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New Jersey Expands Expungement Eligibility for Drug Court Grads

The Crime Report

New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy has signed a bill that expands the offenses eligible for expungement for drug court graduates, creating a path to expungement for recovering addicts who had been convicted of nonviolent, nonsexual child endangerment, reports the Asbury Park Press.

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Opinions filing tomorrow about mother’s poisoning of her baby, right to jury finding on sentencing issue

At the Lectern

Tomorrow morning, the Supreme Court will file its opinions in People v. In Brown , the court limited the issues to: “1. Did the trial court err in instructing the jury on the elements of first degree murder by poison (see People v. Last September, the court ordered supplemental briefing on three questions.

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Supreme Court agrees to decide an Aprendi issue

At the Lectern

At the Supreme Court’s double conference yesterday, with only six justices participating because of Justice Mariano-Florentino Cuéllar’s retirement over six weeks ago, actions of note included: Writ petition against redistricting commission fails. Supreme Court won’t require remote public access to Los Angeles Superior Court proceedings.

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Reposting: Supreme Court agrees to decide an Apprendi issue

At the Lectern

Supreme Court won’t require remote public access to Los Angeles Superior Court proceedings. The court granted review in In re Cabrera , and it limited the issue to: “Did the sentencing court err by finding petitioner’s conviction for battery with serious bodily injury (Pen. New Jersey (2000) 530 U.S.

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Justices asked to review Arizona’s life-without-parole sentencing scheme for youths

SCOTUSBlog

Share The Petitions of the Week column highlights a selection of cert petitions recently filed in the Supreme Court. A trial court in Arizona agreed that Bassett was entitled to a hearing. On appeal, however, the Arizona Supreme Court denied Bassett’s request for a hearing and dismissed his petition for post-conviction relief.

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Justice Arguelles to be remembered at December oral argument session

At the Lectern

The Supreme Court will begin its December calendar with a memorial for former Justice John Arguelles, who died in April. Arguelles, who served on the court for two years starting in 1987, was 94. The court has now posted the calendar. There had been some tech problems with the court’s website.) Code, § 243, subd. (d))

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States Increase Efforts to End ‘Internal Exile’ of Former Incarcerees: Report

The Crime Report

In Arizona, the legislatures enacted eight new laws, including broad record clearing, as well as two new laws that improved occupational licensing opportunities and a judicial “second chance” certificate.

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