Georgia Supreme Court Announces Merger Error Claims During Sentencing May Be Raised for First Time in Habeas Petition, by Anthony Accurso
22. Justice Department Bans Chokeholds and Restricts No-Knock Entries for Federal Agents, by Chuck Sharman
23. Ninth Circuit Announces All 3 Subsections Must Be Satisfied to Deny Safety-Valve Relief Under 18 U.S.C. § 3553(f)(1), by Dale Chappell
24. Experts Agree: Police Public Relations Consistently Mislead the Public, by Jayson Hawkins
25. Study Shows Public Defenders Outperform Court Appointed Private Attorneys, by Michael Fortino, Ph.D
26. Investigative Report Highlights Difficulties in Disciplining Cops, by Michael Fortino, Ph.D
27. Florida’s Worst Cop Fired for 7th Time, by Jayson Hawkins
28. Police Do Not Want to Pay for Damage They Inflicted to Texas Home, by Kevin Bliss
29. SCOTUS Reinstates Death Sentence Reversed by Eleventh Circuit, by Matthew Clarke
30. California Supreme Court Announces Predicate Offenses for Gang Enhancement or Gang Participation Not Provable Using Expert Witness Testimony Without Personal Knowledge of Facts, by Matthew Clarke
31. NYC’s Stop-and-Frisk Still Targets Based on Race, by Jayson Hawkins
32. News in Brief

More from David Reutter:

• California Court of Appeal Explains Qualification for Mental Health Diversion Under Pen. Code § 1001.36, Rules Defendant Qualified for Pretrial Mental Health Diversion, July 15, 2024
• Alaska’s Prison System: Dangerous, Deadly Yet Repeating Past Mistakes, July 1, 2024
• Third Circuit Denies Qualified Immunity to Pennsylvania Jail Guards and PrimeCare in Detainee’s Overdose Death, July 1, 2024
• Ninth Circuit: Alleged Denial of Hepatitis C Treatment to Federal Prisoner in Washington Presents Valid Bivens Claim, July 1, 2024
• $15,000 Net Award for Georgia Prisoner’s Delayed Hep-C Treatment, July 1, 2024
• CoreCivic Sued by Former Detainee Stabbed at Shuttered Kansas Jail, July 1, 2024
• Seventh Circuit Finds No Problem With Surveillance of Chicago Detainees on Toilets, July 1, 2024
• Colorado Jail Guard Must Stand Trial for Opening Accused Sex Offender’s Cell, Subjecting Him to Assault, July 1, 2024
• Federal Sentencing Guidelines Place Heavy Burden on Incarcerated Victims of Sexual Assaults, July 1, 2024
• Pennsylvania Supreme Court Slows the Hand That State DOC Sticks Into Prisoners’ Pockets, July 1, 2024

More from these topics:

• Ohio Supreme Court: Defendant Has Reasonable and Legitimate Basis to Withdraw Guilty Plea Before Sentencing When He Discovers Evidence That Would Have Affected Decision, Feb. 15, 2023. Evidence - Failure to Disclose, Grounds For Withdrawal.
• First Circuit: Defendant Entitled to Withdraw Plea Where Government Withdrew From Plea Agreement Based on Defendant’s Breach, Nov. 15, 2021. Knowingly and Voluntarily Made, Grounds For Withdrawal.
• Nevada Supreme Court: Defendant Has Right to Withdraw Plea Where He Wasn’t Informed of Range of Possible Punishments, Feb. 15, 2021. Grounds For Withdrawal, Alford plea.
• Seventh Circuit: Rehaif Creates Defense and Invalidates Defendant’s Guilty Plea, Sept. 15, 2020. Grounds For Withdrawal.
• Georgia Supreme Court: Counsel’s Failure to Inform Defendant of Absolute Right to Withdraw Plea Prior to Sentencing Ineffective Assistance, Aug. 15, 2020. Ineffective Assistance of Counsel, Grounds For Withdrawal.