JURIST
FEBRUARY 4, 2023
Hamilton County Prosecuting Attorney Melissa Powers announced Friday that three officers involved in the fatal shooting of Joe Frasure, Jr. The decision not to bring charges against the officers is one of the first official actions Powers has taken as Prosecuting Attorney. Joe Frasure, Jr. succumbed to his injuries on January 31, 2023.
SCOTUSBlog
MARCH 18, 2024
Kentucky , the Supreme Court ruled that it is unconstitutional to strike jurors in a criminal trial because of their race. The assistant district attorney, John Johnson, was entitled to strike up to 10 remaining jurors from the pool; he struck seven of the eight Black jurors. Kentucky under Section 2254(d)(1).
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The Crime Report
JANUARY 24, 2022
Reporting on the latest data, OPB details that Oregon’s public defense system’s stress has had long-lasting implications, as it has one-third of the attorneys the state news to “adequately represent criminal defendants.”. Those standards are expected to be released in May, replacing metrics that have been in place for decades.
The Crime Report
APRIL 8, 2022
The remaining 97 percent have been decided by plea bargain: an arrangement made between a prosecutor, defense attorney, judge, and the defendant under which an individual enters a guilty or no contest plea in exchange for a reduction in the level of a charge, a reduced number of charges, or the recommendation of a lighter sentence.
The Crime Report
DECEMBER 15, 2021
Georgia, Kentucky and Tennessee are among states where “reckless provision” of a firearm to a minor can lead to criminal charges. Do we take this law from a misdemeanor charge to a felony charge? Shannon Smith and Mariell Lehman, defense attorneys for the parents, said in a Dec. That may be what it takes.”.
JURIST
FEBRUARY 15, 2024
Kentucky’s Senate passed a bill on Wednesday that would automatically transfer children charged with certain violent felonies to adult court. ” The classes of felonies cover offenses such as homicide, robbery, human trafficking and sexual offenses. .” The bill passed the chamber by a vote of 25-9.
The Crime Report
JUNE 27, 2022
Governor Kay Ivey announced Friday that Alabama would immediately ask the court to strike down “any legal barriers to enforcing” a 2019 law, HB314, that makes performing an abortion a felony. Alabama’s Attorney General was granted an emergency motion to dissolve an injunction against the law on Friday afternoon.
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