More from this issue:

1. Aversion to Error: Americans View Wrongful Acquittals and Wrongful Convictions to Be Errors of Equal Magnitude, by Casey Bastian
2. The Battle Against CSAM: The Front Line of the Government’s War on the Fourth Amendment, by Anthony Accurso
3. Illinois Supreme Court Announces Krankel’s Pro Se Posttrial IAC Procedure Applies to Juvenile Delinquency Proceedings and Clarifies That Krankel Procedure Applies to Both Appointed and Retained Counsel, by Mark Wilson
4. Federal Habeas Corpus: Obtaining Habeas Relief After a Guilty Plea, by Dale Chappell
5. Washington Supreme Court Clarifies Burden of Production Standard for Entrapment to Be Entitled to Jury Instruction, by Matthew Clarke
6. Seventh Circuit: Indiana Statute on Dealing Methamphetamine Facially Overbroad and Does Not Qualify as Aggravated Felony for Immigration Purposes, by Jacob Barrett
7. Sixth Circuit: Conspiracy to Commit Hobbs Act Robbery and Attempted Hobbs Act Robbery Are Not Qualifying Predicates to Sustain § 924(j) Conviction, by Douglas Ankney
8. Tenth Circuit Rules Trooper’s Hunches Insufficient to Prolong Traffic Stop, Explains ‘Rodriguez Moment,’ and Suppresses Evidence Obtained as Result of Unlawful Seizure, by Anthony Accurso
9. California Court of Appeal: Statute Allowing Noncitizens to Vacate Convictions Due to Failure to Understand Adverse Immigration Consequences Applies Retroactively to Convictions Resulting From Trials That Are Not Yet Final, by Harold Hempstead
10. Digital Privacy and Law After Dobbs, by Anthony Accurso
11. Third Circuit Announces Conspiracy to Commit ‘Crime of Violence’ Not ‘Crime of Violence’ for Purposes of Sentencing Enhancement Under Guideline § 2K2.1(a)(4), by Douglas Ankney
12. Seventh Circuit: Fugitive’s Cell Phone Tracked to Apartment Building Does Not Establish Reasonable Suspicion of Criminal Activity for Warrantless Seizure and Search of All Occupants and Apartments in Building, by Anthony Accurso
13. Eleventh Circuit Reverses Denial of First Step Act Relief Where District Court Construed Letter Asking About Eligibility To Be Motion Requesting Relief, by Douglas Ankney
14. Fourth Circuit: Convictions Identified in PSR but Not Relied Upon as Predicates for ACCA Enhancement at Sentencing Cannot Be Substituted for Subsequently Disqualified Original Predicate Convictions on Collateral Review, by Douglas Ankney
15. Chicago’s Traffic Camera Program: Racial and Income Disparities for Black and Hispanic Drivers, by Harold Hempstead
16. Utah Supreme Court Explains Community Caretaker Exception to Warrant Requirement and Grants Motion to Suppress of Defendant Convicted of DUI Found Sleeping in Parked Car at 24-Hour Restaurant, by Douglas Ankney
17. Fifth Circuit Orders Limited Remand Where District Court’s Denial of First Step Act Relief Unclear, by Douglas Ankney
18. Studies Place ‘Rationality’ of Residential Restrictions in Doubt, by Jayson Hawkins
19. Fourth Circuit: Plea Agreement Barred Prosecution of Dismissed Charges After Successfully Appealing Conviction, by David Reutter
20. Book Review: Manufacturing Criminals: Fourth Amendment Decay in the Electronic Age, by Anthony Accurso
21. Oregon Supreme Court: State Sentencing Guidelines Control Repeat Sex Offender Downward Departure Sentences, by Mark Wilson
22. California Court of Appeal Explains ‘Automobile Exception’ and ‘Plain-View Seizure’ Doctrines, Rules Warrantless Seizure of Defendant’s Vehicle Parked on Friend’s Property Violates Fourth Amendment, by Anthony Accurso
23. CBP Deploys Surveillance Blimp Over Nogales, Arizona, by Anthony Accurso
24. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals: Rehaif Announced New Rule of Substantive Law and Applies Retroactively to Initial § 2255 Motions, by David Reutter
25. Drones Gaining Popularity as a Law Enforcement Tool, by Casey Bastian
26. Citizen Programs Have Positive Impact for Crisis Calls, Resulting in Fewer Arrests and Hospitalizations for Mental Health Crisis Calls, by David Reutter
27. Californians Now Have Say in Whether Their Local Police Force Looks Like a Military Outpost, by Douglas Ankney
28. Common Sense Changes Can Fix the Cracks in Forensic Science’s Foundation, by Jacob Barrett
29. Daniel Taylor Was Innocent. He Spent Decades in Prison Trying to Fix the State’s Mistake., by Steve Mills
30. News in Brief
31. 93-Year-Old Woman Owed $2,300 in Tax Debt so Government Sold Her $40,000 Home and Kept all Proceeds, by Ashleigh Dye

More from Anthony Accurso:

• Ninth Circuit: No Exception to Due Diligence in Discovery Even for “Conclusive Evidence”, May 1, 2025
• 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
• Fourth Circuit Reverses Denial of Counsel for “Low IQ” North Carolina Prisoner, March 1, 2025
• Eighth Circuit Affirms Denial of Qualified Immunity to Arkansas Jailers Who Ignored Detainee’s Spider Bite, March 1, 2025
• New Mexico Settles Suit Alleging Failure To Implement Expanded Voting For Felons, March 1, 2025
• D.C. Circuit Holds Compelling Suspect to Unlock Cellphone With Thumbprint Is ‘Testimonial’ Act and Violates Fifth Amendment Privilege Against Self-Incrimination, Feb. 15, 2025
• $220,000 Settlement After Woman Dies in Ohio Jail From Drug Withdrawal, Feb. 15, 2025
• Colorado Supreme Court Holds Defendant Was in ‘Custody’ for Miranda Purposes Because She Had Hands Bagged and Zip Tied, Commanded Not to Remove Them, and Questioned Alone in Interrogation Room With Door Closed, Feb. 15, 2025
• First Circuit Holds No Emergency-Aid Exception to Warrant Requirement Where Police Have Information That Subject Is Already Deceased, Feb. 15, 2025
• Police Departments Are Now Using AI to Write Reports, Feb. 15, 2025