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Article • April 15, 2020 • from CLN May, 2020
Washington Supreme Court Announces PRP Petition ‘Final’ Upon Issuance of Certificate of Finality to Allow Tolling of Federal Habeas Clock by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell Answering a question certified to the Court by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, the Supreme Court of Washington held on …
Article • April 15, 2020 • from CLN May, 2020
Hawaii Lawmakers Propose Transparency from Prosecutors by David Reutter by David M. Reutter Prosecutors are the “most powerful actors in the criminal justice system” proclaims Hawaii House Bill 2749. That bill would follow the lead of Florida, Colorado, and Arizona in increasing transparency into court proceedings. A Texas A&M Law …
Article • April 15, 2020 • from CLN May, 2020
Sealed Records Open for View by Kevin Bliss by Kevin Bliss Washington state has over 5,500 sealed juvenile records that are once again accessible to law enforcement agencies across the nation after a last-minute amendment for “officer safety” was added to a 2015 bipartisan sentencing reformation bill. Tony Calero conducted …
Article • April 15, 2020 • from CLN May, 2020
Citizens in California Can No Longer be Prosecuted for Refusing to Risk Their Lives Assisting Police by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney In 2014, Norma and Jim Gund were tricked by a Trinity County sheriff’s deputy into responding to a 911 call that the deputy said was “weather related.” Instead, …
Article • April 15, 2020 • from CLN May, 2020
News Websites Rethink Using Mugshots as Click-Bait by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell Once something is on the internet, it can’t be deleted, they say. Enter the jail mugshot. Proven time and again to be an effective way to ruin someone’s life. Especially when they’re innocent. And news agencies have …
Article • April 15, 2020 • from CLN May, 2020
Advanced DNA Technology Helps Free Innocent Georgia Man After Nearly 18 Years in Prison by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon On January 8, 2020, Kerry Robinson began the New Year and a new life as he left Georgia’s Coffee Correctional Facility a free man. He had spent nearly 18 years …
Article • April 15, 2020 • from CLN May, 2020
In the Criminal Justice System, Big Brother Gets Bigger Every Day by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney According to a report by sciencefriday.com, one in every two American adults is in a law enforcement facial recognition network. Most adults have unwittingly consented to the release of their photos that they …
Article • April 15, 2020 • from CLN May, 2020
City of Grand Rapids to Pay Marine $190,000 After He Was Unlawfully Detained as ‘Illegal Foreign National’ by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney According to November 14, 2019, news reports from dailykos.com and nytimes.com, the city of Grand Rapids, Michigan, will pay $190,000 to former U.S. Marine Jilmar Ramos-Gomez after …
Article • April 15, 2020 • from CLN May, 2020
‘Constitutional Crisis’ Still Exists Despite California Supreme Court Ruling on Opening Access to Law Enforcement Brady Lists by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell The latest attempt by the California courts to “harmonize” the state’s brutally secretive police protection statutes with the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in Brady v. Maryland, the …
Article • April 15, 2020 • from CLN May, 2020
Filed under: Police Misconduct
California’s Killer Cops by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney On the list of cops in California who are convicted felons, 20 former officers are shown as convicted killers. Recent headlines told us of Joseph DeAngelo — the suspected “Golden State Killer”— charged with a dozen murders and more than 40 …
Complexity and Lack of Standardization Makes Crime Statistics Less Useful by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke A lack of standardization in crime statistics and the complexity of the causes of and cures for crime have made the use of crime statistics difficult. For instance, whether using marijuana causes crime is …
Article • April 15, 2020 • from CLN May, 2020
Chicago’s ‘Despicable’ Red-Light Camera System Exposed by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney As of October 2019, Chicago’s 300 red light cameras netted $35 million in fines, penalties, and collection fees. According to an investigation by ABC 7, the city is setting traps for unwary drivers by reducing the length of …
Article • March 18, 2020 • from CLN April, 2020
Filed under: News in Brief
News in Brief by Alabama: Blake Duke, a former Mobile police officer of the month, was placed on desk duty after video taken by a bystander and posted online showed him choking a handcuffed Howard Green Jr. and slamming him into a squad car during an arrest, thefreethoughtproject.com and WWMT.com …
Article • March 18, 2020 • from CLN April, 2020
Cops Killed Nearly 13 Times More People Than Mass Shooters by Bill Barton by Bill Barton Mass shootings in the U.S. “have claimed the lives of 339 people since 2015,” which, while certainly egregious, is a mere drop in the bucket compared to the 4,355 citizens killed by police during …
Article • March 18, 2020 • from CLN April, 2020
U.S. District Judge Blows Open ATF Fake Stash-House Stings, Wants to Know Why They Only Target Minorities by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell “Psst ... Wanna make some easy money? I got this drug dealer who owes me big time. You help me rob him, and I’ll split it all …
Article • March 18, 2020 • from CLN April, 2020
Filed under: Forfeiture
New Jersey Tightens Reins on Civil Asset Forfeiture by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney In following a trend among the states, New Jersey has passed legislation designed to rein in the abuse of civil asset forfeiture. On January 13, 2020, the Democratic-controlled Senate passed a bill requiring a criminal conviction …
Article • March 18, 2020 • from CLN April, 2020
Filed under: Sixth Amendment
Nevada Supreme Court: 26-Month Delay Between Charges and Arrest Constitutes Speedy Trial Violation by Anthony Accurso by Anthony Accurso  The Supreme Court of Nevada held that a district court did not abuse its discretion after the State’s “gross negligence” caused a 26-month delay between charges filed and arrest. Rigoberto Inzunza …
Article • March 18, 2020 • from CLN April, 2020
Filed under: War on Drugs
New York to Seal Convictions for Small Amounts of Marijuana by The state of New York is abuzz about a new law that eases penalties for low-level marijuana possession and expunges thousands of low-level cannabis convictions. The new law gives fines instead of jail time of up to 90 days …
Article • March 18, 2020 • from CLN April, 2020
Warrant Gives Police Access to DNA Database by Jayson Hawkins by Jayson Hawkins  Advances in DNA technology over recent years have enabled people to discover genetic predispositions, reconstruct family trees, and track down lost relatives. Nearly 30 million users have uploaded their profiles to DNA sites in hopes of reconnecting …
Article • March 18, 2020 • from CLN April, 2020
Filed under: Trials, Wrongful Conviction
Rhode Island Supreme Court Reverses Conviction Due to Prosecutor’s Remarks and Jury Consideration of Inadmissible Evidence by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney The Supreme Court of Rhode Island vacated the first-degree child molestation sexual assault conviction against Henry G. Bozzo due to a remark made by the prosecutor during closing …
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