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Maryland Reforms Offer Second Chances on Expungement and Parole by Jo Ellen Nott by Jo Ellen Nott Maryland Governor Wes Moore signed a suite of reform bills into law on April 22, 2025, marking a victory for incarcerated individuals, the formerly incarcerated, and advocates who have worked tirelessly for these …
Hawai’i Supreme Court Reverses Murder Conviction for Prosecutorial Misconduct Based on Prosecution’s Improper Statements During Closing Arguments by Sam Rutherford by Sam Rutherford The Supreme Court of Hawai’i reversed a murder conviction for prosecutorial misconduct where a deputy prosecutor described the defendant as a liar and inserted personal opinions concerning …
Article • September 15, 2022 • from CLN October, 2022
California Court of Appeal: Defendant’s ‘Novel Interpretation’ of Pen. Code § 1203.01 Entitles Him to Have Trial Court Consider Motion to Correct Post-Judgment Record 40 Years After Conviction Final by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney The Court of Appeal of California, First Appellate District, ruled that Glenn Douglas Crites was …
The Right to be Forgotten by David Reutter by David M. Reutter Success in having a court record expunged may shroud it from public records disclosure, but where one lives determines if there is a right to be forgotten. Some states have automatic expungement laws, but the right to be …
Iowa Supreme Court Reverses Conviction Where Prosecutor Allowed to Amend Trial Information at Trial to Charge a ‘Wholly New and Different Offense’ by David Reutter by David M. Reutter The Supreme Court of Iowa reversed a conviction where the trial court allowed the prosecutor to amend an information at trial …
New Michigan Law Expands Criminal Records Expungement by Casey Bastian by Casey Bastian Having a criminal record, for even minor offenses, can make it very difficult to obtain housing, employment, or education and vocational training. In an effort to alleviate some of these difficulties, lawmakers in Michigan have passed bipartisan …
Article • December 15, 2020 • from CLN January, 2021
Illinois Law Firm Offers Web Application to Help Automate Expungement by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney Legal Aid Chicago and Chapman and Cutler LLP launched a web application to help expedite the process of clearing criminal records of offenses that are eligible for expungement and sealing. The Legal Aid Chicago …
Article • August 15, 2020 • from CLN September, 2020
California Supreme Court: ‘Honest and Upright Life’ Possible While in Custody for Expungement Purposes by Anthony Accurso by Anthony Accurso The Supreme Court of California reversed a judgment of the Court of Appeal by holding that a defendant need not be released from custody in order to demonstrate living an …
Article • July 15, 2020 • from CLN August, 2020
Fulton County Prosecutor in Georgia to Expunge MLK and Other Civil Rights Leaders’ Records, But not Everyone Agrees by Michael Fortino, Ph.D by Michael Fortino, Ph.D. On October 19, 1960, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was arrested while taking part in the Atlanta Student Movement’s campaign of boycotts …