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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]
21 Feb 2010, 5:45 pm
Marcus did not object to the introduction of evidence regarding his conduct prior to the enactment of the TVPA, nor did he request a jury instruction to limit the jury’s consideration to post-enactment conduct. [read post]
19 Feb 2010, 6:23 am
This post is about a case in which a defendant tried to use Daubert to challenge the propriety of admitting certain testimony in his criminal trial. [read post]
16 Feb 2010, 3:36 pm
Every criminal defendant is privi [read post]
16 Feb 2010, 8:34 am
Congress surely meant to proscribe this sort of thing when it enacted the felon-in-possession law. * Court distinguishes this case from a ‘mere proximity’ case or a ‘constructive possession’ case.* Court also found imperfect, but adequate, the jury instructions as to actual possession. [read post]
7 Feb 2010, 9:28 pm
P. 51 requires a litigant to make a timely objection to a jury instruction in order to challenge that instruction on appeal. [read post]
2 Feb 2010, 3:25 am
Criminal defendants enjoy the best week of the new year, with three reversals. [read post]
1 Feb 2010, 10:31 am
The state court based this on the transcript, which showed one time trial counsel requested and received time to consult with his client, and also showed that the judge read to Palmer, and later to the jury, the instruction on a criminal defendant’s election not to testify. [read post]
27 Jan 2010, 10:05 am
State: Here, the State tried Wasylina for manslaughter, but requested an instruction on the lesser-included offense of criminally negligent homicide. [read post]
26 Jan 2010, 1:26 pm
Mississippi is procedurally defaulted; 3) defendant's counsel was not ineffective for failing to object to the penalty instructions; and 4) a state court's analysis under Beck was reasonable as it is well established that a lesser-included offense instruction is not required where the facts of a murder so strongly indicate intent to kill that the jury could not rationally have a reasonable doubt as to the defendant'! [read post]
26 Jan 2010, 1:26 pm
Mississippi is procedurally defaulted; 3) defendant's counsel was not ineffective for failing to object to the penalty instructions; and 4) a state court's analysis under Beck was reasonable as it is well established that a lesser-included offense instruction is not required where the facts of a murder so strongly indicate intent to kill that the jury could not rationally have a reasonable doubt as to the defendant'! [read post]
26 Jan 2010, 5:25 am
It continues to amaze me that Texas mandates testing for high-school athletes but not for police officers, though there's a much greater demonstrated problem with the latter than the former.The Junk Science ConundrumJordan Smith at the Austin Chronicle has coverage of the Texas House Criminal Jurisprudence Committee hearing a couple of weeks back on the standards for introducing forensic evidence into court.Jailed in Wichita CountyThe Wichita Falls Times Record News published… [read post]
23 Jan 2010, 1:53 pm
In this recent New Jersey criminal appeal, the Appellate Division reversed the defendant's conviction on other grounds, but declined to rule that the trial judge's refusal to supply the jury with written instructions deprived the defendant of a fair trial. [read post]
17 Jan 2010, 9:00 pm
As is the case with these specific themed editions, it is difficult to fit the square peg of varied blawg posts into the round hole of the topic. [read post]
15 Jan 2010, 2:09 pm
As this case illustrates, it is particularly important for a New Jersey criminal defense lawyer to make sure that the trial court appropriately instructs the jury on the law. [read post]
15 Jan 2010, 11:23 am
Fred Lewis wrote letters requesting that the Florida Supreme Court Committees for Standard Jury Instructions in Civil and Criminal Cases consider “the problem of jurors engaging in electronic communications, research or the use of technology by jurors during a pending case. [read post]
10 Jan 2010, 8:24 pm
Still not sure why the case got moved up to the first of the month. [read post]
