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14 Apr 2010, 11:00 am
Alabama, 447 U.S. 625 (1980) the court mandated that, in capital cases, the jury must be instructed on, and permitted to consider, a verdict of guilt on a lesser included offense. [read post]
11 Apr 2010, 7:48 pm
However, the order is reversed in part where the record did not conclusively show that defendant’s attorneys acted within the range of competence demanded of attorneys in criminal cases. [read post]
9 Apr 2010, 5:08 pm
Standard jury instructions -- Criminal -- Amendment -- ManslaughterReported at 35 Fla. [read post]
6 Apr 2010, 11:49 am
The district court did not err in instructing the jury as to the standard for willfulness. [read post]
4 Apr 2010, 7:49 pm
Judge Stuard had had an informal practice of enlisting prosecutorial assistance in drafting judgment entries in criminal cases. [read post]
4 Apr 2010, 9:36 am
Numerius, the governor of Narbonensis, was on trial before the Emperor, and, contrary to the usage in criminal cases, the trial was public. [read post]
1 Apr 2010, 4:37 pm
He or she will discuss the standard of proof that jurors should apply to the case – “beyond a reasonable doubt” in a criminal case. [read post]
1 Apr 2010, 2:25 pm
Accordingly, because the facts alleged in an accusatory pleading will vary on a case-by-case basis, we conclude that a case-by-case determination is warranted when deciding whether attempted second-degree murder is a permissiv [read post]
29 Mar 2010, 8:23 am
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals (the state's high court for criminal cases) recently granted a new sentencing hearing for Hood on a technical issue related to jury instructions but has refused to address the central issue in this case: The judge and the prosecutor at Hood's trial had a long-term secret affair prior to the trial and concealed the relationship for 20 years. [read post]
28 Mar 2010, 11:46 pm
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court recently decided the case of Commonwealth v. [read post]
27 Mar 2010, 12:06 pm
The husband challenged the district court’s jury instruction on aiding and abetting which, in one place, indicated that liability might attach for a “failure to act. [read post]
22 Mar 2010, 1:22 am
In the opinion, 1st Circuit Judge Michael Boudin noted that the district court's instructions and the jury verdict were in line with 1st Circuit precedent, which interprets the term "cocaine base" in the statute to include "all forms of cocaine base, including but not limited to crack cocaine. [read post]
16 Mar 2010, 10:24 pm
The case, previously discussed here and here, is notable because of what it says (and doesn’t say) about “mere association” in a criminal case, and for its discussion of the standards applicable to sufficiency challenges. [read post]
11 Mar 2010, 11:25 am
We start our 3rd DCA roundup with a case that has a conundrum: What do you do when the jury instruction for a lesser has a higher standard of proof then the jury instruction for the charged crime? [read post]
5 Mar 2010, 4:33 pm
Without getting into all the details, the third jury was given a confusing instruction on residency that included both legal standards, and it seems very likely that this was a prejudicial error. [read post]
5 Mar 2010, 7:48 am
”They argued, and Fine agreed, that the law providing for the procedures surrounding instructions to a jury in the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure violate the Eighth and 14th Amendments to the U.S. [read post]
4 Mar 2010, 3:56 pm
His first trial ended in a hung jury. [read post]
1 Mar 2010, 9:52 am
In most cases, these concerns are overstated and properly rejected by trial courts under the existing standards governing the constitutional access right. [read post]
27 Feb 2010, 3:53 pm
First, it improperly relied on the assumption that the jury failed to adhere to its oath and instructions when it rendered its verdict against Thompkins. [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]
