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US Supreme Court rules reckless offenses do not qualify as ‘violent felony’

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The US Supreme Court on Thursday overturned a ruling by the US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit that “reckless” crimes qualify as violent felonies for purposes of the Armed Career Criminal Act (ACCA). ” Petitioner Charles Borden Jr. ” Petitioner Charles Borden Jr.

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

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. § 922(g) , the federal statute making it a crime for a convicted felon to possess a firearm, applies only to people who know they are “felons” within the meaning of that law. ” Is the government arguing that the appeals court can consider such a statement regardless of its admissibility? Roberts asked.

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Double jeopardy clause bars Georgia from retrying man acquitted by reason of insanity

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Share So what would you expect if a state supreme court wrote an opinion directly inconsistent with “perhaps the most fundamental rule” of the Supreme Court’s jurisprudence in the area, an opinion that would get a failing grade in any law school course on criminal law? But Georgia’s high courst saw it differently.

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Los Angeles district attorney charges city councilmember with embezzlement and perjury

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According to the felony criminal complaint , the state charges Price with two counts of conflict of interest. This alleged conduct undermines the integrity of our government and erodes the public’s trust in our elected officials. The case is in the Superior Court for the State of California for the County of Los Angeles.

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

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Six years later, the federal government prosecuted Taylor. 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. The parties do not dispute that Taylor used a gun.

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

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Moerschel is additionally charged with destruction of government property and aiding and abetting. Ulrich and Moerschel are the latest of 18 defendants to be charged in this case.

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Was Rittenhouse’s Possession of the AR-15 Unlawful?

JonathanTurley

In covering the motions hearing last week in the trial of Kyle Rittenhouse, I noted a surprising comment from Judge Bruce Schroeder that he had “spent hours” with the Wisconsin gun law and could not state with certainty what it means in this case. Criminal laws are supposed to be interpreted narrowly.

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