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CrimprofBloghttp://feedburner.google.comMore Thoughts on Kansas v. Ventristag:typepad.com,2003:post-664795172009-05-06T21:20:53-04:002009-05-07T01:20:53Z2009-05-07T01:20:53ZLast week, I wrote about Kansas v. Ventris in which the U.S. Supreme Court decided that statements taken from a criminal defendant in the absence of counsel can be used to impeach his testimony at trial without violating his Sixth...Joe HodnickiConfessions and InterrogationThoughts on Kansas v. Ventristag:typepad.com,2003:post-662086932009-04-30T12:52:44-04:002009-04-30T16:52:44Z2009-04-30T16:52:44ZThe U.S. Supreme Court yesterday decided that statements taken from a criminal defendant in the absence of counsel can be used to impeach his testimony at trial without violating his Sixth Amendment right to the assistance of counsel during interrogations,...Joe HodnickiConfessions and InterrogationConstitution Project Study IDs Flaws in Public Defense Systemtag:typepad.com,2003:post-655022752009-04-15T11:36:35-04:002009-04-15T15:36:35Z2009-04-15T15:36:35ZThe American legal system guarantees "equal justice under law." Those words, carved in stone on the facade of the Supreme Court, are a constitutional promise that everyone will have the same opportunity for justice. But a new report by the...CrimProf BlogEditorCriminal Justice PolicyCriminal LawNewsThink Tank ReportsCourts Look to Fines and Fees in Tough Budget Timestag:typepad.com,2003:post-651539512009-04-06T18:49:59-04:002009-04-06T22:49:59Z2009-04-06T22:49:59ZValerie Gainous paid her debt to society, but almost went to jail because of a debt to Florida’s courts. In 1996, she was convicted of writing bad checks; she paid restitution, performed community service and thought she was finished with...CrimProf BlogEditorCost of CrimeCriminal Justice PolicyCriminal LawJudge Prohibits Blackberry Use by Jurorstag:typepad.com,2003:post-649004252009-03-31T14:42:33-04:002009-03-31T18:42:33Z2009-03-31T18:42:33ZThere will be no Twittering in the courtroom. As jury selection in the blockbuster trial of famed philanthropist Brooke Astor's son opened Monday, a Manhattan judge told 200 potential jurors to put away their BlackBerrys. "I understand there is a...CrimProf BlogEditorTechnologyTrialsWeb/TechSupreme Court Rejects Peremptory Challenge Claimtag:typepad.com,2003:post-648925212009-03-31T12:12:35-04:002009-03-31T18:43:09Z2009-03-31T16:12:35ZThe U.S. Supreme Court today decided Rivera v. Illinois, No. 07-9995, unanimously rejecting the defendant's claim that the state trial court's erroneous denial of his peremptory challenge required a new trial. Justice Ginsburg delivered the opinion of the Court, and...CrimProf BlogEditorCriminal LawSupreme CourtLiptak Previews Strip Search Casetag:typepad.com,2003:post-645634052009-03-24T12:05:27-04:002009-03-24T16:05:27Z2009-03-24T16:05:27ZSavana Redding still remembers the clothes she had on — black stretch pants with butterfly patches and a pink T-shirt — the day school officials here forced her to strip six years ago. She was 13 and in eighth grade....CrimProf BlogEditorCriminal Justice PolicyCriminal LawSearch and SeizureSupreme CourtNew Mexico Repeals Death Penaltytag:typepad.com,2003:post-643458772009-03-19T01:13:35-04:002009-03-19T05:13:35Z2009-03-19T05:13:35ZAs the New York Times reported yesterday, New Mexico became the second State in eighteen months to repeal the death penalty. Thirty-five States now authorize the death penalty while fifteen States and the District of Columbia do not [Mike Mannheimer].Joe HodnickiCapital PunishmentNew Phenomenon: "Google Mistrials?"tag:typepad.com,2003:post-642823392009-03-17T17:45:13-04:002009-03-17T21:48:58Z2009-03-17T21:45:13ZLast week, a juror in a big federal drug trial in Florida admitted to the judge that he had been doing research on the case on the Internet, directly violating the judge’s instructions and centuries of legal rules. But when...CrimProf BlogEditorCriminal Justice PolicyCriminal LawTrialsTamara Lawson on Hate Crimes and Prosecutorial Discretiontag:typepad.com,2003:post-642721432009-03-17T13:43:41-04:002009-03-17T17:44:13Z2009-03-17T17:43:41ZTamara F. Lawson, a professor at St. Thomas University School of Law (Florida), has posted an interesting article draft to SSRN, "'Whites Only Tree,' Hanging Nooses, No Crime? Limiting the Prosecutorial Veto for Hate Crimes in Louisiana and Across America,"slated...CrimProf BlogEditorHeller "Firing Blanks?"tag:typepad.com,2003:post-642294512009-03-16T17:04:22-04:002009-03-16T21:04:22Z2009-03-16T21:04:22ZAbout nine months ago, the Supreme Court breathed new life into the Second Amendment, ruling for the first time that it protects an individual right to own guns. Since then, lower federal courts have decided more than 80 cases interpreting...CrimProf BlogEditorCivil RightsCriminal Justice PolicyCriminal LawSupreme CourtCrim. Prof. Gerard Lynch May be Heading to Second Circuittag:typepad.com,2003:post-640935392009-03-14T17:33:43-04:002009-03-14T21:33:43Z2009-03-14T21:33:43ZThe New York Times reported on Tuesday: "For the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, based in New York, [Obama administration] officials said the White House had settled on elevating Judge Gerard E. Lynch, a Columbia law...Joe HodnickiCrimProf MovesSCOTUS Decides Speedy Trial Clause Casetag:typepad.com,2003:post-640933392009-03-14T17:26:04-04:002009-03-14T21:26:04Z2009-03-14T21:26:04ZOn Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court decided Vermont v. Brillon. At issue was whether delays in bringing a defendant to trial that are attributable to his court-appointed lawyers should be counted against the prosecution for purposes of the Speedy Trial...Joe HodnickiSupreme CourtFatal Police Shooting of Mentally Ill Hostage-Taker Did Not Violate ADAtag:typepad.com,2003:post-632889832009-02-24T13:19:59-05:002009-02-24T18:19:59Z2009-02-24T18:19:59ZPolice officers did not violate the Americans with Disabilities Act when they fatally shot a mentally ill hostage-taker, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit held Feb. 12 (Waller v. Danville, Va., 4th Cir., No. 07-2099, 2/12/09). The...CrimProf BlogEditorCriminal Justice PolicyCriminal LawMentally IllStudy Shows Immigration Offenses Increasing the Number of Latino Federal Convictstag:typepad.com,2003:post-630283372009-02-18T15:46:49-05:002009-02-18T20:46:49Z2009-02-18T20:46:49ZThe sharp growth in illegal immigration and increased enforcement of immigration laws have dramatically altered the ethnic composition of offenders sentenced in federal courts. In 2007, Latinos accounted for 40 percent of all those convicted of federal crimes and one...CrimProf BlogEditorCriminal Justice PolicyCriminal Law