The Crime Report

JANUARY 10, 2023

Washington’s Supreme Court declared Washington’s felony drug possession statute unconstitutional in 2021 because it made possession a felony, whether someone was aware of the drugs being on them or not. Lawmakers responded to the ruling by temporarily making drug possession a simple misdemeanor.

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

In March 2023, McDonald testified before the state senate, calling gun violence a “public health crisis.” ” Judge Kwamé Rowe sentenced the shooter, Ethan Crumbley, in December 2023 to life without the possibility of parole. McDonald has been vocal about the issue of gun violence since the Oxford shooting.

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The Crime Report

JULY 16, 2021

Illinois legal classifications range from Class 4 felonies to Class X felonies and can carry sentences from probation for up to 30 months to a prison sentence of up to 30 years. The majority of those convicted and sentenced to prison for felony firearm possession have not been convicted of a prior violent crime.

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

The hearing summary form, covering Haley’s January 20, 2023, administrative hearing, states: [Y]ou admitted you shared the photos in a text message with five (5) people; one civilian employee, two [Memphis Police Department] officers, and one female acquaintance.

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Broadcast Law Blog

APRIL 16, 2023

The FCC has requested comments on NAB’s petition asking the Commission to grant a two-year extension of the May 26, 2023 deadline by which broadcasters must comply with Section 79.2(b)(2)(ii) The FCC’s Enforcement Bureau issued a Revocation Order revoking the license of an FM station in Pennsylvania.

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The Crime Report

JUNE 14, 2023

Foehner has been charged with seven felony counts under state law and one misdemeanor under New York City administrative law. His top charge is for felony possession of a weapon in the first degree , under a specific portion of New York State law addressing the possession of ten or more firearms.

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 4, 2023

The independent database Fatal Encounters indicates that police have already killed 79 people across the US through January 2023. succumbed to his injuries on January 31, 2023. The announcement comes amidst refocused national attention on police violence following the recent police killing of Tyre Nichols in Memphis, Tennesee.

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JURIST

APRIL 10, 2024

Judge Kwamé Rowe sentenced the shooter, Ethan Crumbley, in December 2023 to life without the possibility of parole. The post Michigan judge sentences parents of Oxford High School shooter to 10 to 15 years in prison appeared first on JURIST - News.

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JURIST

MARCH 21, 2024

In January 2023, six members of Mississippi law enforcement entered the home of Michael Jenkins and Eddie Parker without a warrant or exigent circumstances. Despite having no probable cause to believe that either man was involved in criminal acts, the Mississippi officers handcuffed both men in their home.

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FDA Law Blog

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

17, 2023, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the first-ever conviction of two corporate executives in a criminal prosecution for failure to report a consumer product defect under the CPSA. Then, earlier this year, in April 2023, Gree USA, Inc., See 15 U.S.C. § 2070. Now, fifteen years later, on Nov.

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The Crime Report

APRIL 14, 2022

These amendments would also allow federal prosecution of those individuals legally carrying a firearm in a school zone but engaged in other felonious activity with which the GFSZA was concerned, such as drug dealing, gang activity, or criminal violence. “In Tyler Smotherman will graduate from Texas Law Tech in May 2023.

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The Crime Report

JULY 21, 2023

Twenty-six other states besides Texas still allow for the execution of individuals involved in felony murder offenses, even though they did not fire the fatal shot or had no prior knowledge that a fatal shot would be fired or, worse yet, were not even present when the fatal shot was fired. The same legislative scenario proved true in 2023.

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At the Lectern

AUGUST 31, 2023

The court issued a constitutionally required recommendation allowing Governor Gavin Newsom to pardon Beverly Taylor for 1998 and 1999 drug-related felony convictions. (See Catarino (2023) 14 Cal.5th Clemency approved. See here for more about the court and clemency.) Reynoza (see here ) and another one holding for People v.

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The Crime Report

OCTOBER 20, 2023

6 riot and said in a news release that it didn’t know about his alleged involvement in the attack until July 2023, when it learned he was under FBI investigation. The department has since suspended without pay and is “taking steps to terminate his employment” after his indictment on felony charges.

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At the Lectern

DECEMBER 13, 2024

Superior Court (Mitchell) , the Supreme Court yesterday held that a superior court exceeded its jurisdiction in reducing a charged felony to a misdemeanor after a preliminary hearing and before sentencing. Superior Court (Mitchell) (2023) 94 Cal.App.5th In People v. 5th 595, 599.)

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At the Lectern

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

The court granted review in July 2023. Superior Court (Mitchell) : When the court granted review in November 2023, it limited the issues to: “(1) Does Penal Code section 1238 authorize an appeal by the People from a superior court’s post-preliminary hearing, prejudgment order reducing a felony ‘wobbler’ offense to a misdemeanor? (2)

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The Crime Report

OCTOBER 31, 2023

The 11th state in the country to pass the Clean Slate Act during the 2023 legislative session, Minnesota’s law will automatically expunge records for non-violent, non-felony crimes starting on Jan. The clinic will help the 5 percent of people eligible for expungement go through the process.

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At the Lectern

JULY 10, 2024

subdivision (e), is the trial court permitted to impose not only the target offense or underlying felony, but also corresponding enhancements? The court granted review in March 2023. In Arellano , the court is expected to decide: When a defendant obtains resentencing of a conviction under Penal Code section 1172.6,

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The Crime Report

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

On Wednesday, Digmon was also charged with two felony counts of violating state ethics law for allegedly using her school board position to solicit a thing of value by selling more than $2,500 in advertisements to the board. ” Abuse of grand jury information is a felony under Alabama law.

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Day on Torts

MAY 12, 2023

5, 2023), plaintiff filed a malicious prosecution claim based on an underlying criminal case. Plaintiff alleged that after he criticized defendant union, defendant accused him of misusing union funds and caused him to be charged with two state felonies. National Treasury Employees Union, Chapter 39 , — S.W.3d 3d —, No.

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The Crime Report

DECEMBER 15, 2023

has been indicted by a grand jury for 20 alleged crimes including felony fraud and first-degree theft for allegedly stealing more than $263,000 from the city’s Medicaid program through fraudulent claims, Keith L. A mental health therapist in Washington D.C. Alexander reports for the Washington Post.

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The Crime Report

MAY 9, 2023

s life on March 24, 2023, in an adult Texas prison facility speaks volumes about the ineptitude of the nation’s penal system and the conservative ideological politics of its judicial system in dealing with juvenile offenders. The tragic end to Joshua Keith Beasley Jr.’s

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Constitutional Law Reporter

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Oral arguments have not yet been scheduled, but a decision is expected before the term ends in June 2023. A jury found Dubin guilty of one charge of healthcare fraud and aggravated identity theft. The post Supreme Court to Clarify What Constitutes Identity Theft appeared first on Constitutional Law Reporter.

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At the Lectern

JANUARY 12, 2023

Yesterday’s Supreme Court conference , a double one, was one of several firsts: the first conference of 2023, the first with Patricia Guerrero as chief justice, and the first for new Justice Kelli Evans. Also, the conference featured Justice Evans’s first dissenting vote.

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At the Lectern

JUNE 10, 2024

The latest docket entries, in October 2023, show a defense motion — and the People’s response to the motion — to stay the appeal and for a limited remand or, in the alternative, for calendar preference. The supplemental briefing was completed in August 2023. Party briefing was completed in May 2023. 1950 (Stats.

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At the Lectern

JULY 18, 2024

But there were notable actions, including: Felony murder resentencing. Curiel (2023) 15 Cal.5th 2023) 14 Cal.5th Rojas (2023) 15 Cal.5th Relatively, that’s a small number. Taking yet another Senate Bill 1437 case, the court agreed to decide People v. ” (Emphasis added.) Tran (2022) 13 Cal.5th

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At the Lectern

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

” Party briefing was initially completed in June 2022, but the court ordered supplemental briefing in May 2023 about [w]hether California recognizes a common law taxpayer standing doctrine to bring actions against state officials and, if so, whether the plaintiff in this case has established any such standing. 1950 (Stats. 567 (Stats.

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At the Lectern

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Emanuel , another case concerning a resentencing petition under Senate Bill 1437 , legislation that limited criminal liability for felony murder and eliminated it for murder under the natural-and-probable-consequences doctrine. 1307 (2023-2024 Reg. 2023) 14 Cal.5th Murder resentencing. The court will also hear People v.

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At the Lectern

JANUARY 23, 2025

Curiel (2023) 15 Cal.5th The defendant was sentenced over 40 years ago to life without parole for felony murder after a jury’s true finding of felony-murder special circumstances. The 2018 legislation narrowed felony murder liability and allows for resentencing. 5th 433, 451-452.”

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NewmanFerraraLLP

DECEMBER 9, 2022

” That instruction relates to the “felony-murder rule,” which generally allows a court to hold a defendant responsible for a murder that occurs during the commission of a crime, even if the defendant didn’t commit the killing. “It didn’t matter what either attorney said at that point,” Carol added.

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At the Lectern

APRIL 18, 2024

Nine arguments makes early-May the largest calendar of the 2023-2024 term thus far and goes a long way towards fulfilling Chief Justice Patricia Guerrero’s pledge to increase the court’s opinion output during the term’s second half. (2) The court issued an order to show cause on the original writ petition in November 2023.

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At the Lectern

MARCH 13, 2024

Superior Court (Guevara) , where a divided Second District, Division Six, Court of Appeal published opinion granted a prosecution writ petition and overturned a superior court order reducing to eight years a three strikes sentence of 25-years-to-life, the third strike having been a non-serious, non-violent felony. Salazar (2023) 15 Cal.5th

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At the Lectern

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Mumin (2023) 15 Cal.5th 5th 1085 (see here ) — a 7-0-3 opinion — held that, for determining constitutional equal protection rights, people under conservatorships for the gravely disabled are similarly situated with those committed to state hospitals after being found not guilty of a felony by reason of insanity.

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SCOTUSBlog

JANUARY 8, 2024

Smith was charged with five felony counts. Tori Madden) The court will end the January session with two of the biggest cases of the 2023-24 term, Relentless v. (Tori Madden) In 2019, agents with a search warrant found Jason Smith and two others inside a shed which contained six pounds of marijuana, meth, and drug paraphernalia.

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At the Lectern

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

The petition is not available online, so it’s not clear what issue or issues attracted the recorded votes, but the docket shows the court asked for an informal response to “address petitioner’s second claim regarding the paper review parole process for inmates convicted of nonviolent felonies.”

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At the Lectern

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

The dispute is whether a superior court can consider grand jury testimony in deciding if a defendant meets the criteria for resentencing under SB 1437 and subsequent amending legislation, which narrowed liability under the felony murder and the natural and probable consequences doctrines.

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At the Lectern

APRIL 25, 2024

2023) 14 Cal.5th 5th 209, where the Second District, Division Two, rejected an equal protection challenge to the scheme for ending the civil commitment of a person who has been declared incompetent to stand trial for certain felonies and who continues to pose a danger to others because of the person’s “developmental disability.”

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