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Texas Supreme Court places hold on lower court order allowing woman to obtain an abortion

JURIST

The Texas Supreme Court placed an administrative stay on Friday on a lower court’s temporary restraining order (TRO) that barred the enforcement of the state’s strict abortion bans on a pregnant woman whose fetus was recently diagnosed with a fatal condition. This is not the only abortion-related case in the Texas Supreme Court.

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US DOJ sues Texas over state law criminalizing illegal entry from abroad

JURIST

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) sued Texas and Governor Greg Abbott in his official capacity on Wednesday over a state law that criminalizes illegal entry into the border state from anywhere but a port of entry, exerting state jurisdiction over what is usually a federal matter. Last month, Abbott signed SB 4.

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Ohio grand jury declines to charge woman with abuse of corpse after at-home miscarriage

JURIST

The Trumbull County prosecutor’s office stated that, after evaluating the case, they believed Watts did not violate the Ohio Criminal Statute of Abuse of a Corpse. Watts had initially been charged with felony abuse of a corpse in October after Warren County police found the remains of her pregnancy in her toilet and trash.

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Texas DA Dismisses Murder Charge Against Woman for ‘Self-Induced Abortion’

The Crime Report

Starr County, Texas district attorney Gocha Allen Ramirez, has dismissed the murder charge levied against Lizelle Herrera for having a “self-induced abortion,” saying that it was clear that she did not commit a criminal act under state law, reports the New York Times.

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Supreme Court to Clarify What Constitutes Identity Theft

Constitutional Law Reporter

David Dubin was the managing partner of PARTS, a psychology practice in Texas. United States is whether identity theft occurs anytime a person uses someone else’s name in the commission of a crime. Facts of the Case. In April 2013, a treatment facility in San Antonio asked PARTS to evaluate a child known as Patient L.

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‘Outrageous Outcomes’: Plea Bargaining and the Justice System

The Crime Report

The remaining 97 percent have been decided by plea bargain: an arrangement made between a prosecutor, defense attorney, judge, and the defendant under which an individual enters a guilty or no contest plea in exchange for a reduction in the level of a charge, a reduced number of charges, or the recommendation of a lighter sentence.

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Opponents of Bail Reform Rely on ‘Fear Tactics,’ Conference Told  

The Crime Report

In 2019, New York passed a bill eliminating both cash bail for most misdemeanors and non-violent felony offenses and judges’ discretion in setting bail amounts in those cases. percent of violent felony arrests were of suspects with open cases in 2019. That is what is happening.”. Critic: Bail Reform Made Things Worse. percent and 25.1

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