Covering trends in the criminal courts, analyzing court stats
By Riley Brennan | January 29, 2024
"The court provided guidance that where a person has had an initial clinical evaluation for competency at court, the commonwealth has the burden to prove by clear and convincing evidence that hospitalization is the least restrictive alternative to adequately determine the defendant's competency to stand trial. Now, prosecutors across the state have clear guidance and judges have clarity that they must make clear findings to support those temporary hospitalizations." Norfolk District Attorney's Office spokesman David Traub said.
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By Kim Chandler | The Associated Press | January 26, 2024
The execution came after a last-minute legal battle in which the condemned man'is attorneys contended the state was making him the test subject for an experimental execution method that could violate the constitutional ban on cruel and unusual punishment. Federal courts rejected Smith's bid to block it, with the latest ruling coming Thursday night from the U.S. Supreme Court.
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By Cedra Mayfield | January 26, 2024
"We believe it was a fair disposition and if the parole board follows its guidelines, we anticipate he will be released shortly," said McIver's defense attorney, Don Samuel of Garland Samuel & Loeb in Atlanta.
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By Matthew T. Mangino | January 26, 2024
For Pennsylvania, it is an opportunity to move on from the dubious distinction of being one of only two states, South Dakota is the other, providing zero state funding for indigent defense. For Pennsylvania counties the burden of providing counsel to indigent defendants was previously paid for without state assistance.
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By Colleen Murphy | January 25, 2024
"My actions have cost me my law practice, my reputation, my family's trust and respect, and have ruined me financially," Martin Martin David Eagan said at a hearing last week before the New Jersey Supreme Court.
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By Kate Brumback | The Associated Press | January 25, 2024
Defense attorneys Steve Sadow and Jennifer Little filed a motion Thursday joining an earlier effort by co-defendant Michael Roman to have Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, special prosecutor Nathan Wade and their offices thrown off the case.
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By Joshua Goodman and Jim Mustian | Associated Press | January 24, 2024
Federal prosecutors have turned their attention to two Miami defense attorneys suspected of profiting from repeated leaks of confidential DEA information.
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By Barbara Jaffe and David H. Ostwald | January 22, 2024
Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Arthur Engoron's cheerful demeanor during Donald Trump's civil fraud trial frequently de-escalated potentially explosive confrontations, a retired Manhattan justice writes. His justified self-confidence permitted him to be himself on the bench, not take himself too seriously,
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By Aleeza Furman | January 22, 2024
Temin declined to share the reason for her departure and said she is unsure exactly what she'll be doing next. But at age 89, she said, she is not ready to retire.
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By Michael Heller | January 22, 2024
The pace of change combined with the unpredictability of updates from major regulators has increased pressure on legal and compliance professionals to keep pace.
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