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Beards and Brady (i.e., religious freedom and criminal procedure)

SCOTUSBlog

Convicted CEO asks justices whether Brady imposes a due diligence requirement on defendants. United States , the justices are asked to decide whether a due diligence requirement exists for defendants advancing claims under Brady v. Muslim prisoner argues that Georgia corrections’ limit on beard lengths violates his religious exercise.

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Court Officers Told Jurors Not To Discuss Cases During Deliberations, Says Grand Jury Foreman

The Crime Report

It instructed jurors that they would sit through witness testimony and review evidence by a prosecutor, and then “discuss with each other the evidence and the legal instructions” before voting on whether or not there is probable cause to indict each felony suspect. Now, my client brings up a very valid point: How do you rob a car dealership?”

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Injunction Junction And Circuit Splits Too

Above The Law

Maryland v. Maryland by failing to disclose his observation notes, which suggested the hair might not have matched Hardin’s. Houston was convicted of two counts of murder and two counts of felonious assault in Ohio state court, and his habeas petition was dismissed as untimely under AEDPAs one-year statute of limitations.

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