Ninth Circuit Grants Habeas Relief to California Prisoner on Napue Claim Because Prosecution Failed to Correct Informant’s False Testimony That He Did Not Receive Any Benefit In Exchange for His Testimony by Sam Rutherford by Sam Rutherford The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit reversed the U.S. District …

Oregon Supreme Court Clarifies Test to Determine When Person Becomes Agent of the State and Rules Jailhouse Snitch Was Agent, Requiring Suppression of Defendant’s Statements by Anthony Accurso by Anthony W. Accurso The Supreme Court of Oregon upheld a Court of Appeals decision ordering a new trial for a defendant …

Oklahoma Enacts Jailhouse Informant Law, Joins Other States by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell A new law enacted in Oklahoma will crack down on unreliable jailhouse informants who testify against others in exchange for lenience in their own cases and sometimes for other benefits. The law was sponsored by Senator …

Minnesota Supreme Court: Non-Identifying Information About CI Must Be Disclosed Upon Request by Anthony Accurso by Anthony Accurso The Supreme Court of the State of Minnesota affirmed a decision by the Court of Appeals, which held the district court erred in denying a defendant’s request for non-identifying information about a …