Covering trends in the criminal courts, analyzing court stats
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.
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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.
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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."
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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."
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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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By Kate Brumback | The Associated Press | December 19, 2023
A three-judge panel of the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit rejected Meadows' request, affirming a lower court opinion from September. The ruling is a win for Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, who brought the case and is seeking to try the remaining defendants in a single trial in a Georgia state court.
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By Colleen Murphy | December 18, 2023
"I can understand that people who are involved in low-level offenses, I don't believe that is a serious impact on jury decision-making," said Sen. Jon Bramnick. "But people involved in violent crimes, who have spent serious time in jail, and are still on probation or parole, I believe they lose the right to judge another defendant and whether that defendant is innocent or guilty."
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By Jane Wester | December 18, 2023
U.S. District Judge Edgardo Ramos said he did not believe Trevor Milton was likely to reoffend, but he nonetheless noted that "the law does not permit a pass for good intentions."
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By Alanna Durkin Richer | The Associated Press | December 18, 2023
The $148 million verdict in a defamation case brought by two former Georgia election workers marks a new low point for the man once lauded as "America's mayor," whose advocacy of Donald Trump's false election claims has led to criminal charges and hefty legal bills.
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By The Associated Press | December 15, 2023
The letters, obtained Thursday by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution through an open records request, were hand-written and terse. Neither letter acknowledges the legitimacy of Democrat Joe Biden's win in Georgia's 2020 election nor denounces the baseless conspiracy theories they pushed to claim Trump was cheated out of victory through fraud.
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