Retired New Jersey Appellate Division Judge Geoffrey Gaulkin released his report in State v. Henderson today June 21, 2010. . The New Jersey Supreme Court appointed judge Gaulkin in May 2009 to serve as special master and to hold hearings and issue a report “to test the validity of our…
A Service from the ABA Criminal Justice Section, http://www.abanet.org/crimjust Received: May 25, 2010. UNITED STATES v. O’BRIEN ET AL. No. 08–1569 In an opinion by Justice Kennedy, the United States Supreme Court ruled the fact that a firearm was a machinegun is an element to be proved to the jury…
A Service from the ABA Criminal Justice Section, http://www.abanet.org/crimjust United States v. Comstock (No. 08-1224) United States Supreme Court Decision: May 17, 2010 In United States v. Comstock (08-1224), the Court reversed and remanded the lower court’s decision ruling that federal officials can indefinitely hold inmates considered “sexually dangerous” after…
To view the full-text of cases you must sign in to FindLaw.com. All summaries are produced by Findlaw March 29, 2010 – April 2, 2010. ——————————————————————————– U.S. Supreme Court, March 30, 2010 Berghuis v. Smith, No. 08–1402 In habeas proceedings brought by an individual convicted of second degree murder by…
December 21, 2009. Update from the Lexis Alert Service, 1. People v Hayes, 1802, 4897/06, SUPREME COURT OF NEW YORK, APPELLATE DIVISION, FIRST DEPARTMENT, 2009 NY Slip Op 9399; 2009 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 9207, December 17, 2009, Decided, December 17, 2009, Entered, THE LEXIS PAGINATION OF THIS DOCUMENT IS…
December 14, 2009. Update from the Lexis Alert Service, 1. People v Padilla, 1712, SUPREME COURT OF NEW YORK, APPELLATE DIVISION, FIRST DEPARTMENT, 2009 NY Slip Op 9144; 2009 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 8976, December 10, 2009, Decided, December 10, 2009, Entered, THE LEXIS PAGINATION OF THIS DOCUMENT IS SUBJECT…
A Service from the ABA Criminal Justice Section, http://www.abanet.org/crimjust Beard v. Kindler, No. 08-992 (U.S. Dec. 8, 2009) “The Court decided a capital habeas matter involving whether Pennsylvania’s fugitive forfeiture rule provided an adequate basis to bar federal habeas review of petitioner’s claims, grant of habeas petition is vacated and…
December 7, 2009. Update from the Lexis Alert Service, 1. People v Basbus, 1649, 2759/05, SUPREME COURT OF NEW YORK, APPELLATE DIVISION, FIRST DEPARTMENT, 2009 NY Slip Op 8964; 2009 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 8782, December 3, 2009, Decided, December 3, 2009, Entered, THE LEXIS PAGINATION OF THIS DOCUMENT IS…
November 26, 2009. Update from the Lexis Alert Service, 1. People v Johnson, 1541, 1748/99, SUPREME COURT OF NEW YORK, APPELLATE DIVISION, FIRST DEPARTMENT, 2009 NY Slip Op 8682; 2009 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 8510, November 24, 2009, Decided, November 24, 2009, Entered, THE LEXIS PAGINATION OF THIS DOCUMENT IS…
November 18-19, 2009. Update from the Lexis Alert Service, 1. People v Castillo, 1331, 3751/00, SUPREME COURT OF NEW YORK, APPELLATE DIVISION, FIRST DEPARTMENT, 2009 NY Slip Op 7760; 886 N.Y.S.2d 805; 2009 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 7589, October 29, 2009, Decided, October 29, 2009, Entered, THE LEXIS PAGINATION OF…