More from this issue:

1. The Inevitability of Central Bank Digital Currencies and Their Threat to Human Rights, by Anthony Accurso
2. SCOTUS Announces ‘Right-to-Control’ Theory Not Valid Basis for Liability Under Federal Wire Fraud Statutes, by Richard Resch
3. Texas Court of Criminal Appeals: Trial Court Deprived Defendant of Opportunity to Present Complete Defense, by Douglas Ankney
4. SCOTUS: Honest-Services Fraud Jury Instructions Regarding Private Citizen Too Vague, by Richard Resch
5. New Commission in Georgia Will Discipline and Remove Prosecutors Who Are Seen as Not Tough Enough on Crime, by Jo Ellen Nott
6. Fifth Circuit: Placing Jacket Within Fenced-In Area of Home in Presence of Police Evidences Clear Intent Not to Abandon It, Warrantless Search Violates Fourth Amendment Rights, by Richard Resch
7. California Court of Appeal Reiterates ‘Three Strikes’ Law Does Not Limit ‘Presentence’ Custody Credits, Defendant Entitled to Credits Calculated Under Penal Code § 4019, by Douglas Ankney
8. Ninth Circuit: Government’s Inflammatory Arguments in Sentencing Memorandum and at Sentencing Hearing Implicitly Breached Plea Agreement Promise Not to Recommend Sentence in Excess of Low-End Guidelines Range, by Douglas Ankney
9. Georgia Supreme Court Announces Overruling Longstanding Rule That Anything Filed by Defendant While Represented by Counsel Is Always a ‘Legal Nullity’, by Douglas Ankney
10. Fourth Circuit: Denial of Motion for Compassionate Release Abuse of Discretion Where District Court Failed to Properly Address Numerous Health Issues, Advanced Age, and Relevant § 3553(a) Factors, by Douglas Ankney
11. Fourth Circuit Declines to Enforce Appeal Waiver and Procedural Default Excused by ‘Cause and Actual Prejudice,’ Reverses Denial of § 2255 Motion to Vacate § 924(c) Conviction Based on Hobbs Act Conspiracy, by Douglas Ankney
12. Saul Kassin Probes Dangerous Practices in ‘Duped: Why Innocent People Confess-and Why We Believe Their Confessions’, by James Doyle
13. Fourth Circuit: Counsel Ineffective for Failing to Raise Change in Sentencing Precedent Following Remand, by David Reutter
14. Fourth Circuit Holds Ineligibility for First Step Act Safety Valve Relief Requires Proof of All Three Listed Criminal History Characteristics Satisfied, Widening Circuit Split, by David Reutter
15. First Circuit: Plain Error Where District Court Based Upward Variant From Sentencing Guidelines Range on New Information Not Already in the Record at the Time of Sentencing, by Douglas Ankney
16. Indiana Supreme Court: Petitioner Entitled to File Belated Appeal More Than 21 Years After Conviction, Holding He Acted ‘Promptly’, by Douglas Ankney
17. Fourth Circuit Announces Rehaif Applies to All § 922(g) Firearms-Possession Offenses and Applies Retroactively to Initial § 2255 Motions, by Douglas Ankney
18. Arkansas Supreme Court Reverses 11 Counts of Possession of Child Pornography Because CGI Images Do Not Depict Image of a Child, by Douglas Ankney
19. Specialized Police Units Hunt People for ICE, by Keith Sanders
20. Banishment: Using an Ancient Solution to Address a Modern Problem, by Benjamin Tschirhart
21. Police Can Get More From Your Phone Than You May Believe, by Michael Thompson
22. Civilian Police With Military Equipment, by Edward Lyon
23. Cops Aren’t Just Murdering People With Impunity – They Also Conduct Bogus Traffic Stops, by Anthony Accurso
24. Inspector General Report: FBI Routinely Abused Access to Private Communications, by Eike Blohm, MD
25. New Orleans Authorizes Facial Recognition to Identity Suspects, by Michael Thompson
26. Financial Pressure Finally Brings Police Reform, by Jayson Hawkins
27. The ACLU Calls for a Moratorium on Blanket Recording of ALPR Footage, by Kevin Bliss
28. Police Sketch Bot Arrives, by Carlo Difundo
29. Police Study Shows That Reform and Effectiveness Are Not Mutually Exclusive, by Benjamin Tschirhart
30. ‘Contagion Effect’ Spreads Brutality Among Police Officers, by Eike Blohm, MD
31. Memphis Police Beat Man to Death, by Kevin Bliss
32. America’s Latest “War on” … Protestors, by Casey Bastian
33. Minnesota Abolishes Life Without Parole for Juveniles, by Jordan Arizmendi
34. Louisiana Jury Selection Illegal According to Recently Passed Bill, by Kevin Bliss
35. News in Brief

More from Eike Blohm, MD:

• Three’s a Crowd: Issues of DNA Mixture Analysis and Interpretation, Nov. 1, 2023
• Guantanamo Bay Detainees Subjected to Forced Rectal Feeding and Hydration, Oct. 15, 2023
• Prisoner Health Update: Hemorrhoids, Oct. 15, 2023
• Prisoner Health Update: Over-the-Counter Medications, Sept. 15, 2023
• Prisoner Health Update: HIV, Aug. 15, 2023
• Tennessee DOC Coughs Up Video of Condemned Prisoner Who Severed Own Penis, July 15, 2023
• $150,000 Verdict for South Carolina Jail Detainee’s Groin Injury During Pat-Down, July 15, 2023
• Arizona Prison Forcibly Induced Labor for Pregnant Prisoners, June 15, 2023
• Prisoner Health Update: Tuberculosis, June 15, 2023
• Inspector General Report: FBI Routinely Abused Access to Private Communications, June 15, 2023

More from these topics:

• Lawsuit Over Death or Severe Injury of 29 Houston Jail Detainees Survives Motion to Dismiss, Jan. 15, 2025. Guard Brutality/Beatings, Wrongful Death, Excessive Force (Police).
• “Whoppergate” Embroils Georgia Sheriff, Jan. 15, 2025. Excessive Force (Police), Social Media.
• Former Kentucky Sheriff Indicted for Murdering Judge in Chambers, Jan. 15, 2025. Shootings, Excessive Force (Police), Indictment/Information.
• ICE’s Deadly Force Problem: A Culture of Impunity, Nov. 1, 2024. Immunity/Liability, Excessive Force (Police), Immigration Law/Offenses.
• Improvements to Decertification Procedure for Law Enforcement Officers Guilty of Excessive Force Urgently Needed, March 15, 2024. Police Misconduct, Commentary/Reviews, Police, Excessive Force (Police).
• Harris County, Texas, Settles Civil Rights Case for $1.5 Million Brought by Innocent Man Shot in His Home Five Times by Trigger-Happy Deputy, Feb. 15, 2024. Police Misconduct, Excessive Force (Police), Fourth Amendment, rights, Police/Govt Misconduct, Monell Liability, Fourth Amendment.
• Evidence Shows When Researchers Work Alongside Cops in the Field, De-escalation Training Is Implemented and Effective, Feb. 15, 2024. Excessive Force (Police).
• George Floyd’s Killer Stabbed 22 Times in Federal Prison in Arizona, Jan. 1, 2024. Prison/Jail Murders, Informants, Crime, Excessive Force (Police).
• Dangerous Encounters: Interactions Between Autistic Individuals and Law Enforcement, Dec. 15, 2023. Disabled Prisoners, Mental Health, Excessive Force (Police).
• Sheep and Sheepdogs: Use and Abuse of Non-Lethal Crowd Control Weapons, Nov. 1, 2023. Protests, Pepper Spray/Tear Gas, Dogs, Excessive Force (Police).