SCOTUSBlog

MAY 24, 2023

The statute was amended in 1950 to remove burglary from the list, and in 1968 it was amended to add rape and murder, in part because a federal civil rights commission noted the omission of such serious felonies from the list. South Carolina to present evidence of her good behavior in prison.

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Immigration Court Felony Statute 98

SCOTUSBlog

APRIL 19, 2021

United States , holding that a conviction under the federal statute penalizing felons in possession of a firearm requires not only the defendant’s knowledge that he possessed a gun, but also that he knew he had the legal status of a convicted felon. 922(g) , the federal felon-in-possession statute.

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SCOTUSBlog

MARCH 23, 2022

South Carolina that in cases where a capital defendant’s future dangerousness is at issue, due process entitles the defendant to inform the jury that he will be ineligible for parole if not sentenced to death. Issue : Whether the statute of limitations for a 42 U.S.C. In 1994, the Supreme Court held in Simmons v. New Relists.

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Court Statute Felony Laws 68