More from this issue:

1. Forensic Genetic Genealogy: Law Enforcement’s Rapid Adoption Outpacing Adoption of Laws and Ethical Guidelines Regulating Its Use, by Matthew Clarke
2. HRDC Files Civil Rights Action on Behalf of Wrongly Convicted Florida Man Who Spent 45 Years in Prison, by Sam Rutherford
3. California Supreme Court: Defendant Has Due Process Right to Notice of Prosecution’s Election to Seek Enhanced Sentence in Order to Make Key Decisions About Defense, by Douglas Ankney
4. University of New Hampshire Designs a Simpler, Cost-Effective Test to Identify Touch DNA, by Jo Ellen Nott
5. Kansas Supreme Court Announces Clarification of Framework for Deciding Whether Confession Is Voluntary and Overrules Precedents That Held Reliability of Confession Is Factor to Be Considered, by Douglas Ankney
6. Reform-Minded Prosecutors Face Backlash for Prosecuting Bad Cops, by Sam Rutherford
7. Decedent’s End-of-Life Condition and Toxicology May Alter Time-of-Death Estimation, by Douglas Ankney
8. Fourth Circuit Vacates Where Instructions Failed to Inform Jury That Mens Rea of ‘Knowingly or Intentionally’ Applies to ‘Except as Authorized’ in 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1), by Douglas Ankney
9. Junk Science Convicted an Innocent Sailor, DNA Exonerated Him Decades Later with the Help of the Innocence Project, by Jo Ellen Nott
10. Third Circuit Denies Prosecutor’s Claim of Absolute Immunity Where Wrongfully Convicted Man’s Complaint Alleged Facts Sufficient to Support Finding That Prosecutor’s Actions Served ‘Investigatory Function’, by Douglas Ankney
11. New York Court of Appeals: Dismissal Required Where Prosecution Failed to Explain Repeated Requests for Post-Readiness Adjournment, by Sam Rutherford
12. Delaware Supreme Court: Warrant That Authorized Search of ‘Any and All’ Data of Named Files on Cellphone Is Invalid General Warrant That Also Failed to Include Temporal Limitation, by Douglas Ankney
13. Colorado Supreme Court Announces Parole Board Not Statutorily Required to Consider ‘Demonstrated Maturity and Rehabilitation’ When Deciding Whether to Release Sex Offenders Who Received Adult Sentences for Crimes Committed as Juveniles, by Sam Rutherford
14. Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Affirms Trial Court’s Exclusion of Expert Testimony on iPhone’s Frequent Location History Data as Not Sufficiently Reliable Under Daubert-Lanigan Standard, by Douglas Ankney
15. DOJ Creates Database to Track Federal Law Enforcement Officers Accused of Misconduct, by Sam Rutherford
16. Idaho Supreme Court Admitting Video of Child-Witness Interviews at Trial Violates Confrontation Clause, by Sam Rutherford
17. Misuse of Facial Recognition Technology Threatens Everyone, by Michael Thompson
18. Bluetooth Surveillance Tool Added to List of Known Cache of DHS’ Surveillance Technology, by Douglas Ankney
19. California Court of Appeal: Statistical Evidence Showing Racial Disparity Combined With Evidence Showing Non-Minority Defendants Charged With Lesser Crimes Establishes Prima Facie Case Under California Racial Justice Act, by Douglas Ankney
20. AC Units and DNA, by Douglas Ankney
21. Indiana Supreme Court Clarifies Framework for Determining When Courts May Apply Cash Bail to Public-Defender Costs and to Fines, Costs, and Fees, by Douglas Ankney
22. Changes to Appeals of Pretrial Detention Decisions Prompts Illinois Supreme Court to Adopt Changes to Appellate Rules, by Douglas Ankney
23. First Circuit: Defendant Did Not Understand Consequences of Guilty Plea Because District Court and Counsel Led Him to Reasonably Believed Plea Agreement Would Result in Sentence Below Applicable Mandatory Minimum, by David Reutter
24. U.S. Sentencing Commission Votes Unanimously to Restrict Use of Acquitted Conduct at Sentencing, by Sam Rutherford
25. Report Finds Inaccurate Field Drug Tests Major Cause of Wrongful Convictions, by Matthew Clarke
26. New Research on Predictive Models for Pediatric Head Injuries, by Jo Ellen Nott
27. Medical Examiners’ Biased Manner of Death Determinations Sending Innocent People to Prison and Exonerating Bad Cops, by Douglas Ankney
28. Government Accountability Office Issues a Report on DOJ and DHS Use of Facial Recognition Technology, by Michael Thompson
29. Oregon Supreme Court Rules Police Questioning of Probationer in Probation Officer’s Secure Office Absent Miranda Warning Constitute ‘Compelling Circumstances’ and Suppresses Statements, by Anthony Accurso
30. Landmark Drug Possession Reform Based on Unproven Allegations Reversed in Oregon, by Jo Ellen Nott
31. Push Notifications Pull to the Forefront, by Michael Thompson
32. Second Chances: California Clears Criminal Records, Including Violent Crimes, by Jo Ellen Nott
33. New York Court of Appeals Overturns Harvey Weinstein’s Convictions Based on Trial Court Rulings That Admitted Prejudicial ‘Prior Bad Acts’ Into Evidence and Violated His Right to Testify in His Own Defense, by Richard Resch
34. News in Brief

More from Douglas Ankney:

• Idaho Stopped From Repeatedly Scheduling Executions That It Cannot Carry Out, July 1, 2024
• In New Jersey, Yet More Privileged Phone Calls Between Prisoners and Attorneys Recorded and Used by Prosecutors, July 1, 2024
• Illinois Prisoner Awarded Over $822,000 For Hernia Care Denied by Wexford Health, July 1, 2024
• Missouri Muslim Prisoners Advance Suit Against Guards For Assault During Prayer, July 1, 2024
• California Supreme Court: Defendant Has Due Process Right to Notice of Prosecution’s Election to Seek Enhanced Sentence in Order to Make Key Decisions About Defense, June 15, 2024
• Kansas Supreme Court Announces Clarification of Framework for Deciding Whether Confession Is Voluntary and Overrules Precedents That Held Reliability of Confession Is Factor to Be Considered, June 15, 2024
• Decedent’s End-of-Life Condition and Toxicology May Alter Time-of-Death Estimation, June 15, 2024
• Fourth Circuit Vacates Where Instructions Failed to Inform Jury That Mens Rea of ‘Knowingly or Intentionally’ Applies to ‘Except as Authorized’ in 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1), June 15, 2024
• Third Circuit Denies Prosecutor’s Claim of Absolute Immunity Where Wrongfully Convicted Man’s Complaint Alleged Facts Sufficient to Support Finding That Prosecutor’s Actions Served ‘Investigatory Function’, June 15, 2024
• Delaware Supreme Court: Warrant That Authorized Search of ‘Any and All’ Data of Named Files on Cellphone Is Invalid General Warrant That Also Failed to Include Temporal Limitation, June 15, 2024

More from these topics:

• Maryland County Wins Fight to Let Bureaucrats Make Pretrial Release Decisions, July 1, 2024. Bail/Pretrial Release.
• Colorado Law Creates “Rebuttable Presumption” Against Incarcerating Pregnant Women, June 1, 2024. OB/GYN, Bail, Alternative Sentencing, Mothers in Prison, Bail/Pretrial Release, Pending Appeal/Sentencing.
• His Appeal Lost for 28 Years, Texas Prisoner Finally Off Death Row, June 1, 2024. Death Penalty, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Appeals/Appellate Jurisdiction.
• Unable to Post Bail, Detainee Starves to Death in Arkansas Jail, April 26, 2024. Private Contractors, Food, Water, Jail Specific, Control Units/SHU/Solitary Confinement, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Bail/Pretrial Release.
• Electronic Monitoring: An Alternative to Incarceration or a Troubling Extension of Punishment?, April 15, 2024. Commentary/Reviews, Statistics/Trends, Electronic Monitoring, Electronic Surveillance, Bail/Pretrial Release, Conditions of.
• Illinois Eases Restrictions on Prisoners Released Under Supervision, March 1, 2024. Bail/Pretrial Release, Mandatory Term of Supervised Release, Conditions of.
• Resistance to Bail Reform Powered By Untruthful Scaremongering, Feb. 1, 2024. Bail Bonds, Bail/Pretrial Release, Danger to the Community.
• Cash Bail Eliminated in Illinois, Reduced in Los Angeles County, Feb. 1, 2024. Bail Bonds, Bail/Pretrial Release.
• Nearly $75 Million Class-Action Settlement Reached For Delayed Releases from N.Y.C. Jails, Jan. 1, 2024. Class Certification, Class Notice, Bail/Pretrial Release.
• Mississippi Supreme Court: Court of Appeals Improperly Permitted State to Supplement Record on Appeal in Reviewing Habitual Offender Determination, Aug. 1, 2023. Appeals/Appellate Jurisdiction, Sentences - Prior/Unrelated.