The Crime Report

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

On Monday, the Supreme Court heard arguments in a case set to decide whether a defendant has to actually “steal an identity,” under at least common understanding of what that means, to be convicted of aggravated identity theft under federal law. Now, the court is set to decide if that qualifies as identity theft under the law.

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JURIST

JUNE 21, 2024

The US Supreme Court held Thursday in Gonzalez v. The Supreme Court found that the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals erroneously applied these principles. After two heated council meetings, it was alleged that Gonzales had placed the petition—with over 300 signatures—in her binder, violating a Texas anti-tampering statute.

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JURIST

MAY 25, 2021

The US Supreme Court ruled unanimously Monday against a non-US citizen who was contesting his indictment for unlawful re-entry into the country. In 1998, an immigration judge found that Palomar-Santiago had committed an aggravated felony under the federal immigration laws when he was convicted for driving under the influence.

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JURIST

JUNE 3, 2024

The US Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear Delligatti v. The court granted the case certiorari and added it to its docket for the 2024 to 2025 term. ” However, this definition has emerged as controversial as courts have disagreed over applying the definition. This brings the court to the issue in Delligatti v.

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FDA Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Walsh — As readers of the FDA Law Blog know, the FDC Act is a strict liability criminal enforcement statute that can impose criminal misdemeanor penalties on a person without any showing of intent. His arguments were rejected by the district court, and the 9th Circuit affirmed the felony conviction.

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SCOTUSBlog

APRIL 14, 2023

On Monday, the court will hear argument in a pair of cases, Pugin v. While aggravated felonies were initially limited to a few serious crimes, Congress has expanded the list to encompass a broader array of criminal activity, including – in 1996 – “offenses relating to the obstruction of justice.” Share In 1948, Justice William O.

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SCOTUSBlog

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Share On Tuesday, the court heard argument in Jones v. Hendrix , a case that exemplifies the Gordian knot that is the federal habeas corpus statute. Two decades into his prison term, the Supreme Court decided in Rehaif v. 922(g) and sentenced to more than 27 years’ incarceration. In 1948, Congress passed 28 U.S.C.

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JURIST

JUNE 5, 2021

In a 6-3 decision on Thursday, the US Supreme Court held that a former police sergeant did not violate the 1986 Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) when he used his patrol car computer to access a police database for personal purposes.

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CourtTechBulletin

JUNE 20, 2022

The Administrative Office of the Courts is issuing a Request for Proposals (RFP) to redesign the website of the New Mexico Judiciary (www.nmcourts.gov). The redesign should produce an easy-to-navigate website to help the public conduct business with courts statewide and provide information about court services and operations to website users.

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FDA Law Blog

AUGUST 4, 2022

Kirschenbaum — In a recent decision, the Second Circuit upheld the HHS Office of the Inspector General (OIG)’s position that Pfizer’s proposed copay assistance program for its high-cost heart treatment would violate the Federal Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS). The Second Circuit’s Interpretation of the Anti-Kickback Statute. Pfizer, Inc.

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At the Lectern

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Two months ago , the Supreme Court in People v. 5th 952 interpreted Penal Code section 1170.95, which was enacted in Senate Bill 1437 , 2018 legislation narrowing murder liability under the felony murder theory and the natural and probable consequences doctrine. Lewis (2021) 11 Cal.5th Lewis (2021) 11 Cal.5th See here and here.)

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SCOTUSBlog

MAY 24, 2021

Share The Supreme Court on Monday unanimously ruled against a non-U.S. Eight years later, an immigration judge found that his California conviction for driving under the influence was an aggravated felony under the federal immigration laws. But six years after his deportation, the Supreme Court ruled in Leocal v.

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At the Lectern

MARCH 16, 2023

At yesterday’s Supreme Court conference , a double one, actions of note included: Court allows clemency for one, returns files to be redacted for four others. 2) May a superior court ever set pretrial bail above an arrestee’s ability to pay?” ” In its landmark In re Humphrey (2021) 11 Cal.5th Resentencing.

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JURIST

APRIL 24, 2021

The Supreme Court on Tuesday heard oral arguments in two cases involving one of its own precedents regarding felony firearms possession. The justices pushed Solicitor General Benjamin Snyder on what kinds of evidence an appellate court can use, and how far outside the trial court record they can go.

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JURIST

JUNE 15, 2021

The US Supreme Court on Monday limited new trials for felons convicted for being in possession of a firearm, limiting the retroactive application of its 2019 decision Rehaif v. The court found that neither carried that burden, as both had been convicted of multiple felonies prior. United States. The issue in Greer v.

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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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At the Lectern

JUNE 26, 2023

Prudholme , the Supreme Court today holds that legislation reducing maximum probation terms applies retroactively and, when so applied, doesn’t jeopardize a plea agreement reached under the harsher superseded law. It’s not an easily resolved issue, because the Legislature didn’t specify an answer. In People v.

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At the Lectern

JULY 14, 2024

Arellano , the Supreme Court on Thursday restricted a superior court’s resentencing options for defendants who successfully have their murder convictions vacated under 2018 legislation — Senate Bill 1437 — that limited accomplice liability for felony murder and eliminated it for murder under the natural-and-probable-consequences doctrine.

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JURIST

JANUARY 14, 2023

Director Nils Muižnieks issued his statement after Greece’s Court of Appeal of Mytilene dropped some of the misdemeanor charges previously laid against the volunteers. The statute of limitations for the remaining misdemeanor charges against the two will expire in February. All we want is justice. We want this to go to trial.

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SCOTUSBlog

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Share The federal aggravated identity theft statute imposes a two-year sentence for any person who, “during and in relation to” certain enumerated felonies, “knowingly transfers, possesses, or uses without lawful authority, a means of identification of another person.” United States. United States. Dubin disagrees. A panel of the U.S.

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SCOTUSBlog

OCTOBER 1, 2021

The Supreme Court will answer this question in Wooden v. The court will hear oral argument on Monday, the first day of the 2021-22 term and the first time the justices will be back in the courtroom for an in-person hearing in more than 18 months. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit agreed with the government.

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SCOTUSBlog

JUNE 15, 2021

Share Federal felon-in-possession defendants who fail in the trial court to assert their rights under the Supreme Court’s 2019 decision in Rehaif v. United States face an “uphill climb” to get a new trial or plea proceeding, the court stated Monday in Greer v. United States and United States v.

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JURIST

DECEMBER 15, 2021

The US District Court for the District of Columbia Tuesday sentenced a North Carolina man to 28 months in prison after he pleaded guilty to a federal felony charge regarding a threat he made against House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. The man, Cleveland Grover Meredith, Jr., pleaded guilty to interstate communication of threats.

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Constitutional Law Reporter

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Supreme Court recently agreed to consider a case that is expected to define the scope of federal identity theft law. The specific issue before the Court in Dubin v. After a district court upheld the convictions, Dubin appealed. Issues Before the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court granted certiorari on November 22, 2022.

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At the Lectern

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Here are some notable Supreme Court actions at its conference yesterday: Public records retention. The court granted review in both City of Gilroy v. Superior Court and Law Foundation of Silicon Valley v. Superior Court , consolidated the cases, and made City of Gilroy the lead case. ” Prior prison enhancements.

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At the Lectern

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

At its conference yesterday, the Supreme Court’s actions of note included: Whistleblower. The court granted review in Brown v. In an unpublished opinion , the Second District, Division One, Court of Appeal, ruled that retaliation claims by a city’s elected treasurer should have been dismissed under the anti-SLAPP statute.

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SCOTUSBlog

APRIL 20, 2023

Cordero-Garcia , the justices sought to define the contours of an “offense relating to the obstruction of justice,” which is one among the prior convictions that subjects noncitizens to mandatory removal from the United States as an “aggravated felony.” The argument on Monday did not provide a clear path forward.

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At the Lectern

APRIL 7, 2022

Lopez , the Supreme Court today holds a statute increasing the punishment for gang-related home invasion robberies doesn’t apply to a conviction of conspiracy to commit such a robbery. ” The court reverses the Fifth District Court of Appeal’s published opinion. In People v.

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JURIST

JANUARY 3, 2024

The case is in the US District Court for the Western District of Texas Austin Division. The law creates a misdemeanor offense for violation of the statute and a felony crime for multiple offenses. Last month, Abbott signed SB 4.

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At the Lectern

MAY 4, 2023

” The court’s unanimous opinion by Justice Goodwin Liu notes that since enactment of the statute (Welfare and Institutions Code section 702), “we have thrice remanded for further proceedings to remedy noncompliance with its express declaration requirement.” In In re F.M. ,

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At the Lectern

JULY 26, 2021

Lewis , the Supreme Court today gives already convicted defendants a better chance of getting relief under Senate Bill 1437 , 2018 legislation which narrowed murder liability under the felony murder theory and eliminated it under the natural and probable consequences doctrine. In People v.

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SCOTUSBlog

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Dubin concerns the reach of the federal aggravated identity theft statute and whether a person must steal another’s identity to commit the crime. Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Neil Gorsuch, and Ketanji Brown Jackson worried about the due process vagueness concerns that could result from the government’s broad reading of the statute.

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SCOTUSBlog

JUNE 24, 2021

United States , the Supreme Court analyzed the Armed Career Criminal Act ’s force clause or elements clause. Under the ACCA, a person who has three violent felony convictions and is then convicted of possessing a firearm faces a mandatory minimum sentence of 15 years. The case came to the court after Charles Borden Jr.

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At the Lectern

OCTOBER 3, 2024

The Supreme Court granted review in three criminal cases at its conference yesterday. The court granted review in People v. The court hasn’t limited the issues, but we haven’t seen the petition for review, which might have raised only one issue. The court also agreed to hear People v. Wiley (see here ).

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The Crime Report

MARCH 7, 2022

More than 60 crimes fall under the hate crime statute in New York, from simple menacing to possession of a biological weapon. The state data shows that the more serious felony arrests for hate crimes yielded felony convictions — whether as a hate crime or not — in 19 percent of the cases closed citywide between 2015 and 2020.

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At the Lectern

OCTOBER 19, 2023

At its confer e nce yesterday, the Supreme Court granted review in one criminal case and one civil case and took a few other notable actions: Another SB 1437 resentencing case. The Supreme Court agreed to decide an another issue arising from the 2018 legislation — Senate Bill 1437 — that limited criminal liability for felony murder.

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At the Lectern

MAY 19, 2022

At the Supreme Court’s conference yesterday, actions of note included: Supreme Court allows Governor to commute murder sentence. The court issued writs of review in California-American Water Company v. The court also granted review in People v. Prudholme , a case which the Supreme Court un-held this past December.

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