More from this issue:

1. Stinging Back: Resisting Government Surveillance of Cellphones, by Anthony Accurso
2. Seventh Circuit Announces Safety Valve Relief Under § 3553(f) Is Narrower Than Guidelines Firearms Enhancement Under § 2D1.1(b)(1), District Court Erred by Conflating Them, by Douglas Ankney
3. Cellular Roaming’s Inadequate Security, by Michael Thompson
4. Tech Monopolies Prevent Effective Privacy Laws in the U.S., by Anthony Accurso
5. California AB 2773 Requires Police to State Reason for Traffic Stops Before Questioning, by Jo Ellen Nott
6. Fourth Circuit: Maryland’s First-Degree Assault Statute Is Indivisible so Conviction Is Not an ACCA Predicate for Sentencing Enhancement Purposes, by Douglas Ankney
7. Report Finds Bad Forensic Evidence Leads to More Wrongful Convictions and Establishes Forensic Errors Typology, by Matthew Clarke
8. Washington Supreme Court: Nonexceptional Consecutive Terms of ‘Community Custody’ May Not Exceed Aggregate Term of 24 Months, by Sam Rutherford
9. SCOTUS: Reiterates Jury Verdict of Acquittal for Any Reason Bars Retrial Under Double Jeopardy Clause of Fifth Amendment, by Richard Resch
10. FBI Visit to Oklahoma Woman in Response to Social Media Post Sparks Debate on Free Speech, by Jo Ellen Nott
11. California Court of Appeal: Petitioner Has Constitutional Right to Be Present at Evidentiary Hearing Under Felony Murder Resentencing Law, by David Reutter
12. De-Identified Is Not Anonymous, by Michael Thompson
13. The Police Have a Dark Money Slush Fund, by Katya Schwenk
14. Police Body Cameras, A Decade Later, by Anthony Accurso
15. Criminal Justice Reform Becoming a Corporate Priority, by David Reutter
16. Tenth Circuit: Plea Not Knowing and Voluntary Where Plea Counsel Materially Misrepresented Defendant’s Right to Impartial Jury Selected Through Racially Nondiscriminatory Means, by Douglas Ankney
17. More Facial Recognition Failures, by Michael Thompson
18. California Supreme Court: Jury’s Finding of Intent to Kill for Gang Enhancement, Standing Alone, Insufficient to Find Prisoner Failed to State a Prima Facie Case in § 1172.6 Petition for Resentencing on First-Degree Murder Conviction, by Douglas Ankney
19. Non-Toxic Fluorescent Spray Reveals Fingerprints in Seconds, by Douglas Ankney
20. Use of Solitary Confinement on the Rise in ICE Facilities, by Anthony Accurso
21. New York Court of Appeals: SORA Designation Violates Defendant’s Due Process Rights Where Crime Involved No Sexual Contact or Motivation and Defendant Was Not a Sex Offender and Posed No Risk of Sexual Threat, by Douglas Ankney
22. New Data From BOP Reveals Technical Violations Account for Nearly a Third of First Step Act Recidivism, by Jo Ellen Nott
23. Retraction: ‘Federal Habeas Corpus: The Savings Clause Remedy for Federal Prisoners’ by Dale Chappell
24. The Death of the Savings Clause, by Dale Chappell
25. First Circuit: Defendant’s Statement ‘I guess I’ll wait until I have a lawyer’ Is Unequivocal Invocation of Right to Counsel, by Sam Rutherford
26. Facial Recognition’s Distorted View, by Michael Thompson
27. Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Announces Defendants Under Age 21 Ineligible for LWOP Sentences, by Douglas Ankney
28. New Jersey Supreme Court Announces Extension of Eyewitness Identification Safeguards of Henderson to Pretrial Preparation Sessions and Provides Framework for Showing Photos During Pretrial Phase, by Douglas Ankney
29. Robotic Police Dogs Being Adopted Across the Country, by Michael Thompson
30. Ninth Circuit Announces Adoption of ‘Premises Rule’ for Co-Tenant Consent-to-Search Analysis, Holds Co-Tenant’s Consent Invalid Where Defendant Instructed Co-Tenant Not to Allow Police Entry in Their Presence, by Sam Rutherford
31. Sixth Circuit Announces Untimely Notice of Appeal That Provides Reason for Tardiness May Be Construed as Motion to Reopen, by Douglas Ankney
32. Googling Your Privacy, by Michael Thompson
33. News in Brief

More from Sam Rutherford:

• HRDC Files Civil Rights Action on Behalf of Wrongly Convicted Florida Man Who Spent 45 Years in Prison, June 15, 2024
• Reform-Minded Prosecutors Face Backlash for Prosecuting Bad Cops, June 15, 2024
• New York Court of Appeals: Dismissal Required Where Prosecution Failed to Explain Repeated Requests for Post-Readiness Adjournment, June 15, 2024
• 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, June 15, 2024
• DOJ Creates Database to Track Federal Law Enforcement Officers Accused of Misconduct, June 15, 2024
• Idaho Supreme Court Admitting Video of Child-Witness Interviews at Trial Violates Confrontation Clause, June 15, 2024
• U.S. Sentencing Commission Votes Unanimously to Restrict Use of Acquitted Conduct at Sentencing, June 15, 2024
• Washington Supreme Court: Nonexceptional Consecutive Terms of ‘Community Custody’ May Not Exceed Aggregate Term of 24 Months, May 15, 2024
• First Circuit: Defendant’s Statement ‘I guess I’ll wait until I have a lawyer’ Is Unequivocal Invocation of Right to Counsel, May 15, 2024
• Ninth Circuit Announces Adoption of ‘Premises Rule’ for Co-Tenant Consent-to-Search Analysis, Holds Co-Tenant’s Consent Invalid Where Defendant Instructed Co-Tenant Not to Allow Police Entry in Their Presence, May 15, 2024

More from these topics:

• Utah Supreme Court Announces Communication of Cellphone Passcode Protected by Fifth Amendment and Rules Advising Jury of Defendant’s Refusal to Disclose Passcode Violates Privilege Against Compelled Self-Incrimination, April 15, 2024. Fifth Amendment, Searches - Cellphones/Computers/Internet, Non-Testimonial, Self-Incrimination Clause, Invocation of Rights.
• The Diminishment of Miranda Is Leading to False Confessions and Conviction of Innocents, Feb. 15, 2024. Commentary/Reviews, Wrongful Conviction, Confessions - Admissibility, Impeachment Evidence/Purposes, Miranda, Interrogation, In Custody, Confessions and Statements of Defendant, Voluntary Nature/Voluntariness.
• Oregon Supreme Court Clarifies Test to Determine When Person Becomes Agent of the State and Rules Jailhouse Snitch Was Agent, Requiring Suppression of Defendant’s Statements, Jan. 15, 2024. Informants, Post-Arrest Statements, Informants and Paid Witnesses, Confessions - Admissibility, Police Interrogations, Custodial Interrogations, Confessions and Statements of Defendant.
• Massachusetts Supreme Court: Prosecution Failed to Prove Defendant Knowingly, Voluntarily, and Intelligently Waived Right to Counsel After Having Asked for Lawyer Earlier But Officer Continued to Engage in ‘General’ Talk for Nearly 45 Minutes, March 15, 2022. Confessions - Admissibility, After Request for Counsel.
• California Supreme Court Reverses Murder Conviction and Death Sentence Because Police Failed To Honor Defendant’s Request for Counsel, Oct. 15, 2020. Wrongful Conviction, Edwards v. Arizona Rule, Invocation of Rights, Interrogation.
• U.S. v. Plugh, No. 07-2620-cr(L) (2nd Cir.) (576 F.3d 135) (July 31, 2009) (Judge Richard C. Wesley), Sept. 1, 2009. Punch And Jurists, Invocation of Rights.
• U.S. v. Universal Rehabilitation Services, No. 97-1412 (3rd Cir.) (167 F.3d 171) (February 11, 1999) (Judge Jane R. Roth), Feb. 1, 1999. Punch And Jurists, Confessions - Admissibility.
• U.S. v. Maliszewski, No. 95-1817 (6th Cir.) (161 F.3d 992) (December 8, 1998) (Judge James L. Ryan), Jan. 1, 1999. Punch And Jurists, Confessions - Admissibility.
• U.S. v. Gaev, No. 93-1643 (3rd Cir.) (24 F.3d 473) (April 29, 1994) (Judge Anthony J. Scirica), Jan. 1, 1994. Punch And Jurists, Confessions - Admissibility.