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SCOTUSBlog
MARCH 18, 2024
Share The Petitions of the Week column highlights a selection of cert petitions recently filed in the Supreme Court. Kentucky , the Supreme Court ruled that it is unconstitutional to strike jurors in a criminal trial because of their race. Over Johnson’s objection, the trial court reinstated the Black juror.
The Crime Report
JANUARY 24, 2022
According to the reports, which are the result of two years of research, New Mexico is short more than 600 full-time public defenders across adult and juvenile courts, whereas Oregon is short nearly 1,300 public defenders. Those standards are expected to be released in May, replacing metrics that have been in place for decades.
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The Crime Report
APRIL 8, 2022
A common misconception, perpetuated by popular television shows and movies, as well as the Sixth Amendment, is that everyone gets their day in court. But they were still frog-marched into a plea bargain by their defense attorney or the prosecutor or the judge or some combination thereof. The courts are not for landless laborers.
The Crime Report
DECEMBER 15, 2021
Georgia, Kentucky and Tennessee are among states where “reckless provision” of a firearm to a minor can lead to criminal charges. Do we take this law from a misdemeanor charge to a felony charge? Shannon Smith and Mariell Lehman, defense attorneys for the parents, said in a Dec. That may be what it takes.”. Cassie Chew.
JURIST
FEBRUARY 15, 2024
Kentucky’s Senate passed a bill on Wednesday that would automatically transfer children charged with certain violent felonies to adult court. ” The classes of felonies cover offenses such as homicide, robbery, human trafficking and sexual offenses. .” The bill passed the chamber by a vote of 25-9.
SCOTUSBlog
MAY 31, 2024
Share The Relist Watch column examines cert petitions that the Supreme Court has “relisted” for its upcoming conference. The Supreme Court cleared out quite a bit of its backlog of relisted cases at last week’s conference. A short explanation of relists is available here.
SCOTUSBlog
MAY 28, 2024
And over a dissent by Justice Neil Gorsuch, the justices declined to decide whether the Constitution guarantees the right to a trial by a 12-person jury when the defendant is charged with a felony. As the case comes to the Supreme Court, Medrano contended that the use of his statements violated his rights under Miranda v.
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