Supreme Court of Tennessee Finds Confession by 17 Year-Old Who Was Held Incommunicado For About 7 Hous in the Middle of the Night Was Involuntary June 15, 2026
9th Circuit Reverses Conviction Based on Judge Telling Holdout Juror to Surrender His Opinion Regarding Expert’s “Irrelevant” Testimony on Defendant’s Autism June 9, 2026
Third Circuit Uses Inherent Power of the Court to Dismiss State’s Notice to Seek Death Penalty Against Defendant June 8, 2026
Supreme Court of California Reverses Death Sentence Because Prosecutor Compared Defendant to a Bengal Tiger June 2, 2026
Missouri Court of Appeals Doesn’t Reverse Conviction Despite Prosecutor’s Comment During Closing That Guilt Beyond a Reasonable Doubt is Less Than 87% Probability June 1, 2026
Court of Appeals of Kentucky Finds Criminal Defendant Waived Spousal Privilege by Calling His Wife to Testify at 2 Pre-Trial Hearings May 31, 2026
Court of Appeals of Indiana Finds Trial Judge Improperly Precluded Impeachment of Attorney Whose Deposition Was Introduced at Trial May 28, 2026
Court of Appeals of Virginia Finds No Confrontation Clause Issue With Witness For the Prosecution Concealing His Identity With a Mask While Testifying May 27, 2026
