Harbison v. Bell, Warden No. 07-8521 “In reversing a 6th Circuit opinion, the U.S. Supreme Court has found that a certificate of appealability is not required to appeal a denial of federally appointed counsel, and that federally appointed counsel may represent clients in state clemency proceedings and be compensated for…
To view the full-text of cases you must sign in to FindLaw.com. All summaries are produced by Findlaw. March 30 – April 3, 2009: U.S. Supreme Court, March 31, 2009 Rivera v. Illinois, No. 07-9995 Provided that all jurors seated in a criminal case are qualified and unbiased, the Due…
Update from the Lexis Alert Service, April 6, 2009. 1. People v. Nunez, 212, 4936/06, SUPREME COURT OF NEW YORK, APPELLATE DIVISION, FIRST DEPARTMENT, 2009 NY Slip Op 2535; 2009 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 2442, April 2, 2009, Decided, April 2, 2009, Entered, THE LEXIS PAGINATION OF THIS DOCUMENT IS…
The U.S. Justice Department moved on Wednesday April 1 to drop all charges in the case against former Senator Ted Stevens of Alaska. In a federal court on Wednesday Justice Department lawyers explained that in addition to earlier disclosures they discovered further evidence of misconduct that raised questions about the…
In a 75 page, 19 count indictment, prosecutors allege that Mr. Blagojevich and his associates sought illegal profits from the governor’s authority to award money and jobs in construction, legal work, consulting and investmentments. Included in the indictment are allegations that Mr. Blagojevich and his associates “schemed to auction off…
A Report of the Violence Policy Center* authored by Senior Policy Analyst Tom Diaz Introduction Mexico is under siege, its democratic governance is at risk. This report examines the role of the U.S. civilian gun market in the drug-related violence in Mexico that is creeping northward into the United States.…
New York Governor David Paterson, Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, and Senate Majority Leader Malcolm Smith announced an agreement of Friday March 27 that would effectively end the harshest provisions of the New York Rockefeller Laws The Agreement ends mandatory jail for first-time and non-felony offenders. It also gives judges total…
To view the full-text of cases you must sign in to FindLaw.com. All summaries are produced by Findlaw. March 24-25, 2009 CRIMINAL LAW & PROCEDURE, HABEAS CORPUS Knowles v. Mirzayance, No. 07-1315 The District Court’s grant of Petitioner’s habeas petition is reversed, where, whether the state court’s denial of his…
Case Discussed: U.S. v. Wellman, 2009 WL 37184 (S..D W. Va. 2009) From: Quinlan Law Enforcement E-News*, March 26, 2009. Search and Seizure in Cyberspace: Fourth Amendment issues abound in P2P child porn case The emergent nature of the Internet has caused the Fourth Amendment rights against unreasonable searches and…
Criminal Mental Health and Disability Law, Evidence and Testimony: A Comprehensive Reference Manual for Lawyers, Judges and Criminal Justice Professionals Exaamines in detail the legal relationships that link criminal justice, mental health, and disability discrimination law. Co-sponsored by ABA Commission on Mental and Physical Disability Law and the ABA Criminal…