Ninth Circuit Finds Jurors’ Use of Bible to Give the Death Penalty to the Defendant Was Not Reversible Error January 3, 2021
Rarer Than Steak Tartare: Former New York Prosecutor Suspended 2 Years for Brady Violation January 2, 2021
Court of Appeals of Texas Finds Judge Didn’t Need to Declare a Mistrial After Spectator Shouted “That’s All Lies” During Defense Counsel’s Opening Statement January 1, 2021
Supreme Court of Illinois Finds Defendants Who Pleaded Guilty Can Bring Freestanding Claims of Actual Innocence December 29, 2020
Supreme Court of Oregon Finds Jury Instructions Allowing for Nonunanimous Verdicts Are (Harmless) Error December 28, 2020
7th Circuit Finds Jury Coercion When Juror Said During Post-Verdict Polling That He Was “Forced Into” Voting Guilty December 27, 2020
