The Crime Report
JANUARY 20, 2022
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.
The Crime Report
APRIL 21, 2022
Advocates are pushing states to create updated felony standards, arguing that outdated laws, which vary wildly from state to state, are unfairly making felons out of people who committed minor crimes such as stealing a pair of shoes, reports Axios.
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The Crime Report
AUGUST 10, 2022
So-called “second chance laws” involving felony charges often take longer to clear than misdemeanors. In addition, as part of the law, former offenders don’t have to check yes when asked if they’ve committed a felony, which often works as a barrier for formerly incarcerated people.
The Crime Report
JANUARY 25, 2022
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. We have come a long way in the past five years, but there is still a long way to go.”.
SCOTUSBlog
MAY 20, 2024
Colorado 23-831 Issues : (1) Whether a prior misdemeanor conviction that elevates a subsequent offense from a misdemeanor to a felony is an element of the subsequent offense that must be found by a jury beyond a reasonable doubt under Apprendi v. New Jersey ; and (2) whether this court should overrule Almendarez-Torres v.
At the Lectern
DECEMBER 16, 2021
d)) was a serious felony (id., §§ 667, subd. (a)(1), New Jersey (2000) 530 U.S. 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. Code, § 243, subd. (d)) a)(1), 1192.7, See Apprendi v.
At the Lectern
DECEMBER 17, 2021
d)) was a serious felony (id., §§ 667, subd. (a)(1), New Jersey (2000) 530 U.S. 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. Code, § 243, subd. (d)) a)(1), 1192.7, See Apprendi v.
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