More from this issue:

1. A Closer Look at Sex Offender Registries, by Casey Bastian
2. Eighth Circuit Reiterates Statute of Conviction Determines Eligibility for Sentence Reduction Under First Step Act, Not Actual Conduct, by Dale Chappell
3. Why Punishing Bad Prosecutors Won’t Fix a Bad System, by James Doyle
4. California Supreme Court Announces Standard of Review and Required Showing for Prejudicial Error Under § 1473.7 to Vacate Plea Due to Lack of Understanding of Immigration Consequences, by David Reutter
5. Idaho Supreme Court Announces Whether a Container Is Located Inside or Outside Vehicle When Probable Cause Arises Determines if Container May Be Searched Under Automobile Exception, Joining Conclusion of Several Other States, by Anthony Accurso
6. Texas Court of Criminal Appeals: Police Deception That Statements Wouldn’t Be Used Against Defendant Requires Suppression, by Anthony Accurso
7. Sixth Circuit Vacates Sentence for Impermissible Triple-Counting of Guidelines Enhancements for Ungrouped Offenses, by Dale Chappell
8. SCOTUS Reverses Tenth Circuit’s Denial of Qualified Immunity for Fatal Police Shooting, by Douglas Ankney
9. California Court of Appeal: Trial Court Required to Provide Notice and Consider Information Provided by Parties Before Ruling on CDCR Recommendation to Recall Sentence Pursuant to § 1170(d)(1), by Douglas Ankney
10. New Jersey Directive Provides Relief for Certain Drug Offenders, by Casey Bastian
11. Seventh Circuit Announces Standard of Review for Bond Revocation of Defendant on Pretrial Release, by Douglas Ankney
12. Kansas Supreme Court: Counsel Ineffective for Failing to Request ‘Voluntary Act’ Jury Instruction in Trial for Rape of Child Younger Than 14 Where Defendant Argued She Was Forcibly Raped by Purported ‘Victim’, by Douglas Ankney
13. Sixth Circuit Announces District Court Has Power to Waive Interest on Restitution Post-Sentencing, Resulting in Circuit Split, by Dale Chappell
14. Third Circuit Rules Pennsylvania Courts’ Application of Federal Law Objectively Unreasonable, Overturns Conviction and Death Sentence, Grants Habeas Relief, by Dale Chappell
15. Idaho Supreme Court Declares Clarke Merely Memorialized Constitutional Principle That Warrantless Arrest for Misdemeanor Completed Outside Officer’s Presence Violates State Constitution and Applies to Cases Prior to Clarke, by Douglas Ankney
16. Second Circuit Announces Defendant Need Only Produce ‘Some Credible’ Evidence for Jury Instruction on Entrapment Defense, Clarifying It’s a Burden of Production, Not Persuasion, by Douglas Ankney
17. Snitch Visas: A Pipe Dream, by David Reutter
18. New Digital Warrants Undermine Fourth Amendment, by Anthony Accurso
19. California Court of Appeal Announces Trial Courts Have Authority to Deny Request for Continuance of Motion to Suppress for Failure to Show ‘Good Cause’ Even if it Results in Dismissal, Rejecting Ferrer, by Douglas Ankney
20. FBI Gives Green Light for Use of Rapid DNA Solution in Booking Stations, by Douglas Ankney
21. Tenth Circuit Rules Impounding Car Following Arrest on Outstanding Warrant Was Pretextual, Suppresses Evidence Discovered, Reverses Convictions, by Anthony Accurso
22. Pennsylvania Supreme Court Announces Driver Who Leaves Scene of Accident Subject to Only One Hit-and-Run Violation, Regardless of How Many Victims, by Douglas Ankney
23. Pushback on Police Lying to Obtain False Confessions, by Jayson Hawkins
24. Civil Forfeiture Under Fire in Massachusetts, by Jayson Hawkins
25. Why Won’t the State of Missouri Release Innocent Men From Prison?, by Casey Bastian
26. ShotSpotter Acoustic Detection System Another Example of a Forensic Tool Shrouded in Secrecy and Prone to Questionable Results, by Casey Bastian
27. Oregon Bill Makes it More Difficult to Hide Police Misconduct, by Jacob Barrett
28. New Study Reveals Digital Forensic Examiners Inclined to Biasability, by Casey Bastian
29. Some Cities Taking Holistic Approach to Public Safety, by Casey Bastian
30. Criminal Justice Legislation Signed by North Carolina Governor, by Ashleigh Dye
31. Government Keyword Searches Revealed, by Jayson Hawkins
32. Who You Gonna Call When You Don’t Want the Cops? There’s a Website for That, by Casey Bastian
33. D.C. Circuit: Government Breached Plea Agreement by Violating Ambiguous Terms, Ambiguities Resolved in Favor of Defendants, Sentence Vacated, by David Reutter
34. Eleventh Circuit: Georgia Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon Only Requires Mens Rea of Recklessness Thus Not a ‘Violent Felony’ Under ACCA, by Dale Chappell
35. Minnesota Police Hand Out ‘Not-Reaching’ Pouches to Reduce Police Shoot-ings of Motorists, by Dale Chappell
36. News in Brief

More from Douglas Ankney:

• The Dramatic Increase in the Elderly Prison Population Is Fiscally and Morally Irresponsible, Oct. 1, 2026
• 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
• California Supreme Court Announces Totality-of-Circumstances Framework Focused on Defendant’s Subjective Understanding Under § 1473.7(a)(1), Holding Immigration Consequences Advisement Is Relevant but Not Dispositive, Oct. 1, 2026
• Idaho Supreme Court Holds Conflicting Affidavits About Plea Acceptance Require Evidentiary Hearing on Ineffective-Assistance Claim, Oct. 1, 2026
• Tenth Circuit Vacates Award of Costs to Prison Officials, Revives Prisoner’s Claim Alleging Denial of Access to Functioning Toilets and Exposure to Other Prisoners’ Feces, Oct. 1, 2026
• 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

More from these topics:

• Sixth Circuit Announces Predetermining a Supervisee’s Revocation Term of Imprisonment at an Earlier Violation Hearing Renders the Resulting Sentence Both Procedurally and Substantively Unreasonable, June 1, 2026. Revocation Proceedings, Plain Error, Reasonableness of Sentence, Factors To Be Considered.
• Colorado Governor Tells Lawmakers to Open New Prison, April 1, 2026. Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Cost of Prison Systems, Revocation Proceedings, Reduction of Prison Population.
• Kentucky Supreme Court Clarifies Parole Board May Delegate Final Revocation Hearings to Administrative Law Judges but Holds Due Process Requires Parolees Be Permitted to File Exceptions to ALJ Findings Before Board Renders a Final Revocation Decision, April 1, 2026. Administrative Exhaustion, Fourteenth Amendment, rights, Revocation/Modification of Probation, etc., Revocation Proceedings, Authority and Jurisdiction.
• One in 10 Prison Admissions Is Now for Technical Parole Violation, March 1, 2026. Parole Conditions, State Legislation, Restrictions, discrimination, Revocation Proceedings.
• Fourth Circuit Clarifies Revocation Appeal Provides “Procedurally Appropriate Mechanism” for Raising Rogers Challenge to Unannounced Supervised Release Conditions, Vacates Revocation Judgment Based on Null Standard Conditions, March 1, 2026. Waiver of Appeal Rights, Failure to Object, Revocation Proceedings, Conditions of, Plain Error.
• Pennsylvania Supreme Court Announces Presentence Confinement on Probation Detainer Must Be Credited to New Sentence Where Same Conduct Triggered Both Detainer and New Charges, Dec. 15, 2025. Pending Appeal/Sentencing, Statutory Construction/Interpretation, Revocation Proceedings, Credits.
• Oregon Supreme Court: Governor Can’t Revoke Commutation After Sentence Expires, Jan. 15, 2025. Parole/Probation Searches, U.S. Sentencing Guidelines, Resentencing, Revocation Proceedings, Overreaching.
• Seventh Circuit Announces Maximum Revocation Sentence for Violation of Supervised Release Based on Classification of Underlying Offense at Time of Conviction, Not at Time of Revocation, Dec. 15, 2024. U.S. Sentencing Guidelines, Revocation Proceedings.
• Washington Appellate Court Reverses Parole Revocation Based on Hearsay, Nov. 15, 2024. Hearsay Evidence, Revocation Proceedings.
• Texas Court of Criminal Appeals: Trial Court Violated Defendant’s ‘Due Process’ Right to Be Present During Zoom Probation Revocation Hearing by Muting Him, Oct. 1, 2024. Video/Closed Circuit TV Testimony, Revocation Proceedings.