More from this issue:

1. News in Brief
2. Killer’s Bold DNA-Based Defense to Get New Mexico Supreme Court Hearing, by Bill Barton
3. Study: Brazen Cops Posting Racist, Vitriolic Comments on the Internet, by Edward Lyon
4. Chicago PD Creating Files, Background Checks on Citizens Who Speak at Police Disciplinary Meetings, by Dale Chappell
5. Kentucky Supreme Court Rules Parole Board’s Revocation Procedures Are Unconstitutional, by Douglas Ankney
6. 7th Circuit Announces SORNA Requires Hybrid Approach in Comparing Underlying Conviction to Determine Tier Classification, by Anthony Accurso
7. Tenth Circuit Vacates Special Condition of Supervised Release That Gave Probation Officers Discretion to Ban Computer and Internet Usage, by Douglas Ankney
8. Arrest for Shouting ‘F—k You’ to Arkansas Trooper Violates First and Fourth Amendments Rights, Eighth Circuit Rules, by Michael Berk
9. Michigan Will Pay $1.5 Million to Longest Serving Exonerated Prisoner, by Bill Barton
10. MIX13 Reveals Potential Errors in DNA Testing, by Jayson Hawkins
11. Ninth Circuit Announces that District Court Cannot Sua Sponte Raise Waiver as Ground to Dismiss Motion for Sentence Reduction, by Douglas Ankney
12. First Circuit: Prosecutor Not Entitled to Absolute Immunity When Performing Purely Administrative Duty, by Anthony Accurso
13. New North Dakota Law Arrests Cops’ Ability to Seize Property, by Douglas Ankney
14. Black Drivers in Missouri 91 Percent More Likely to Be Stopped Than White Drivers, by Bill Barton
15. Maryland Court of Appeals: Sentence Imposed on Remand That Is of Equal Maximum Length as Former Sentence but With Longer Term Before Parole Eligibility Is ‘More Severe’, by Douglas Ankney
16. Delaware Supreme Court: Where Defendant Competent to Plead ‘Guilty but Mentally Ill,’ He May Revoke Plea Before It Is Accepted, by Anthony Accurso
17. First Circuit Rules Appeal Waiver Does Not Relieve Counsel of Duty to Consult About an Appeal, by Dale Chappell
18. Fifth Circuit Announces that Categorical Approach Applied to SORNA Doesn’t Permit Circustance-Specific Inquiry Into Offender/Victim Age Differential, by Douglas Ankney
19. Seventh Circuit Announces That More Than Psychological Coercion Required to Trigger § 2B3.1(b)(4)(B) Sentencing Enhancement, Disapproving Prior Holdings to the Contrary, by Douglas Ankney
20. New Hampshire Supreme Court: State’s Armed Career Criminal Statute Applies Only When Qualifying Convictions Arise From at Least 3 Separate Criminal Episodes, by Douglas Ankney
21. U.S. District Court Holds Residual Clause of Federal Three-Strikes Law Unconstitutional, by Dale Chappell
22. Genetic Testing Raises Privacy Concerns, by Bill Barton
23. Michigan Supreme Court: Reaching Out Door of Home to Retrieve ID Inadequate to Surrender Fourth Amendment Rights, by David Reutter
24. Tenth Circuit: No Absolute Immunity for Prosecutor Who Fabricated Evidence, by Douglas Ankney
25. The Power of Sheriffs: An Explainer, by Jessica Brand
26. Pitfalls of Using Risk Assessment Tools, by Jayson Hawkins
27. Eleventh Circuit Holds Time on Appeal Counts When Considering If Sentence Was Imposed Under Residual Clause, by Dale Chappell
28. Fourth Circuit Holds Appeal Waiver Does Not Preclude Retroactive ACCA Claim, by Anthony Accurso
29. Third Circuit Rules Lower Courts Abused Discretion When They Failed to Conduct Evidentiary Hearing on Brady Claim and on Conflict of Interest Claim, by Douglas Ankney
30. Whether State or Federal, Most Convictions Are Overwhelmingly Based on Guilty Pleas, by Edward Lyon
31. Minnesota Supreme Court: Even With a Warrant, Forced Anoscopy Is Unreasonable Search, by Douglas Ankney
32. 9th Circuit Finds IAC for Failure to Investigate Mitigating Factors During Penalty Phase of Capital Case, by Anthony Accurso
33. Oregon Supreme Court Announces State Constitution Prohibits Cops From Digging Through Residents’ Trash Without a Warrant, by Mark Wilson
34. SCOTUS Declares Portion of Federal Supervised Release Statute Unconstitutional, by Dale Chappell
35. Tracking Phones: Google as a Dragnet for the Police, by Bill Barton
36. Who Inflicts the Most Gun Violence in America? The U.S. Government and Its Police Forces, by John W. Whitehead
37. Partial Justice, by Christopher Zoukis

More from Edward Lyon:

• “There you go, Agent Orange!” Former South Carolina Sheriff Federally Indicted for Assaulting Jail Detainee, May 1, 2024
• Texas Prisons are Fire Traps, July 15, 2023
• The World’s Biggest Prison, July 15, 2023
• Civilian Police With Military Equipment, June 15, 2023
• U.S. Prisoner Numbers Slowly Declining, June 15, 2023
• California Easing Housing Hurdles for Released Prisoners, June 1, 2023
• Warden Ousted from Troubled Alabama Prison After DUI Arrest, May 1, 2023
• $20,000 Settlement for Ohio Prisoner’s Slip-and-Fall Injury, May 1, 2023
• $32,500 Medical Malpractice Award to Ohio Prisoner for Ripped-Out Catheter, May 1, 2023
• New York State’s Veterans Treatment Courts, April 15, 2023

More from these topics:

• NY Court of Appeals: Right to Review Suppression Decision When Decision Relates Solely to a Count Satisfied by Plea but Isn’t Count to Which Defendant Pled, June 15, 2020. Guilty Pleas, Suppression of Evidence, Motions To Suppress.
• Eighth Circuit: Defendant Who Pleaded Guilty to State Felonies Didn’t Know He Couldn’t Possess Firearms Prior to Sentencing Because He Didn’t Know He Had Been Convicted, Jan. 21, 2020. Guilty Pleas.
• Misadvice About Oregon Time-Served Credit is Ineffective Assistance of Counsel, Dec. 1, 2019. Guilty Pleas, Attorneys, Overdetention.
• Delaware Supreme Court: Where Defendant Competent to Plead ‘Guilty but Mentally Ill,’ He May Revoke Plea Before It Is Accepted, Sept. 17, 2019. Guilty Pleas, Trials, Mental Health.
• Former Louisiana Warden Nate Cain, Son of Infamous Burl Cain, Pleads Guilty, July 2, 2019. Misconduct/Corruption, Guilty Pleas, Trials.
• Ohio Supreme Court: Plea Defendant Must Be Informed of Maximum Penalty for Postrelease-Control Violation Prior to Pleading Guilty to a New Felony, June 17, 2019. Guilty Pleas, Post-release, ex-offender, re-entry.
• Second Circuit Rules District Court Improperly Denied Coram Nobis Petition Claiming Ineffective Assistance of Counsel, June 17, 2019. Guilty Pleas, Attorneys, Malpractice (Attorneys).
• California Supreme Court Rules That Defense Counsel Can’t 
Agree to Stipulation That’s Tantamount to Guilty Plea Without Voluntary and Intelligent Waiver by Defendant, April 12, 2019. Guilty Pleas, Suit Waivers.
• Plea Bargaining: Prosecutors Leave Trail of Injustice When Playing Hardball with Defendants, April 12, 2019. Guilty Pleas, Criminal Prosecution, Prosecutors.
• Minnesota Supreme Court Clarifies Rule Against Judicial ‘Participation’ in Plea Negotiations, Jan. 17, 2019. Guilty Pleas, Sentencing.