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JULY 28, 2022
Then, an opportunity came along to work for the County Public Defender’s Office, defending people in misdemeanor, felony, and now the only paralegal in the office on capital cases. So, what are the things we do that get YOU thinking this could be the best career decision you make as a Criminal Law Paralegal? Conflict Checks.
SCOTUSBlog
APRIL 21, 2021
Gary , it was that the justices are struggling to draw boundaries around the circumstances in which federal criminal defendants are entitled to a new proceeding in the district court after the court of appeals has found “plain error” in the trial or plea hearing. After the decision in Rehaif, the U.S.
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SCOTUSBlog
FEBRUARY 28, 2024
Share The Supreme Court on Wednesday was divided over the validity of a 2018 federal regulation banning the “bump stock” rifle attachment. Under the 2018 rule, anyone who owned or possessed a bump stock was required either to destroy them or turn them over to the ATF to avoid criminal penalties.
JonathanTurley
DECEMBER 27, 2023
The Missouri Court of Appeals has now prevented that return of the weapons by denying a motion for replevin. As such, the state law on the seizure of the weapons stands. I was highly skeptical of the charges brought by Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner, who was later removed from the case due to ethical concerns.
At the Lectern
JANUARY 3, 2021
A frequently invoked ground for Supreme Court review of a case is when it is “necessary. to settle an important question of law.” But offering the court an important legal issue is not alone enough to get a case heard. Sometimes, the court is just fine with the way the Court of Appeal has settled the issue.
JonathanTurley
APRIL 2, 2024
District Court Judge Mark Scarsi denied his eight motions to dismiss tax charges with a stinging rebuke that the defense omits one thing from its argument: actual evidence. Abby Lowell and the defense team seem to be doubling down on the same claims despite the uniform rejection by courts. These citations, however, are not evidence.”
SCOTUSBlog
DECEMBER 6, 2021
On Tuesday, the Supreme Court will delve into that question in United States v. The case involves the interaction of two federal criminal statutes. The first is the Hobbs Act , a 1946 law that makes it a federal crime to commit robbery (or attempt to do so) in a way that affects interstate commerce.
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