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9 Jul 2011, 8:29 am
As Executive Director of the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority, I was privileged to participate in the Governor's working group addressing prisoner re-entry issues. [read post]
Amnesty International released an alerting report on Tuesday, highlighting the arbitrary use of the Mexican criminal justice system to criminalize women human rights defenders. [read post]
16 May 2011, 9:00 pm
I welcome this opportunity once again to spread the word about what does and does not work about our criminal justice system, and about the need to pursue persuasion at every turn for criminal defendants. [read post]
Drug policy in this country is tragically and ineffectively tied to criminal justice tools and frameworks. [read post]
1 Feb 2023, 11:30 am by Benjamin Herbst
Continue reading → The post Numerous Criminal Law Bills Introduced in Annapolis appeared first on Criminal Defense Lawyer Blog. [read post]
30 Oct 2020, 11:55 am by Michael Lowe
Criminal acts involving nursing home abuse or neglect can result in arrests and prosecution by the local authorities. [read post]
22 Apr 2019, 1:12 pm by John Floyd
  Courts Can Release Grand Jury Testimony   The question is whether the Court has the authority to order the Attorney General to release the grand jury material inasmuch as Rule 6(e) of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure encases grand jury proceedings in secrecy. [read post]
9 Apr 2018, 7:29 am by David Russcol
This development makes the pretrial diversion law even more important; although pretrial diversion is not available for every defendant or every offense, the new criminal justice bill will expand it, and judges retain the authority to dismiss charges through pretrial diversion without generating a criminal record. [read post]
12 Jul 2016, 7:50 am by Wanda Gomez
Miami, FL – June 9, 2016 –Representing the Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers – Miami Chapter, Firm attorneys Howard Srebnick and Joshua Shore co-authored  an amicus brief in support of the defendants in the Supreme Court of the United States in Puerto Rico v. [read post]
29 May 2008, 10:16 am
Experienced New York Criminal Attorney's who are familiar with the New York Criminal Procedure Law are familiar with CPL § 210.40 which authorizes Judges to dismiss cases in the "Interest of Justice" and the 10 factors that Judges need consider when deciding whether to grant such a motion. [read post]
5 Jul 2016, 12:48 pm by Jennifer Allison
Instead, it focuses on the field of study of “criminal justice,” which according to the author encompasses several academic disciplines, including “[s]ociology, psychology, law, and public administration[.] [read post]
3 Apr 2018, 5:10 pm by Sabrina I. Pacifici
Mueller III was authorized by a top Justice Department official to investigate whether Paul Manafort, the onetime chairman of Donald Trump’s presidential campaign, illegally coordinated with Russia to interfere in the 2016 election, new court filings show. [read post]
28 Apr 2020, 5:58 am by Jacquelyn Greene
Authority to Hold Delinquency Proceedings Remotely Chief Justice Beasley issued an order on April 2, 2019 that contains several emergency directives in light of catastrophic conditions resulting from the COIVD-19 outbreak. [read post]
24 Oct 2011, 10:04 am
However, laws also exist to protect you from unfair treatment by law enforcement and authorities within the criminal justice system. [read post]
3 May 2010, 2:24 pm by Laura Orr
… in the OC Lawyer Magazine, Criminal Waste of Space column: Carpentry Without Tools, by Justice William W. [read post]
12 Aug 2010, 5:11 pm by lawmrh
Writing in an August 10, 2010 New York Times Op-ed, Justice by the Numbers, lawyer and journalist Amy Bach, author of Ordinary Injustice: How America Holds Court, reiterates her book’s assertion that the criminal courts need to adopt transparent metrics so the public can better assess the dispensation of justice in the nation’s criminal courts. [read post]
25 May 2019, 7:48 am by John Floyd
  Proper Function of Government is Subject to Congressional Investigation   In addition to the roughly 20 federal and state criminal-related investigations, the Trump administration is facing House and Senate investigations into a wide-range of potential criminal wrongdoing, insider influence, corrupt abuses of power, and national security breaches and/or compromises. [read post]
1 Apr 2010, 2:34 pm by tjsllibrary
Novel scientific perspectives on criminal behavior could transform the criminal justice system and yet are being introduced in an ad hoc and often ill-conceived manner. [read post]