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Supreme Court Considers “Hot Pursuit” in Closely Watched Fourth Amendment Case

Constitutional Law Reporter

Supreme Court heard oral arguments in three cases last week. California , which involves whether police pursuits for misdemeanors justify a warrantless entry, an issue which has divided the lower courts. The Supreme Court heard oral arguments in two other cases. ” The most-closely watched case is Lange v.

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Off-duty Virginia police officer sentenced to 87 months for January 6 riot

JURIST

According to court documents , Robertson, 49, and co-defendent Jacob Fracker were both officers with the Rocky Mount, Virginia, Police Department and were off duty when they headed for Washington, D.C. The men were also convicted of misdemeanor offense of disorderly conduct in a Capitol building.

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Beards and Brady (i.e., religious freedom and criminal procedure)

SCOTUSBlog

Muslim prisoner argues that Georgia corrections’ limit on beard lengths violates his religious exercise. Ward , Lester Smith maintains that the Georgia Department of Corrections is not following the Supreme Court’s 2015 decision in Holt v. After Holt , Georgia corrections allowed all inmates to grow half-inch beards.

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Children and Guns: Holding Parents Accountable

The Crime Report

Georgia, Kentucky and Tennessee are among states where “reckless provision” of a firearm to a minor can lead to criminal charges. In most states, violating the CAP law is a misdemeanor. A misdemeanor is a slap on the wrist. Do we take this law from a misdemeanor charge to a felony charge? Cassie Chew.

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Truth, Lies and Plea Bargaining

The Crime Report

In a forthcoming paper in the Georgia State University Law Review, Thea Johnson argues that lying is at the heart of a plea bargaining process that “allows defendants the opportunity to negotiate fair resolutions to their cases in the face of a deeply unfair system.”. Lies about facts are used by parties to manipulate evidence in a case.

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TURKEY TORTS (2020)

JonathanTurley

faces a misdemeanor simple assault charge for allegedly intentionally blowing on people. Some things are happily left out of the courts. The 2017 cases include a Georgia company that is likely to conclude that no good deed goes unpunished. One such case now in court was brought by Amanda DuVall, 28.

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A Criminal Case Fifty Years In The Making

The Crime Report

Turns out the payments of hush money to at least two women—misdemeanor offenses—were not really what these indictments were all about. Ergo, there were no misdemeanor charges, only first-degree felonies. With additional criminal indictments coming to courts in Georgia, Washington, D.C.,

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