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Brief • October 29, 2021
Filed under: Wrongful Conviction
Bolden v. City of Chicago, IL, Minute Entry Re Jury Verdict, Wrongful Conviction, 2021 Case: 1:17-cv-00417 Document #: 615 Filed: 10/29/21 Page 1 of 1 PageID #:16702 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE Northern District of Illinois − CM/ECF LIVE, Ver 6.3.3 Eastern Division Eddie L. Bolden, et al. Plaintiff, …
Article • October 15, 2021 • from CLN November, 2021
Ninth Circuit Announces All 3 Subsections Must Be Satisfied to Deny Safety-Valve Relief Under 18 U.S.C. § 3553(f)(1) by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell In a case of first impression under the First Step Act, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit held that the word “and” in …
Article • October 15, 2021 • from CLN November, 2021
Georgia Supreme Court Announces Merger Error Claims During Sentencing May Be Raised for First Time in Habeas Petition by Anthony Accurso by Anthony W. Accurso THe Supreme Court of Georgia held that claims of merger error during sentencing may be raised for the first time in a properly filed habeas …
Article • October 15, 2021 • from CLN November, 2021
Ohio, Now 24th State to End LWOP for Juveniles by Michael Fortino, Ph.D by Michael Fortino, Ph.D. In a long-awaited state enactment, Ohio Governor, Mike Dewine, signed into law, SB 256 which, among other provisions, bans sentences for life without parole (“LWOP”) and retroactively alters parole eligibility for minors sentenced …
Article • October 15, 2021 • from CLN November, 2021
Tenth Circuit Announces Adoption of ‘Offense of Conviction Approach’ for Determining Sentence Reduction Under First Step Act § 404(b) by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit held that the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado erred in relying on the …
Article • September 15, 2021 • from CLN October, 2021
Federal Judge: ‘Offense of Conviction’ Under Guidelines Excludes Relevant Conduct for Sentencing by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell In a case where a defendant admitted to selling drugs that previously led to an overdose-death but was only convicted of selling drugs that did not result in a death, the U.S. …
Article • September 15, 2021 • from CLN October, 2021
Concealed Exculpatory Evidence and New Palm Print Evidence Frees Wrongfully Convicted Man After 21 Years in Prison by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney In April 2021, Jonathan Smith, Sr. was freed after serving nearly 21 years in prison for a murder he did not commit. Last year, the Maryland Court …
Ninth Circuit: IAC Under Strickland Satisfies Rhines’ ‘Good Cause’ Standard to Stay Federal Habeas Petition, Allowing Exhaustion of State Court Remedies by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell Finding that the U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada applied the incorrect standard in denying a state prisoner’s request to stay …
Article • September 15, 2021 • from CLN October, 2021
Seventh Circuit: Prosecutor’s Comments Not Supported by Evidence Denied Defendant Fair Trial, Affirms Habeas Relief by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit held that a prosecutor’s closing comments about the State’s own witness were so harmful to the defendant that it affirmed …
Fourth Circuit: Sentence Vacated for Failure to Properly Analyze Leadership Role Factors by Anthony Accurso by Anthony Accurso The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit held that the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia committed a procedural error where it applied a leadership role enhancement …
Article • September 15, 2021 • from CLN October, 2021
Tenth Circuit Joins Other Circuits, Holding Federal Offense of Conviction, Not Underlying Conduct, Determines First Step Act Eligibility by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit held that a district court is authorized to correct an erroneous career offender enhancement when a defendant …
Article • September 15, 2021 • from CLN October, 2021
Fourth Circuit: District Court Must Recalculate Guidelines Sentencing Range and Conduct Analysis of § 3553(a) Factors Even if Same Sentence Would Be Imposed Under First Step Act by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit held that the U.S. District Court for the …
"Sixth Circuit Grants Habeas Relief Because Trial Judge Redacted Key Portion of Witness’ Testimony Presented to Jury in Violation of Confrontation Clause" by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit held that a witness’ edited statement from a prior trial, saying that she …
Article • September 15, 2021 • from CLN October, 2021
Seventh Circuit Finds Lack of Evidence, Grants Habeas Relief, and Orders ‘Immediate Release’ by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell In a rare case, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit granted habeas corpus relief to a state prisoner after finding that the State’s evidence was lacking and the …
Article • September 10, 2021
Charges Dropped Against Man Exonerated by DNA Evidence After 30 Years In Georgia Prison by All charges against Ron Jacobsen were dropped by the District Attorney (DA) for Newnan County, Georgia, on September 1, 2021—over 30 years after he was wrongfully convicted of kidnapping and raping a woman in Covington …
Article • August 23, 2021
Wrongly Convicted Texas Man Suing Corrupt Houston Cop by In a federal lawsuit filed August 13, 2021, a Houston man wrongfully convicted on drug charges is seeking unspecified damages from the disgraced cop who fabricated the evidence that sent him to prison. The now-freed man, Otis Mallet, also seeks damages …
Article • August 16, 2021
Clemency Woefully Inadequate Remedy for Injustice by David Reutter by David M. Reutter When the justice system fails a criminal defendant, the last hope is clemency. The rash of 70 pardons and commutations in the waning days of the Trump presidency show that the clemency process is an inadequate alternative …
Article • August 16, 2021
First Step Act Knocks Corrupt Baltimore Officers' Sentences from 454 Years to 20 by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell Two former Baltimore police officers sentenced to a combined 454 years in federal prison had their sentences reduced to just 20 years each in May after their sentencing judge agreed that …
Article • August 15, 2021 • from CLN September, 2021
Sixth Circuit: District Court May Consider Disparity of Defendant’s Actual Sentence Compared With Sentence Under First Step Act When Additional Factors Present by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit held that, in making an individualized determination about whether extraordinary and compelling reasons …
Article • August 15, 2021 • from CLN September, 2021
California Court of Appeal Reverses Felony-Murder Conviction Where Sentencing Occurred After SB 1437 Enacted by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke The Court of Appeal of California, Second Appellate District, Division Eight, held that a felony-murder conviction was invalid when guilt was determined prior to the enactment of Senate Bill 1437 …
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