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22 Nov 2014, 3:33 am by SHG
  Even in its most extreme, People v. [read post]
13 Feb 2013, 6:01 pm by Brian Shiffrin
In People v Belliard (2013 NY Slip Op 00884 [NY 2/12/13]), the Court of Appeals held that Courtsare not required to advise a defendant pleading guilty that it is mandatory that the sentence of imprisonment he will receive as a second felony offender will run consecutively to the undischarged portion of his previously imposed state sentence. [read post]
17 Sep 2012, 4:20 pm
Plessy v Ferguson in 1896 held that despite the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment, a state law requiring separate railroad cars for blacks and whites was constitutional as long as the cars were physically the same. [read post]
23 Aug 2012, 5:04 pm by INFORRM
Factoid: Autumn Jackson, who allegedly tried to blackmail Bill Cosby several years ago by threatening to reveal her being his out-of-wedlock child, had her conviction reversed because the judge didn’t instruct the jury about this principle, but the court of appeals later reversed the reversal, because it concluded that the error was harmless, since there was no evidence that Autumn Jackson was just asking for what was rightfully owed her; the above quote is from that case, United… [read post]
21 Aug 2012, 12:56 pm by Eugene Volokh
Factoid: Autumn Jackson, who allegedly tried to blackmail Bill Cosby several years ago by threatening to reveal her being his out-of-wedlock child, had her conviction reversed because the judge didn’t instruct the jury about this principle, but the court of appeals later reversed the reversal, because it concluded that the error was harmless, since there was no evidence that Autumn Jackson was just asking for what was rightfully owed her; the above quote is from that case, United… [read post]
23 Jul 2012, 3:45 am by Russ Bensing
Simpson…  In State v. [read post]
4 Apr 2012, 4:46 pm by Utah Criminal Defense Blog
In State of Utah v Cosby, the defendant appealed his probation sentence that also included jail time, claiming abuse of discretion by the trial court. [read post]
10 Feb 2011, 4:42 pm by Brian Shiffrin
Both the United States Supreme Court and the New York Court of Appeals have held that once a defendant chooses to be represented by counsel, counsel and not the defendant has control over most strategic decisions are made by the attorney and not the defendant (Jones v Barnes, 463 US 745, 751 [1983]; People v White, 73 NY2d 468, 478 [1989]). [read post]