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Article • March 15, 2022 • from CLN April, 2022
Iowa Supreme Court Clarifies When Forensic Interviews of Child Complaining Witnesses Are Admissible by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney The Supreme Court of Iowa clarified when forensic interviews of child complaining witnesses may be admitted into evidence at trial. Jake Skahill was tried on sexual offenses alleged to have been …
Article • January 21, 2020 • from CLN February, 2020
New York Court of Appeals: Police Officers May be Cross-Examined About Acts of Dishonesty Like Any Other Witness by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney The Court of Appeals of New York ruled that police officers may be questioned about prior acts of dishonesty, subject to the trial court’s discretion, just …
Article • December 17, 2019 • from CLN January, 2020
Filed under: Witnesses
Tenth Circuit Holds Davis Retroactive, Retaliation Against a Witness Not Crime of Violence Under § 924(c) by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell In a lengthy opinion addressing two issues of first impression in the circuit, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit held that United States v. Davis, …
Article • December 17, 2019 • from CLN January, 2020
Filed under: Juries, Witnesses
Hawai’i Supreme Court Announces New Rule Requiring Both Judges and Juries to Consider Numerous Factors in Witness ID Cases by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell The Supreme Court of Hawai’i held on October 1, 2019, that when a judge assesses the admissibility of an eyewitness’ identification of a defendant, not …
Article • February 15, 2019 • from CLN March, 2019
Sixth Circuit Vacates a Witness Tampering Conviction, Principally on the Ground that the District Court Erroneously Instructed the Jury on the Intent Element of Witness Tampering by Punch & Jurists By Punch & Jurists In a rare reversal of a witness tampering conviction, the Sixth Circuit, in Lobbins, held that …
Article • February 15, 2019 • from CLN March, 2019
Fifth Circuit: Introduction of Deposition Video Without Making Good-Faith Effort to Secure Witnesses’ Presence at Trial Violates Confrontation Clause by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled that the Sixth Amendment’s Confrontation Clause was violated when the Government introduced videotaped deposition testimony …
Article • January 19, 2019 • from CLN February, 2019
Why Defining a ‘Credible Witness’ in Criminal Trials Is a Slippery Slope by Steve Horn by Steve Horn In the aftermath of her testimony before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, Dr. Christine Blasey Ford was hailed by legal scholars, legal practitioners, and laypeople alike as a “credible witness.” Blasey Ford, …
Article • December 30, 2018 • from CLN January, 2019
St. Louis Police Department Fighting Prosecution Exclusion List by Kevin Bliss by Kevin Bliss St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner has a list of 28 of the city’s police department officers whose cases her office will no longer accept, citing credibility issues. Already Gardner’s office has refused the prosecution of …
Article • December 29, 2018 • from CLN January, 2019
Filed under: Attorneys, Appeals, Witnesses
Connecticut Supreme Court Finds IAC for Failure to Investigate Key Alibi Witness, Grants New Trial by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell In a case where the defendant’s alibi was his only defense, the Supreme Court of Connecticut held that counsel’s failure to investigate a key witness who could have supported …
Article • November 28, 2018 • from CLN December, 2018
New York Court of Appeals: Excited Utterance Must Be Based on Personal Observation to Be Admissible as Exception to Hearsay Rule by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell The New York Court of Appeals reversed a conviction in which an “excited utterance” overheard in the background on a 911 call ostensibly …
Article • October 31, 2018 • from CLN November, 2018
Second Circuit Rules Police Not Entitled to Qualified Immunity After Failing to Comply With Terms of Material Witness Warrant by Kevin Bliss by Kevin Bliss The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit held that the detention of a prospective material witness for 18 hours in a holding cell …
Article • September 19, 2018
Warning: Integrity of judicial process at risk by Sandy Rozek by Sandy Rozek, NARSOL Testimony from individuals at a sentencing hearing has one primary purpose: to give the court additional information on which to base a sentencing decision. Victim impact statements focus on the harm done, while statements on behalf …
Article • June 18, 2018
The Dominant Witness Theory: How Eyewitness Identification Becomes Flawed by Brian Leslie by Brian Leslie Eyewitness interviews are a vital part of any criminal investigation. How police approach, question, and vet witnesses can be a critical factor in why they target a specific suspect. The truth is many police agencies, …
Article • June 16, 2018 • from CLN July, 2018
Philly Prosecutor’s ‘Do Not Call’ List Released; Names Cops Not to Call to the Stand by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis Corruption in the Philadelphia Police Department led local prosecutors to prepare a list of cops who had engaged in misconduct, including excessive force, drinking on duty, and lying to …
Article • May 23, 2018
Eyewitness Sketches Provide ‘Stormy’ Results, Can Lead to False Convictions by Steve Horn by Steve Horn Stephanie Clifford, the adult film actress known as Stormy Daniels, has set off a flood of media coverage on her claims of having a sexual relationship with President Donald Trump and the subsequent non-disclosure …
Brief • April 4, 2018
State of Hawaii v. Williander, opinion, denial of compulsory process at trial, 2018 *** FOR PUBLICATION IN WEST’S HAWAI#I REPORTS AND PACIFIC REPORTER *** Electronically Filed Supreme Court SCWC-15-0000759 04-APR-2018 08:34 AM IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI#I ---o0o--STATE OF HAWAI#I, Respondent/Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. GJ WILLIANDER, Petitioner/Defendant-Appellant. SCWC-15-0000759 …
Article • March 16, 2018 • from CLN April, 2018
Witness Misidentification: Ohio Man’s 14 Convictions Vacated by Mark Wilson by Mark Wilson An Ohio man who was convicted of a violent home invasion robbery on the basis of faulty eyewitness identifications was exonerated just minutes before being sentenced to a lengthy prison term. On February 5, 2017, a man …
Brief • March 1, 2018
United States v. Bowman, NC, Opinion, Witness Intimidation, 2018 PUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No. 16-4848 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff – Appellee, v. BRIAN BOWMAN, Defendant – Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina, at Asheville. …
Brief • February 13, 2017
Trulove v. D'Amico et al., CA, Police Framed Murder - complaint Case 4:16-cv-00050-YGR Document 117 Filed 02/13/17 Page 1 of 54 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Nick J. Brustin, NY …
Publication • February 16, 2016
Filed under: Witnesses
Identifying the Culprit - Assessing Eyewitness Identification, National Academy of Sciences, 2014 This PDF is available from The National Academies Press at http://www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=18891 Identifying the Culprit: Assessing Eyewitness Identification ISBN 978-0-309-31059-8 160 pages 6x9 PAPERBACK (2014) Committee on Scientific Approaches to Understanding and Maximizing the Validity and Reliability of Eyewitness …
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