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Supreme Court hears arguments in firearms possession cases

JURIST

The Supreme Court on Tuesday heard oral arguments in two cases involving one of its own precedents regarding felony firearms possession. The justices pushed Solicitor General Benjamin Snyder on what kinds of evidence an appellate court can use, and how far outside the trial court record they can go.

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Botched robbery leads to latest test of what constitutes “crime of violence”

SCOTUSBlog

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 second statute is 18 U.S.C. § 924(c) , which makes it a federal crime to use a gun in connection with any “crime of violence” that can be prosecuted in federal court. . §

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A ‘Fair and Speedy Trial’ is a Pipe Dream for Many Poor Americans: Study

The Crime Report

While most Americans believe arrested people go to court soon after their arrest, Constitutional guarantees of a “fair and speedy trial” are infrequently honored in our under-resourced criminal justice system, according to a study produced by the Deason Criminal Justice Reform Center at the Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law.

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Supreme Court takes two more gang cases, including one about AB 333’s constitutionality

At the Lectern

At the Supreme Court’s conference yesterday, actions of note included: AB 333 constitutionality. The court granted review in People v. A 2-1 Fifth District Court of Appeal partially published opinion said it does. The court will also hear People v. The Supreme Court denied review in Delgado and in Lopez.

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Justices wrestle with procedural issues stemming from their own federal criminal law decision

SCOTUSBlog

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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Supreme Court grants review in one bail denial case, orders an OSC in another

At the Lectern

At the Supreme Court’s Wednesday conference — a double one, and with only six justices participating because of Justice Mariano-Florentino Cuéllar’s retirement at the end of October — actions of note included: Bail denial. ” The Court of Appeal had summarily denied the defendant’s habeas corpus petition.

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‘Outrageous Outcomes’: Plea Bargaining and the Justice System

The Crime Report

A common misconception, perpetuated by popular television shows and movies, as well as the Sixth Amendment, is that everyone gets their day in court. However, according to the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers , less than 3 percent of criminal cases have gone to trial in the last five decades.