by Anthony Accurso
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit vacated a defendant’s sentence after ruling the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado improperly applied an enhancement under § 2K2.1(a)(4)(A) of the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines for having a prior crime of violence that is not, in ...
by Anthony Accurso
The Supreme Court of Indiana held that a defendant’s right to a speedy trial was violated where he was made to wait six-and-a-half years before he was retried on a pending 30-year habitual-offender enhancement.
Stanley V. Watson was convicted by a jury in 2001 of dealing cocaine ...
by Anthony Accurso
A police raid on the home of aFlorida data scientist involving officers who aimed loaded firearms at young children draws attention to issues of police misuse of force, outdated technology laws, and the possible misuse of law enforcement to retaliate against a whistleblower.
According to reporting by ...
by Anthony Accurso
The Supreme Court of Ohio held that a determination as to whether a defendant used force in the commission of the offense – a finding which raises the mandatory minimum sentence in Ohio – must be found by a jury, not merely decided by a trial court ...
by Anthony Accurso
Reporting from TheNew Republic highlights how police departments are turning to electric car manufacturers to replace aging fleet vehicles.
Climate change and pandemic budget-cuts have police departments considering ways to both save money and prepare for a green energy future. Replacing aging gasoline-fueled patrol cars with ...
by Anthony Accurso
On Election Night, November 3, 2020, Michigan voters approved a ballot measure amending the state constitution to add electronic data and communications to the category of items protected from unreasonable searches and seizures.
After all the wrangling over the Office of the President and control of Congress ...
by Anthony Accurso
The Supreme Court of Montana ruled that the district court abused its discretion and denied defendant a fair trial by allowing expert witness testimony on statistics about false reports of sexual abuse.
Philip Bryson Grimshaw was charged with sexual intercourse without consent, in violation of § 45-5-503, ...
by Anthony Accurso
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit held that a law enforcement officer lacked reasonable suspicion of illegality when he initiated a traffic stop of a commercial vehicle based solely on the fact that commercial vehicles need a permit to travel in the area in ...
by Anthony Accurso
The Court of Appeal of California, Fourth Appellate District, ruled that a defendant’s right to confront his accuser under the Six Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was violated where the superviser of the lab tech who actually performed the drug testing, rather than the tech herself, testified ...
by Anthony Accurso
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit reversed a defendant’s conviction for possessing a firearm after determining officers lacked reasonable suspicion to stop and search him.
Raymond L. McKinney was standing with friends on a sidewalk near a gas station in San Antonio, Texas. It ...
