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Reform-Minded Prosecutors Face Backlash for Prosecuting Bad Cops by Sam Rutherford by Sam Rutherford   In the wake of the Black Lives Matter movement spurred by the police-involved killing of George Floyd, citizens across the country elected reform-minded prosecutors who ran on platforms promising accountability for police who break the …
Article • June 15, 2024 • from CLN June, 2024
Filed under: Forensic Sciences
Decedent’s End-of-Life Condition and Toxicology May Alter Time-of-Death Estimation by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney   Anthropology professor Dawnie Steadman, Director of the Forensic Anthropology Center at the University of Tennessee (“University”), and her colleagues “hypothesized that drugs found in decomposing bodies could have an influence on the behaviors of …
Fourth Circuit Vacates Where Instructions Failed to Inform Jury That Mens Rea of ‘Knowingly or Intentionally’ Applies to ‘Except as Authorized’ in 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney   The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit vacated the convictions of Dr. Joel Smithers because …
Article • June 15, 2024 • from CLN June, 2024
Landmark Drug Possession Reform Based on Unproven Allegations Reversed in Oregon by Jo Ellen Nott by Jo Ellen Knott   Oregon legislators passed H.B. 4002 on March 1, 2024, with support from both Democrats and Republicans on a 21-8 vote. Gov. Tina Kotek’s office indicated on March 7 that she …
Article • June 15, 2024 • from CLN June, 2024
Push Notifications Pull to the Forefront by Michael Thompson by Michael Dean Thompson   The convergence of web technologies with handheld computing devices and high-capacity, inexpensive storage has led to a remarkable new era of corporate data collection most people would find shockingly invasive. Criminal Legal News has covered how, …
Second Chances: California Clears Criminal Records, Including Violent Crimes by Jo Ellen Nott by Jo Ellen Nott   California is at the forefront of change in criminal justice reform with a new law, Senate Bill 731, allowing people with felony convictions, even violent ones, to petition to have their records …
New York Court of Appeals Overturns Harvey Weinstein’s Convictions Based on Trial Court Rulings That Admitted Prejudicial ‘Prior Bad Acts’ Into Evidence and Violated His Right to Testify in His Own Defense by Richard Resch by Richard Resch The Court of Appeals of New York reversed Harvey Weinstein’s convictions for …
Article • June 15, 2024 • from CLN June, 2024
Filed under: News in Brief
News in Brief by Alabama: Participants in Shelby County’s Drug Court are granted preferred prosecution if they can complete an intensive program. One of the steps of the program includes periodic drug testing. The Drug Court is a separate entity from the Shelby County Jail, with the sole purpose of …
California Court of Appeal: Statistical Evidence Showing Racial Disparity Combined With Evidence Showing Non-Minority Defendants Charged With Lesser Crimes Establishes Prima Facie Case Under California Racial Justice Act by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney   The Court of Appeal of California, Fourth Appellate District, held that “if a defendant provides …
Article • June 15, 2024 • from CLN June, 2024
Indiana Supreme Court Clarifies Framework for Determining When Courts May Apply Cash Bail to Public-Defender Costs and to Fines, Costs, and Fees by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney   The Supreme Court of Indiana clarified the framework for determining when a court may apply a cash bail toward payment of …
Changes to Appeals of Pretrial Detention Decisions Prompts Illinois Supreme Court to Adopt Changes to Appellate Rules by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney   Due to the monumental increase in the number of appeals of bond decisions, the Illinois Supreme Court adopted new appellate rules recommended by a five-person taskforce …
First Circuit: Defendant Did Not Understand Consequences of Guilty Plea Because District Court and Counsel Led Him to Reasonably Believed Plea Agreement Would Result in Sentence Below Applicable Mandatory Minimum by David Reutter by David M. Reutter   The U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit vacated a defendant’s …
U.S. Sentencing Commission Votes Unanimously to Restrict Use of Acquitted Conduct at Sentencing by Sam Rutherford by Sam Rutherford   On April 17, 2024, the U.S. Sentencing Commission voted unanimously to limit consideration of conduct for which a person was acquitted in federal court from being used in calculating the …
Article • June 15, 2024 • from CLN June, 2024
Report Finds Inaccurate Field Drug Tests Major Cause of Wrongful Convictions by Matthew Clarke by Matthew T. Clarke   A report published in January 2024 by the Quattrone Center for the Fair Administration of Justice at the University of Pennsylvania’s Carey School of Law revealed that false positives in presumptive …
Article • June 15, 2024 • from CLN June, 2024
Filed under: Forensic Sciences
New Research on Predictive Models for Pediatric Head Injuries by Jo Ellen Nott by Jo Ellen Knott   Differentiating accidental falls from child abuse in young children poses a significant challenge for professionals who work these cases. Child abuse cases are some of the most challenging for prosecutors, law enforcement …
Article • June 15, 2024 • from CLN June, 2024
Government Accountability Office Issues a Report on DOJ and DHS Use of Facial Recognition Technology by Michael Thompson by Michael Dean Thompson Considering all the bad press surrounding Facial Recognition Technology (FRT) and its high-profile failures, a recent report from the Government Accountability Office found that the seven agencies believed …
Article • June 15, 2024 • from CLN June, 2024
Oregon Supreme Court Rules Police Questioning of Probationer in Probation Officer’s Secure Office Absent Miranda Warning Constitute ‘Compelling Circumstances’ and Suppresses Statements by Anthony Accurso by Anthony W. Accurso   The Supreme Court of Oregon suppressed statements made by a defendant on probation to police who interrupted a meeting between …
Article • June 15, 2024 • from CLN June, 2024
Junk Science Convicted an Innocent Sailor, DNA Exonerated Him Decades Later with the Help of the Innocence Project by Jo Ellen Nott by Jo Ellen Knott   Keith Harward, 67, was born in Greensboro, North Carolina, a state whose motto is “To be, rather than to seem.” Unfortunately for Harward, …
Article • June 15, 2024 • from CLN June, 2024
Third Circuit Denies Prosecutor’s Claim of Absolute Immunity Where Wrongfully Convicted Man’s Complaint Alleged Facts Sufficient to Support Finding That Prosecutor’s Actions Served ‘Investigatory Function’ by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney   The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit affirmed the U.S. District Court for the Middle District …
New York Court of Appeals: Dismissal Required Where Prosecution Failed to Explain Repeated Requests for Post-Readiness Adjournment by Sam Rutherford by Sam Rutherford   The Court of Appeals of New York, the state’s highest court, held that the People violated a defendant’s statutory right to a speedy trial by filing …
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