by Anthony Accurso
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit vacated the conviction of two defendants on possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine charges because the prosecutor’s numerous improper comments amounted to flagrant misconduct.
Luis Morales-Montanez and Jessica Acosta pleaded guilty to charges involving marijuana, cocaine, and guns ...
by Anthony Accurso
The Supreme Court of Montana held that facts leading up to the traffic stop at issue do not amount to the particularized suspicion required to initiate a lawful stop under Montana law.
On the afternoon of January 14, 2017, Missoula County Sheriff’s Deputy Tyler Terrill observed Billy ...
by Anthony Accurso
An article recently published on TheAntiMedia.com highlights various ways the U.S. government and corporations track one’s everyday movements through his or her cellphone and singles out Google’s Sensorvault project for scrutiny.
Between the revelations of whistleblower Edward Snowden, the efforts of organizations like the Electronic ...
by Anthony Accurso
A new study shows that neurobiological evidence (brain scans) used at sentencing may reduce the amount of prison time prescribed at sentencing but may conversely also increase the amount of prescribed involuntary hospitalization.
This study performed by researchers at Georgia State University used controlled surveys of ...
by Anthony Accurso
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit reversed a district court’s denial of a defendant’s § 2255 motion, holding the lower court committed clear error when it rejected defendant’s claim that his attorney’s failure to challenge a prior drug conviction for use as a career ...
by Anthony Accurso
A recent Vice.com article draws attention to a pioneering study that concludes court reporters exhibit low proficiency with African American English (“AAE”), and that the problem results in a systemic deprivation of the most basic rights in the criminal justice system.
Rachel Jeantel was a ...
by Anthony Accurso
The Supreme Court of Kansas overturned a decision of the Court of Appeals and vacated the defendant’s sentence because the district court’s only reason for lengthening his sentence on remand was defendant’s successful appeal.
Wyatt G. Brown pleaded no contest to one count of aggravated sodomy ...
by Anthony Accurso
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit vacated and remanded the revocation sentence of Adrián Vázquez-Méndez because the sentencing judge likely extended the sentence for the purposes of rehabilitation.
In 2001, Vázquez-Méndez pleaded guilty in a federal district court in Puerto Rico to one ...
