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Article • June 15, 2020 • from CLN July, 2020
Filed under: Perjured Testimony
Perjurous New York City Cop Sentenced to a Single Day in Jail by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon Pedro Barbosa lives in New York City. Michael Bergmann is a former New York City cop who was fired from the force for providing false testimony in court that could have sent …
Article • June 15, 2020 • from CLN July, 2020
Nebraska Supreme Court: Multiple Theft Charges for Stealing Items Belonging to Several People at Same Time and Place Violates Double Jeopardy by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell In a case of first impression, the Nebraska Supreme Court held on March 13, 2020, that theft from multiple owners “at the same …
Article • June 15, 2020 • from CLN July, 2020
Fourth Circuit: Standalone Rehaif Error Requires Automatic Vacatur of Guilty Plea by David Reutter by David M. Reutter The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit held that the district court’s failure to give a defendant notice that he belonged to a class of persons prohibited from possessing a …
Article • June 15, 2020 • from CLN July, 2020
Is the Death Penalty Slowly Dying Across the Nation? by Chad Marks by Chad Marks In 1972, the Supreme Court of the United States (“SCOTUS”) in Furman v. Georgia eliminated the death penalty. The Court, in striking down state-sanctioned killing, identified problems such as racism, arbitrary application, and the fact …
Article • June 15, 2020 • from CLN July, 2020
Filed under: Qualified Immunity
Joint State-Federal Task Forces Practice Rogue Justice Under Protection of Qualified Immunity by Michael Fortino, Ph.D by Michael Fortino, Ph.D. Hundreds of rogue joint state-federal task forces—accountable to no one, and acting as units of vigilante justice—continually violate the constitutional rights of individuals while hiding behind the aegis of “qualified …
Article • June 15, 2020 • from CLN July, 2020
Colorado Supreme Court: Requiring Defense to Disclose Exhibits to Prosecution Before Trial Violates Due Process Rights by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell Ending what had been a “standard case-management practice,” the Supreme Court of Colorado held that a trial court may not order a defendant to turn over his defense …
Iowa Supreme Court Orders Dismissal of Charges that State Brought in Breach of Plea Agreement by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney The Supreme Court of Iowa ordered the dismissal of charges after determining the State breached a plea agreement wherein the State had promised the charges would not be brought. …
Article • June 15, 2020 • from CLN July, 2020
Carpenter Slowly Remaking Fourth Amendment Case Law by Anthony Accurso by Anthony Accurso The U.S. Supreme Court issued a landmark decision in 2018, which has been slowly changing the way courts interpret the Fourth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution in our era of mobile technology — and impacting the day-to-day …
Article • June 15, 2020 • from CLN July, 2020
Justice Office Awards $145 Million in Forensic Science Grants by Anthony Accurso by Anthony Accurso The Office of Justice Programs at the Department of Justice recently announced grants of more than $145 million being awarded through various programs it helps to fund. These grants will cover initiatives centered on forensic …
Article • June 15, 2020 • from CLN July, 2020
California Federal Court Rejects Plea Agreement’s Waiver of Compassionate Release Provision by David Reutter by David M. Reutter The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California rejected the plea agreement that required the defendant to waive his right to seek compassionate relief unless he exhausted all administrative rights …
Article • June 15, 2020 • from CLN July, 2020
Aggressive NYPD Police Tactics Spreading COVID-19 by Michael Fortino, Ph.D by Michael Fortino, Ph.D. Like a scene out of Will Smith’s movie, Legend, one of the most iconic visual images during the New York City lockdown in the wake of COVID-19 is a photo of a lone policeman on horseback …
Article • June 15, 2020 • from CLN July, 2020
COVID-19 Causing Some Pretrial Detainees to Spend More Time in Jail by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney In New York, persons accused of felonies are brought before a judge who decides whether to impose bail. Then prosecutors must present the evidence before a grand jury within six days and obtain …
Article • June 15, 2020 • from CLN July, 2020
Filed under: News in Brief
News in Brief by California: The death of David Glen Ward of Petaluma was declared a homicide by the Marin County coroner in May 2020, followed by a lawsuit from David’s mother, Ernestine Ward, alleging wrongful death, excessive force and negligent supervision by Sonoma County sheriff’s deputies. Leading up to …
Article • June 15, 2020 • from CLN July, 2020
California Supreme Court Announces Sentencing Law Changes Apply Until Revocation Sentence Becomes Final by Anthony Accurso by Anthony Accurso The Supreme Court of California announced an extension of its prior rule of when to allow application of an amended sentencing statute, such that it may be applied to a defendant’s …
Article • June 15, 2020 • from CLN July, 2020
NY Court of Appeals: Right to Review Suppression Decision When Decision Relates Solely to a Count Satisfied by Plea but Isn’t Count to Which Defendant Pled by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney The Court of Appeals of New York held that N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law (“CPL”) 710.70(2) grants a defendant …
Article • June 15, 2020 • from CLN July, 2020
Report: Cops Ill-Equipped to Handle Mental Illness Crisis in Hospitals by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon  The U.S. Department of Labor ranks hospitals as one of the most dangerous workplaces for a person to work. It seems that hospitals are even more dangerous a venue for a mentally ill person …
Article • June 15, 2020 • from CLN July, 2020
Police Violence Detrimental to Public Health by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney The 25,000-member American Public Health Association (“APHA”) issued a statement addressing police violence that begins: “Law enforcement violence is a critical public health issue.” And in what could be termed a “typical case in support,” Joseph Goldstein of …
Article • June 15, 2020 • from CLN July, 2020
Minnesota Supreme Court: Hotel Guests Have Reasonable Expectation of Privacy in Registry Information by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney In a case of first impression in the Supreme Court of Minnesota, the Court held that hotel guests have a reasonable expectation of privacy in the sensitive location information found in …
North Carolina Supreme Court: Giving Finger to Police Not Disorderly Conduct Justifying Traffic Stop by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell A unanimous Supreme Court of North Carolina held on May 1, 2020, that waving the middle finger at the police was not disorderly conduct to justify a traffic stop and …
Article • June 15, 2020 • from CLN July, 2020
COVID-19 May Ring in a New Era of High-Tech Private Policing by Michael Fortino, Ph.D by Michael Fortino, Ph.D. Rand Corporation, a prominent think tank known for its ability to forecast future trends, describes a post-COVID-19 era where police departments experience reduced, if not curtailed power, and are rendered nearly …
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