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‘Silos’ Can Keep Police Departments From Knowledge of Extent of Police Abuse and Consequences of That Abuse by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke Around two decades ago, UCLA law professor Joanna Stewart was a civil rights attorney working on a large class-action lawsuit against the New York City Department of …
Article • September 1, 2023 • from CLN September, 2023
Filed under: News in Brief
News in Brief by California: Reported by KHSL in Chico/Redding, Nicholas Lee Rush, 49, a Chico Police Officer, has been charged with providing marijuana to an underage family member, 17, and also encouraging the teen to share the stash with his girlfriend. In 2022, an investigation into whether Rush was …
Article • September 1, 2023 • from CLN September, 2023
What’s ‘Sufficient’ Rehabilitation for Compassionate Release? by James Lockhart, Luke Sommer by James A. Lockhart and Luke E. Sommer In the relatively short history of compassionate release motions filed by prisoners, courts have consistently found that rehabilitation is an important element in determining whether or not relief is appropriate. See …
Interrogating a Suspect With an Intellectual Disability Using the Reid Technique: Recipe for a False Confession by Jo Ellen Nott by Jo Ellen Nott On April 25, 2023, the Virginia ­Supreme Court issued an order refusing to hear the case of Michael L. Ledford, a man who was convicted of …
Article • September 1, 2023 • from CLN September, 2023
Filed under: junk science
Forensic Benefits of a Body Farm Facility by Jordan Arizmendi by Jordan Arizmendi Abody farm is often an indispensable tool for investigators. A body farm is a facility that focuses on the details of human decomposition. Such an essential tool allows forensic scientists to study the decomposition process in a controlled …
Article • September 1, 2023 • from CLN September, 2023
Police Can Get More From Your Phone Than You May Believe by Michael Thompson by Michael Dean Thompson Most of us would feel violated to learn that our spouse or partner had been digging through our phone. Imagine if they were to use that access to determine where we have …
Article • September 1, 2023 • from CLN September, 2023
Surveilling AI’s Big Moment by Michael Thompson by Michael Dean Thompson AI is having its moment. And though   much of what has been slapped with the AI label is generally a far cry from the large language models you may have experienced at Bing and Google, it can still be …
Article • September 1, 2023 • from CLN September, 2023
Wyoming Supreme Court Reverses ‘Contempt of Cop’ Conviction Because Police Were Not Lawfully Performing Their Official Duties by Richard Resch by Richard Resch The Supreme Court of Wyoming ­reversed Myron Martize Woods’ conviction for interference with a peace officer because the arresting officers’ warrantless entry into his home, without any …
Article • September 1, 2023 • from CLN September, 2023
Filed under: Probable Cause, Suppression
Sixth Circuit Suppresses Evidence Obtained as a Result of Warrant That Lacked Probable Cause of Criminal Activity in Arson Investigation by Anthony Accurso by Anthony W Accurso The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit required suppression of evidence based upon a warrant for evidence related to a structure …
Article • September 1, 2023 • from CLN September, 2023
Arizona Blowfly Database Develops Empirical Support for Time of Death Estimation by Anthony Accurso by Anthony W. Accurso A research project in Arizona seeks to develop support for a method of determining time of death by cataloging information about blowfly species. The gases emitted by a corpse can attract nearby …
Article • September 1, 2023 • from CLN September, 2023
California Court of Appeal Reverses Felony Murder Conviction Because Evidence Insufficient to Support Underlying Predicate Felony of Attempted Robbery by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney The California Court of Appeal, Third Appellate District, reversed Dwayne Lamont Burgess’ felony murder conviction because the evidence was insufficient to support the underlying predicate …
Article • September 1, 2023 • from CLN September, 2023
Biased Algorithms Are Still a Problem by Michael Thompson by Michael Dean Thompson The reduction of biases in criminal justice is an ongoing problem that does not lend itself to easy solutions. Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) may one day be that solution, though Boston University associate professor of law and assistant …
Article • September 1, 2023 • from CLN September, 2023
Probation Sentences Capped in Minnesota by Jordan Arizmendi by Jordan Arizmendi Part of an omnibus bill, Minnesota recently placed a five-year cap on probation. Any Minnesotan serving probation sentences longer than five years is now eligible for resentencing. Before this legislation, Minnesota law allowed probation sentences to be as long …
Article • September 1, 2023 • from CLN September, 2023
The Two Faces of the FBI and DOD Facial Recognition Program by Carlo Difundo by Carlos Difundo It is a trope of the modern spy thriller. A drone flies overhead and captures a fleeting glimpse of some person of interest. The image begins as a pixelated blur from far above. …
Article • September 1, 2023 • from CLN September, 2023
New York Court of Appeals: Constitutional Prohibition Against Restraining Defendant Without Explanation Remains in Force During Announcement of Verdict and Polling of Jurors by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney The New York Court of Appeals held that until the jury returns to the courtroom and publicly announces and confirms the …
Article • September 1, 2023 • from CLN September, 2023
No Discipline for NYPD Officers Who Deface License Plates in Apparent Attempt to Evade Tickets by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney Gersh Kuntzman, editor of Streetsblog, spent the first quarter of 2023 documenting New York Police Department (“NYPD”) officers who defaced their license plates, making the plates unreadable to the city’s …
Article • September 1, 2023 • from CLN September, 2023
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Casts Nearly 30,000 DUI Convictions in Doubt Due to ‘Egregious Government Misconduct’ by Jordan Arizmendi by Jordan Arizmendi The Supreme Judicial Court of ­Massachusetts upheld a ruling concluding that between 2011 and 2019, breathalyzers used by the government were improperly calibrated and maintained. Commonwealth v. Hallinan, …
Article • September 1, 2023 • from CLN September, 2023
New York City’s DNA Gun Crimes Unit Reduces Turnaround Times for Gun Crimes by Half by Jordan Arizmendi by Jordan Arizmendi On June 30, 2022, New York City Mayor Eric Adams and New York City Chief Medical Examiner Dr. Jason Graham announced the creation of the specialized Office of the …
Article • September 1, 2023 • from CLN September, 2023
The Serious Threat of Cell-Site Simulators by Michael Thompson by Michael Dean Thompson Within the past several decades, police have acquired a new tool so secretive that prosecutors were told to either plea out cases or repress evidence rather than permit the public to know about them. Much to the …
Article • September 1, 2023 • from CLN September, 2023
Second Circuit Vacates § 924 Convictions Predicated on Attempted Hobbs Act Robbery by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit vacated two 18 U.S.C. § 924 convictions that were predicated on attempted Hobbs Act robbery because attempted Hobbs Act robbery is not categorically …
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