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 Douglas Ankney:

• Tenth Circuit Upholds Nearly $8.8 Million Judgment 
for Utah Jail Death, June 1, 2025
• $1.2 Million in Settlements Reached in Suit Over Sacramento Jail Murder, May 1, 2025
• Eleventh Circuit Revives Volunteer Pastor’s First Amendment Claim at Georgia Jail, May 1, 2025
• Wellpath Sanctioned for Discovery Violation in Suit Over Kentucky Prisoner’s Death, May 1, 2025
• Second Circuit Revives Connecticut Prisoner’s Challenge To Conditions In Virginia Lockup Where He Was Transferred, May 1, 2025
• Missouri Pays More Than $1.2 Million for Deputy Warden’s Sexual Harassment Claim Against Warden, May 1, 2025
• Beyond a Reasonable Doubt? Fingerprint Evidence’s Troubling Flaws, April 15, 2025
• Connecticut Supreme Court Announces Teague’s ‘Watershed’ Rule Exception to Nonretroactivity of New Constitutional Rule of Criminal Procedure on Collateral Review Has ‘Continued Vitality’ in Connecticut, Adoption of Third Exception to Teague’s Nonretroacti, April 15, 2025
• Fourth Circuit: District Court Erred in Imposing ‘Managerial Role’ Enhancement Under Guidelines § 3B1.1(b) Without Making ‘Particularized Findings’ Regarding Scope of Criminal Activity and Number of Participants as Required by Guidelines §1B1.1, April 15, 2025
• Tenth Circuit Stretches PLRA to Deny Claim of Colorado Prisoner Shot by Guard While Shackled, April 1, 2025

More from these topics:

• Maine Supreme Judicial Court Announces Clarification of Test for Violation of Right to Speedy Trial Under Maine Constitu-tion, Dec. 15, 2023. Barker Factors, Speedy Trial, Failure to Preserve Challenge.
• Nevada Supreme Court Reverses Denial of Motion to Withdraw Guilty Plea Because Defendant Had Strong Argument for Speedy Trial Violation and Colorable Claim of IAC, Dec. 15, 2021. Ineffective Assistance of Counsel, Speedy Trial, Rejection.
• Nebraska Supreme Court Reverses Denial of Pretrial Motion for Absolute Discharge on Speedy Trial Grounds, Aug. 15, 2021. Speedy Trial, Dismissal.
• U.S. v. Franco, No. CRIM. 95-0836 (D.Puerto Rico) (112 F.Supp.2d 204) (August 28, 2000) (Judge Daniel R. Dominguez), Oct. 1, 2000. Punch And Jurists, Speedy Trial.