…carry statutory maximum penalties of up to 20 years in prison, but it remains to be seen what punishment the federal sentencing guidelines will recommend. Trials against additional Oath Keepers…
…the agencies that carry it out. If you want to read a closer-to-home review of North Carolina’s experience with Justice Reinvestment, I recently wrote an informal one for the True…
…in the cocktail of drugs used in executions. Four death row inmates were plaintiffs, but one was just executed, leaving three more to carry the case forward. States have started…
…property from their vehicles if the vehicle’s speed between stops is 20 mph or less; Property carrying vehicles used for agricultural purpose in intrastate commerce; Motor vehicles that are not…
…be carrying a firearm, given the connection between guns and drug activity. After determining the law enforcement officer had authority to detain and frisk defendant, the Court held that the…
…about a non-testifying analyst’s work (the nonhearsay basis) but left open the possibility that some evidence of this sort still may be admitted on the basis that it is nontestimonial….
…would again open fire while Covington was surrounded by five armed officers. Scalia believed that rather than suggesting an ongoing emergency, Covington’s medical situation actually reinforced the testimonial character of…
…victim’s propensity for violence. The defendant argued that the State had opened the door to admission of the cell-phone evidence by introducing testimony about Brandon’s personality through his parents’ testimony,…
…of the two potential jurors to disclose the details they had listed on the questionnaire when asked in open court. The court denied the Batson challenge. The jury was ultimately…
…you get open file discovery. Mostly though, it’s the culture—it’s just not done in my district. BDs: What a crazy state. Great barbecue and basketball though. ********************************* Our statutes clearly…
