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Cancel Culture Nothing New to Those on Sex Offense Registries
by Sandy Rozek
For those not tuned in to current trends or social media, cancel culture is most likely new, even unheard of, although according to Merriam-Webster, its first known usage was in 2016.
The basic definition is “the practice or tendency of engaging in mass canceling as a way ...
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- Tenth Circuit: District Courts Have Authority to Decide What Constitutes ‘Extraordinary and Compelling Reasons’ for Compassionate Release After First Step Act, by Dale Chappell
- Texas Court of Criminal Appeals: Warrantless Arrest Designed to Elicit a Confession Constitutes Flagrant Misconduct Requiring Suppression of Confession, by Douglas Ankney
- Pennsylvania Supreme Court: Failure to Object to Improper Jury Instruction and Curative Instruction by Court Containing ‘Freudian Slip’ Constitutes IAC, by Anthony Accurso
- Federal Habeas Corpus: Discovery and Expanding the Record, by Dale Chappell
- Illinois Supreme Court Announces Person Seeking Certificate of Innocence Need Only Prove Innocence of Originally Prosecuted Theory of Offense, not Every Conceivable Theory, by Matthew Clarke
- An Ignoble Process How High-Pressure Tactics and Flawed Investigative Techniques Created a Miscarriage of Justice, by Casey Bastian
- Inflation Increases Likelihood of Felony Theft Charges, by David Reutter
- Report Shows Cellphone Searches Common, by Jayson Hawkins
- Iowa Supreme Court: Successful Adjustment to Sex Offender Registry Requirements Not a Reason to Deny Modification, by David Reutter
- California Court of Appeal: Defendant Cannot Be Convicted of Robbery and Kidnapping to Commit Robbery for Same Act, by Anthony Accurso
- Alaska Supreme Court: ‘Set Aside’ Conviction From 1997 Is Not ‘Conviction’ Triggering Lifetime ASORA Registration, by Anthony Accurso
- Discredited New York Police Detective’s False Testimony Causes the Dismissal of Close to 100 Drug Convictions, by Derek Gilna
- Eleventh Circuit: Timely Filed Amended Fla. R. Crim. P. 3.850 Motion Tolls AEDPA Clock, Rejects State’s Proposed 30-Day Limitations Period, by Dale Chappell
- Ninth Circuit Joins Five Other Circuits in Holding § 1B1.13 Doesn’t Apply to Compassionate Release Motions by Prisoners, by Dale Chappell
- Cancel Culture Nothing New to Those on Sex Offense Registries, by Sandy Rozek
- North Carolina Governor Announces Formation of Juvenile Sentence Review Board, by Douglas Ankney
- The Era of Punitive Excess The criminal justice system is marred by an overreliance on excessive punishment, by Bruce Western, Jeremy Travis
- Tenth Circuit: Warrantless Search of Truck Driver’s Home Not Justified Solely by Connection to Alien Smuggling, by Anthony Accurso
- Sixth Circuit: State Court Committed Constitutional Error in Applying Ohio Rules of Evidence 606(B) to Deny Right to Fair Trial, by Dale Chappell
- Direct Collateral Review Creates Path Around AEDPA Hurdles for State Prisoners Seeking Postconviction Relief, by Dale Chappell
- Maine Supreme Court: Counsel’s Introduction of Victim’s Video Interview with Police Was Not ‘Sound Trial Strategy,’ Constituted IAC, by Dale Chappell
- D.C. Circuit: Conflicted Counsel During Habeas Proceeding Requires Appointment of Conflict-Free Counsel, by David Reutter
- Mississippi Supreme Court Reverses Conviction due to Double Jeopardy Violation Because of Mistrial Without Manifest Necessity in Initial Trial, by Matthew Clarke
- Wyoming Supreme Court Abandons Alter Ego Rule in Relation to Defense-of-Another Claim, by Anthony Accurso
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- Tenth Circuit Joins Other Circuits, Holds § 1B1.13 Does Not Apply to Compassionate Release Motions Filed by Prisoners, by Dale Chappell
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More from Sandy Rozek:
- Cancel Culture Nothing New to Those on Sex Offense Registries, June 15, 2021
- Holiday Cards for Prisoners: Let’s End Collective Punishment in U.S. Prisons, April 1, 2021
- New Tennessee Legislation Will Destroy Hundreds, Probably Thousands, of Families, Feb. 19, 2020
- Which Makes Us Safer? Residency Restrictions or Enhanced Rehabilitation for Former Sexual Offenders?, Jan. 21, 2020
- If It Saves More Than One Child, Dec. 17, 2019
- New Tennessee Legislation Will Destroy Hundreds, Probably Thousands, of Families, Aug. 6, 2019
- ‘They need to be marked for life’, July 17, 2019
- ‘They need to be marked for life’, June 14, 2019
- Knowing Sexual Offense Facts Important; Paying Attention to Them Critical, May 15, 2019
- Destroyed Lives, March 15, 2019
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