Brady Reconstructed: An Overdue Expansion of Rights and Remedies Leonard Sosnov Widener University – School of Law 2014 New Mexico Law Review, Vol. 45, No. 1, 2014 Abstract: Over fifty years ago, the Supreme Court held in Brady v Maryland, 373 U.S. 83 (1963), that the Due Process Clause requires…
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Worth the Read
New Developments in Criminal Law: Child Pornography and Appellate Review, by MAJ Jeremy Stephens. THE ABUSE OF DISCRETION STANDARD OF REVIEW IN MILITARY JUSTICE APPEALS, by COLONEL JEREMY STONE WEBER.
Motive to fabricate-a short explanation
Regardless of the type of case, motive to falsely testify of a primary witness is almost always of some relevance. The recent case of Nappi v. Yelich, from the Tenth highlights that. The Sixth Amendment’s confrontation right, which applies equally to defendants in state prosecutions, “means more than being allowed to…
Worth the Read–Cellphones
Protecting the Privacies of Digital Life: Riley v. California, the Fourth Amendment’s Particularity Requirement, and Search Protocols for Cell Phone Search Warrants William Clark, Boston College, Law School, Students June 30, 2015 Boston College Law Review, Forthcoming Abstract: In 2014, in Riley v. California, the U.S. Supreme Court held that…
Interesting reading on drunk sex accusations
http://www.theamericanconservative.com/dreher/too-drunk-to-have-sex/ http://www.slate.com/articles/double_x/doublex/2015/02/drunk_sex_on_campus_universities_are_struggling_to_determine_when_intoxicated.html Of course the danger for men in particular is enhanced by the fraud propagated during sexual assault training that one drink means no consent. I think it fair to call this aspect of training a fraud because it is medically and legally false. And, in my view knowingly…
An interesting civil action
Doe v. Regents of the University of Southern California San Diego While the Court respects the university’s determination to address sexual abuse and violence on its campus, after reviewing the Administrative Record, the Court finds that in this particularly case, the hearing against petitioner was unfair.
New CAAF grant
No. 15-0664/AF. U.S. v. Sean J. Chero. CCA 38470. On consideration of the petition for grant of review of the decision of the United States Air Force Court of Criminal Appeals, it is ordered that said petition is hereby granted on the following issue: WHETHER THE MILITARY JUDGE ABUSED HIS…
New CAAF grant
No. 15-0476/AR. U.S. v. Eric L. Rapert. CCA 20130309. On consideration of the petition for grant of review of the decision of the United States Army Court of Criminal Appeals, it is ordered that said petition is hereby granted on the following issue: WHETHER THE FINDING OF GUILTY FOR CHARGE…
An interesting confrontation issue
Are you at a base overseas? Do you have foreign national witnesses or foreign language documents as evidence in your case? United States v. Aifang Ye, No. 12-10576 (9th Cir. 2015) may be of interest to you. The court held that the defendant’s argument that the government’s failure to call certain…
Interesting FL case on SOR
Jershun v. State (FL).