by Douglas Ankney
The Supreme Court of Ohio held thatimposition of two punishments for one quantity of drugs violates double jeopardy.
Officers executed a search warrant of Kenny Pendleton’s residence and seized, inter alia, three bags that contained mixtures of heroin and fentanyl with a combined …
by Douglas Ankney
Adam Freeman, an ex-president of the American Board of Forensic Odontology (“ABFO”), has vehemently criticized bitemark-matching evidence. Freeman was deeply disturbed upon discovering that when ABFO-certified experts examined case files, they rarely agreed that the bitemarks were human – and even less so that the …
by Douglas Ankney
The Illinois Prison Review Board has agreed to review Adam Nesteikis’ case.
Adam, 34, needs more attention than most men his age. He must be reminded to brush his teeth and to shave. He was 16 before he stopped wetting the bed. Participating in …
by Douglas Ankney
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit affirmed the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana’s vacatur of Bruce Carneil Webster’s death sentence based on newly discovered evidence that Webster was intellectually disabled and ineligible for the death penalty.
In …
by Douglas Ankney
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit upheld U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana’s opinion that found a provision of Indiana’s Sex Offender Registration Act (“SORA”) requiring registration of Plaintiffs who relocated to Indiana after SORA’s enactment violated their right …
by Douglas Ankney
The Court of Appeals of Maryland affirmed a decision of the Court of Special Appeals (“COSA”) that held police officers from the Maryland Transit Administration (“MTA”) violated Kennard Carter’s Fourth Amendment protections from illegal searches and seizures when the officers conducted a fare sweep.
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by Douglas Ankney
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit determined that Dennis v. Sec’y, 834 F.3d 263 (3d Cir. 2016), altered the Circuit’s jurisprudence regarding “Brady claims” [Brady v. Maryland, 373 U.S. 83 (1963)] such that the claims are timely filed …
by Douglas Ankney
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit held that the use of an un-Mirandized statement against a defendant in a criminal proceeding violates the defendant’s Fifth Amendment rights and may support a claim under 42 U.S.C. § 1983.
Terence Tekoh gave …
by Douglas Ankney
The Supreme Court of California held that Senate Bill 1437 (2017-2018 Reg. Sess.) (“SB 1437”) bars a conviction for second-degree murder predicated on the natural and probable consequences (“NPC”) doctrine, but the ameliorative provisions of SB 1437 are available exclusively via a petition pursuant to …
by Douglas Ankney
The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania held that a police officer testified as an expert without first being qualified by the court at the trial of Rod L. Jones, Sr. The Court also held that 42 Pa.C.S. § 5920 overruled, in part, Commonwealth v. Dunkle, …
