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SCOTUS Announces Single Act Violating Both 18 U.S.C. §§ 924(c)(1)(A)(i) and 924(j) May Result in Only One Conviction, Ruling Congress Did Not Clearly Express Intent to Overcome Blockburger Presumption Against Cumulative Punishment for Same Offense by David Kim by David Kim The Supreme Court of the United States held that …
California Supreme Court Announces Excessive Fines Clauses Are the Proper Method to Challenge Punitive Fines, Holds Equal Protection Requires Courts to Consider Defendant’s Inability to Pay Before Imposing Certain Ancillary Assessments Upon Request by David Kim by David Kim The Supreme Court of California granted review to resolve a split …
Georgia Supreme Court Clarifies Framework for Evaluating Extraordinary Motions for New Trial Based on Scientific Developments, Holding Trial Court Applied Incorrect Legal Standard in Denying “Shaken Baby Syndrome” Challenge by David Kim by David Kim The Supreme Court of Georgia clarified that the diligence requirement for extraordinary motions for new …
Maine Supreme Judicial Court Announces Trial Courts Must Rigorously Scrutinize Reliability of Expert Testimony in Unrecognized Forensic Fields, Holding Trial Court Erred in Admitting Forensic Podiatry Footprint-Comparison Testimony Without a Demonstrated by Douglas Ankney by Doug Ankney In a unanimous decision, the Supreme Judicial Court of Maine held that the …
SCOTUS Clarifies Emergency-Aid Home Entries Require Only an “Objectively Reasonable Basis for Believing” an Occupant Faces Serious Danger, Rejecting a Probable-Cause Standard and Montana’s Terry-Like Caretaker Test by Richard Resch by Richard Resch Resolving a Circuit split, the Supreme Court of the United States unanimously held that police officers may …
Article • February 1, 2026 • from CLN March, 2026
Supreme Court of Maryland Announces Police Officer’s Observation of Driver Manipulating Cellphone Screen Does Not, Without Additional Facts, Establish Reasonable Suspicion for Traffic Stop Under Fourth Amendment by Douglas Ankney by Doug Ankney The Supreme Court of Maryland held that police officers lacked reasonable suspicion to conduct a traffic stop …
California Court of Appeal Holds Perkins Operation Violated Miranda Where Known Law Enforcement Officer’s “Stimulation” Tactics Amounted to Custodial Interrogation After Suspect Invoked Right to Counsel by David Kim by David Kim The Court of Appeal of California, Fourth Appellate District, unanimously reversed a second-degree murder conviction, holding that when …
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Announces Resende’s “Sequential Prosecution Rule” for Armed Career Criminal Sentencing Enhancement Is Binding Precedent, Not Dictum by Richard Resch by Richard Resch The Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts held that the sequential prosecution rule articulated in Commonwealth v. Resende, 52 N.E.3d 1016 (Mass. 2016), constitutes binding …
SCOTUS Announces MVRA Restitution Constitutes Criminal Punishment Subject to Ex Post Facto Clause Protections by David Kim by David Kim The Supreme Court of the United States unanimously held that restitution imposed under the Mandatory Victims Restitution Act of 1996 (“MVRA”) constitutes criminal punishment for purposes of the Ex Post …
SCOTUS Announces Federal Prisoners May Seek Certiorari Review of Authorization Denials Under § 2255(h) and Are Not Subject to § 2244(b)(1)’s Bar on Previously Presented Claims by Richard Resch by Richard Resch The Supreme Court of the United States held that 28 U.S.C. § 2244(b)(3)(E), which prohibits certiorari review of authorization …
Washington Supreme Court Announces Race and Ethnicity Are Relevant Factors Courts May Consider When Applying the Totality of the Circumstances Test for Determining Whether Suspect Is “In Custody” for Miranda Purposes by David Kim by David Kim Sitting en banc, the Supreme Court of Washington unanimously held that courts are …
Pennsylvania Supreme Court Announces Expert Testimony on Manner of Death Must Satisfy Same Reasonable-Degree-of-Certainty Standard Applicable to All Expert Opinions by David Kim by David Kim In a unanimous decision, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania held that expert testimony regarding the manner of a decedent’s death must be stated to …
When Words Mislead: Replacing “Touch” and “Trace DNA” with “Transfer DNA” by Jo Ellen Nott by Jo Ellen Nott The forensic community is experiencing a critical shift in how biological evidence is described in the courtroom. For decades, terms like “Touch DNA,” “Trace DNA,” and “Wearer DNA” have been staples …
Washington Supreme Court Holds Courts Must Meaningfully Consider Youth When Assessing Miranda Waiver and Clarifies That Res Gestae Exception Requires Temporal Proximity to Charged Crime by Sagi Schwartzberg by Sagi Schwartzberg Sitting en banc, the Supreme Court of Washington vacated a second-degree murder conviction and held that the trial court …
Flock’s Gunshot Sensors Are Expanding to “Distress” Sounds by Sagi Schwartzberg by Sagi Schwartzberg Flock Safety is a police technology company most notable for its extensive network of automated license plate readers throughout the United States. Recently, Flock released a new tool, Raven, an acoustic gunshot detection network of microphones. …
How AI Integration Used by Law Enforcement Fails the Public by Jo Ellen Nott by Jo Ellen Nott A recent incident in Utah highlights a growing and problematic trend in law enforcement: the adoption of artificial intelligence to automate essential administrative duties. In Heber City, the police department recently faced …
Illinois Supreme Court Announces Six-Element Jeffries Test Governs Self-Defense Jury Instructions in Cases Involving Force Against Police Officers, Rejecting Appellate Court Approaches That Either Created Separate Threshold Inquiry or Automatically Requir by Douglas Ankney by Doug Ankney In a unanimous opinion, with a special concurrence by Chief Justice Neville, the …
Article • February 1, 2026 • from CLN March, 2026
News In Brief by Arkansas: The Saline Courier reported a swift fall from grace for Bryant Police Department (BPD) Sgt. Brett Carpenter, after he was observed off-duty driving his pickup the wrong way on a service road off I-30 on January 13, 2026. Saline County Sheriff’s Office (SCSO) deputies stopped …
Digital Parallel Construction: Detecting and Challenging Hidden AI by Richard Resch by Richard Resch In the companion to this Column, “When AI Invents the Pixels,” published in the January 2026 issue of CLN, we explored the dangers of prosecutors introducing AI-­enhanced video as substantive evidence at trial. We discussed how …
Utah Supreme Court Announces Framework for Analyzing Combined Brady and Napue Violations, Affirms Postconviction Relief in Capital Murder Case by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney In a case involving an issue of first impression in Utah, the Supreme Court of Utah adopted a two-step analytical framework for evaluating prejudice when …
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