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27 Mar 2015, 8:44 am by Maureen Johnston
Gleason 14-452Issue: Whether the Eighth Amendment requires that a capital-sentencing jury be affirmatively instructed that mitigating circumstances “need not be proven beyond a reasonable doubt,” as the Kansas Supreme Court held in this case, or instead whether the Eighth Amendment is satisfied by instructions that, in context, make clear that each juror must individually assess and weigh any mitigating circumstances. [read post]
9 Aug 2022, 2:24 pm by Eugene Volokh
North Carolina case law regularly uses the word "derogatory" in defamation cases, and the North Carolina Supreme Court interprets statutes in ways that avoid constitutional problems.} [read post]
4 Jul 2017, 10:12 am
The jury found Williams guilty of first degree criminal trespass, attempted second degree burglary, vehicle prowling, and second degree possession of stolen property. [read post]
17 Jul 2010, 9:35 am by Steve Kalar
Ct. 447, 454 (2009) (discussing the particular respect juries afford to American veterans). [read post]
17 Jan 2014, 11:42 am by Venkat Balasubramani
Thus, even assuming that the Gertz standard only applies to public concern speech, that standard is satisfied, and the district court’s instruction to the contrary is erroneous. [read post]
10 Nov 2021, 1:07 pm by John Elwood
§ 841(a); and (2) whether the trial court erred by not explaining or adequately defining “good faith” in its instructions to the jury regarding a Controlled Substances Act case involving a physician. [read post]
14 May 2007, 10:26 am
"  Whatever the case, the District Court's instructions were not confusing. [read post]
21 May 2015, 8:19 am by Maureen Johnston
§ 2254 that governs review of a state court’s holding that jury instructions could not have reasonably misled the jury on state law; and (2) whether the Sixth Circuit properly found that any alleged error was harmful under Brecht v. [read post]
2 May 2014, 2:59 pm by Cicely Wilson
The Brooks Furniture standard was so demanding that it appeared to render section 285 superfluous of the courts’ inherent power to award fees in cases involving misconduct or bad faith. [read post]
6 Mar 2017, 1:57 pm by Amy Howe
Sotomayor pointed out that the instructions given to the jury allowed it to “convict Perez based on what he ‘stated’ alone. [read post]
6 Aug 2014, 4:00 am by David Markus
He did not ask the court to strike the questions and answers that he had missed and instruct the jury to disregard them. [read post]
23 Feb 2010, 1:17 am
ENNISLeagle.comHe argues that Judicial Council of California Criminal Jury Instructions, CALCRIM No. 875, as read to the jury, was erroneous because an assault with a ...See all stories on this topic Careers In Criminal Justice | Murder she wroteBy mastegar "The job of evidence experts, criminal profilers, and crime scene investigators are some of the other interesting and challenging careers offered in the fields of crime, law, and… [read post]
11 Aug 2009, 3:45 am
A couple of good criminal decisions, a couple questionable ones, and I’ll even talk about a civil case this week, as I wade through the two dozen or so decisions handed down by the 8th last week. [read post]
31 Oct 2015, 12:25 am by David Kopel
As numerous royal instructions to Sheriffs of the era indicate, these armed gangs prevented the monarch’s courts from functioning in many places, and attacked jurors who were traveling to perform jury service. [read post]
24 Apr 2015, 8:53 am by Stephen Wermiel
In this case, however, the district court’s jury instruction on excessive force added an unnecessary and confusing element of ‘reckless’ conduct or purpose to the required elements of plaintiff’s claim,” Judge Hamilton wrote. [read post]
21 Nov 2010, 5:10 pm by Law Lady
State ,(Fla.App. 2 Dist.)Criminal Justice - Defendant whose convictions were reversed because his acts were not criminal was not a "wrongfully incarcerated person. [read post]
Maine has chosen not to have a catchall hearsay exception that allows a case-by-case determination of admissibility based on reliability or trustworthiness. [read post]