The Crime Report

MARCH 13, 2023

Texas Senator Joan Huffman has proposed a bill that would require a 10-year prison sentence for people who use a gun during the commission of a felony, William Melhado and Alejandro Serrano reports for The Texas Tribune. The bill, Senate Bill 23, has drawn concern from both criminal justice reform advocates and Second Amendment groups.

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EvidenceProf Blog

JULY 16, 2022

The federal confidential marital communications privilege protects against the admission of confidential marital communications between spouses, much like the attorney-client privilege protects against the admission of confidential communications between a client and her attorney. But, as with the attorney-client privilege,

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The Crime Report

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Defense attorneys at a November court hearing indicated they plan to blame police for McClain’s death during a trial expected to last most of December. Cooper and Cichuniec face felony charges of manslaughter, negligent homicide and several counts each of assault.

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The Crime Report

MAY 8, 2023

Franklin County in Washington state is facing a lawyer shortage as newly booked inmates are not being assigned defense attorneys for the last two months, Cameron Probert reports for Tri-City Herald. Judges also have the power to assign private law firm attorneys, with the counties having to foot the bill.

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JURIST

APRIL 5, 2024

The Bill specifically targets Alabamians who pay for assistance in the absentee ballot process, which could result in a felony punishable by up to 20 years. It also makes it a crime to fill out or mail an application or ballot for someone.

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The Crime Report

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison will be hosting a clinic in north Minneapolis this week to help eligible people get their criminal records wiped clean, Nafi Soumare reports for the Minnesota Reformer. The clinic will help the 5 percent of people eligible for expungement go through the process.

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At the Lectern

MARCH 3, 2023

(Related: “Newsom grants clemency, but freedom isn’t certain.” ) The state constitution requires a governor to get an affirmative court recommendation before granting clemency to anyone who has been “twice convicted of a felony.” These might be the first clemency unseal motions made by district attorneys.

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JURIST

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

. “We have sufficient evidence to prove, beyond a reasonable doubt, that [PG&E] is criminally liable for their reckless ignition of the Zogg Fire and the deaths and destruction that it caused,” said Shasta County District Attorney Stephanie Bridgett at a televised press conference.

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Law 360

APRIL 9, 2024

California Attorney General Rob Bonta gave his full support Tuesday to a state bill that would increase the cap on criminal penalties for corporate malfeasance from the "abysmal penalty" of $10,000 per felony to $25 million, or twice the value of the inflicted loss, and provide all proceeds to California's crime victim services.

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At the Lectern

MARCH 16, 2023

The court granted the Attorney General’s petition for review in People v. The cases concern resentencing a defendant whose felony-murder conviction is tossed under subsequent legislation narrowing the felony-murder rule. Howard (2020) 50 Cal.App.5th Uber Technologies, Inc. , Moriana (2022) 596 U.S. __, __ [142 S.Ct.

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JURIST

APRIL 11, 2021

California Assembly Member Miguel Santiago and the Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gasc ó n unveiled Assembly Bill 1127 on Friday, which would exclude juvenile crimes from applying under the California Three Strikes law once the person reaches adulthood. If it counts as a third strike, a life sentence may be given.

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced on Wednesday the grand jury’s decision to indict Adam Coy—former Columbus Police Officer—for the shooting and subsequent death of Andre Hill. The BCI provided its findings to the Attorney General’s Special Prosecution Division for review.

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JURIST

MARCH 21, 2024

Following the crime, Mississippi State Attorney General Lynn Fitch spoke out against the agents in a statement with the Department of Justice. Attorney for the victims Malik Shabazz said after the sentencing, “Let this be a strict warning to all gangs in police departments all across America.

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The Crime Report

AUGUST 25, 2022

5th Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that Mississippi can continue to bar more than 10 percent of its citizens from voting, maintaining a Jim Crow-era provision that bars Mississippians convicted of felonies from taking part in elections, reports the Daily Journal.

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The Crime Report

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Oregon has the equivalent of 600 full-time court-appointed attorneys, who have historically shouldered about 75,000 adult criminal cases a year. In Multnomah County, the court system delayed more than 700 unrepresented misdemeanor cases and 800 unrepresented felony cases from February through mid-August.

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 12, 2023

The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office Friday announced that former Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Deputy Andrew Lyons will stand on trial for the on-duty fatal shooting of unarmed 24-year-old Ryan Twyman in 2019. No deputies were injured. The second deputy involved was suspended for a month in January.

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JURIST

APRIL 18, 2023

” Lester is facing two felony charges: assault in the first degree and armed criminal action, both stemming from the shooting of 16-year-old Yarl. The Clay County Sheriff’s Department tweeted that “Andrew Lester, charged in the shooting of Ralph Yarl, has surrendered at our Detention Center. He is in custody.”

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JURIST

JULY 28, 2021

1437 , which limited the scope of the “natural and probable consequences” doctrine and felony murder to prevent liability from being imposed on a person “who is not the actual killer, did not act with the intent to kill, or was not a major participant in the underlying felony who acted with reckless indifference to human life.”

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JURIST

MARCH 26, 2023

The Attorney General of Guam Douglas Moylan filed the motion to reinstate the ban. 20-134 categorizes “employing means to cause an abortion” as a third-degree felony. A federal court in Guam Friday denied a request to reinstate a total abortion ban on the island of Guam. 20-134 , should remain in effect. Public Law No.

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JURIST

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

The DOJ charged an attorney for the Oath Keepers militia group with conspiracy and obstruction. On the same day, one man was sentenced to ten years in prison and a second pled guilty to felony charges. Her website states that she is a former Assistant District Attorney.

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ABA Journal

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Clyde “Ed” Sniffen, a former acting attorney general for Alaska, has been indicted on three felony charges of sexual abuse of a minor following accusations…

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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.

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The Crime Report

JULY 15, 2022

Jagger Freeman has been convicted of second-degree murder and sentenced to 30 years to life in prison because of New York’s felony murder law, a legal concept that broadens the crime of murder to include those who set into motion a series of events that lead to a person’s death, regardless of their intent, The Gothamist reports.

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JURIST

AUGUST 18, 2022

Both counts are felony charges, and Hoornstra could face up to seven years in prison and a $500,000 fine. Assistant Attorney General Kenneth A. Deputy Attorney General Lisa O. .” The indictment charged Hoornstra with one count of interstate threat and one count of threatening interstate telephone call. Polite, Jr.

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The Crime Report

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

According to a Maricopa County Attorney’s Office spokesperson, prosecutors “examined the facts and evidence and determined that a felony had been committed and prosecuted the case appropriately.” Officials have so far denied the allegations.

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JURIST

DECEMBER 8, 2023

It makes performing an abortion a felony punishable by up to life in prison unless the patient qualifies under a very narrow set of exceptions. Texas’s trigger ban took effect in 2021. Texas’s pre- Roe ban dates back to 1925.

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SCOTUSBlog

JANUARY 9, 2023

Here’s the Monday morning read: Is Encouraging Unauthorized Immigration Free Speech or a Felony? Fight over scope of attorney-client privilege reaches US Supreme Court (Joe Miller, Financial Times). To suggest a piece for us to consider, email us at roundup@scotusblog.com. Adam Liptak, The New York Times).

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JURIST

DECEMBER 10, 2023

” The court did this after Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton submitted a Petition for Writ of Mandamus with the court in response to the TRO. ” Texas law provides that performing an abortion is a felony punishable by up to life in prison unless the patient qualifies under a very narrow set of exceptions.

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JURIST

JANUARY 12, 2024

Watts had initially been charged with felony abuse of a corpse in October after Warren County police found the remains of her pregnancy in her toilet and trash. The Trumbull County prosecutor’s office stated that, after evaluating the case, they believed Watts did not violate the Ohio Criminal Statute of Abuse of a Corpse.

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JURIST

APRIL 6, 2023

The survivors and families of the victims joined in a lawsuit against the US government, alleging negligence under the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act due to the government’s failure to prevent Kelley from purchasing a firearm despite his prior felony convictions.

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The Crime Report

DECEMBER 29, 2022

Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón was quoted in a press release commending Megan Thee Stallion for speaking out. Charges included one count of assault with an automatic firearm. . “This trial, for the second time this month, highlighted the numerous ways that our society must do better for women.” ”

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The Crime Report

MAY 17, 2022

Criminal defendants in Oregon who have gone without legal representation for long periods of time amid a critical shortage of public defense attorneys have filed a lawsuit that alleges the state violated their constitutional right to legal counsel and a speedy trial, reports the Associated Press.

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The Crime Report

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced that his office will dismiss roughly 60,000 marijuana convictions, the latest step to undo what some reform advocates consider the damage caused by narcotics enforcement carried out before Californians voted to legalize marijuana, reports the Los Angeles Times.

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JURIST

JANUARY 13, 2022

But Mississippi judges demand that people pay for their liberty in 99% of felony cases, presumption of innocence be damned. Johnson claims that the system often assigns a lawyer at the start of a detainee’s case, but the attorney often only handles “preliminary matters and then disappears.”.

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JURIST

JUNE 1, 2023

The lawsuit names Idaho Attorney General Raúl Labrador, the prosecuting attorney for a county in Idaho and members of the Idaho Code Commission as defendants. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) sued Idaho Wednesday to prevent the enforcement of its law criminalizing doctors who provide gender-affirming care to minors.

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LegalReader

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

If one of the spouses is convicted of a felony and jailed for more than one year, the other spouse can file for divorce, provided there was no sexual contact between them after the sentencing.

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JURIST

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Biden now faces 11 charges in total—three felonies and eight misdemeanors. US Attorney General appointed Special Prosecutor David Weiss to conduct and oversee the investigation into Biden in August, which led to the indictment issued on Thursday. He is also charged with one count of violating 26 U.S.C.

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