Covering trends in the criminal courts, analyzing court stats
By Jane Wester | January 2, 2024
SDNY prosecutors said a second trial would not affect Bankman-Fried's guidelines range at sentencing because U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan "can already consider all of this conduct."
4 minute read
By Amanda Bronstad | January 2, 2024
U.S. District Judge Josephine Staton, in the Central District of California, issued the Tuesday docket entry after three days of testimony last year in a competency hearing and a final round of briefing.
2 minute read
By Chris O'Malley | January 2, 2024
Blackmail, battery and insider trading were among the offenses that derailed or ended careers of former legal department attorneys in 2023.
4 minute read
By Avalon Zoppo | December 26, 2023
"The Constitution plainly requires that a criminal defendant be tried in the place where the criminal conduct occurred," appeals court says.
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By Colleen Murphy | December 26, 2023
"Defendants contend they were unduly prejudiced by these video playbacks, citing research indicating that slow-motion presentations can increase a viewer's perception or inferences of intentional conduct," stated Judge Jack M. Sabatino, in his written opinion for the court. "To date, there are no published New Jersey opinions that address the question."
5 minute read
By Cary London | December 21, 2023
In a criminal case involving domestic violence in New York, a favorable Molineux ruling may occur when the judge decides to exclude evidence related to the defendant's prior bad acts— specifically a previous fight—despite the prosecution's attempt to introduce such evidence.
4 minute read
By Aleeza Furman | December 20, 2023
"My goal is to make sure that we don't miss a case and that the lawyers looking on from the outside of our court system do not see a difference," Anders said.
4 minute read
By Allison Dunn | December 20, 2023
"In sum, I agree with the Attorney General that the fentanyl chain of distribution must be attacked at every link, at every level, and that the guilty must be brought to justice," U.S. District Judge William Alsup for the Northern District of California wrote. "Refusing to seek prison time for 'Fast Track' fentanyl dealers is an egregious error. Migrants deserve our sympathy in other contexts, but when they sell fentanyl they deserve to go to prison like everyone else."
5 minute read
By Marianna Wharry | December 20, 2023
"Just as racial bias odiously infects a jury's deliberations, it can have a deleterious impact on the decision-making of a defendant weighing the merits of a plea offer," Judge Rebecca Pennell wrote. "The abrupt injection of racial bias into one's decision-making process can engender feelings of inferiority, distrust, helplessness, and self-doubt."
3 minute read
By Adolfo Pesquera | December 19, 2023
The criminal case in state district court eventually resulted in a parallel case in federal court that has since attracted, on appeal, friend of the court briefs from 25 organizations that advocate for First Amendment rights.
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