Supreme Court of Indiana Finds No Issue With Seating a Juror Who Said His PTSD Might Cause Him To “Zone Out” April 28, 2025
10th Circuit Denies Qualified Immunity to Police Officer Who Claimed There Was No Clearly Established Law Preventing Him From Shooting Dog Who Posed No Danger April 25, 2025
Court of Appeals of Michigan Reverses Convictions Because Trial Judge Wrongly Ruled Self-Defense is Not a Defense to Voluntary Manslaughter April 24, 2025
Court of Appeals of Virginia Finds the Prosecutor Lacking a Valid Law License is NOT Grounds for Reversing a Conviction April 23, 2025
New York Judge Declares Mistrial After Prosecutor Plays Inadmissible Body Cam Footage Accusing Defendant of Being in a Gang April 22, 2025
Court of Appeals of Colorado Recognizes the Risk of a “Getting Close to 5” Jury Instruction, But Doesn’t Reverse Convictions April 21, 2025
Court of Appeals of Utah Reverses Manslaughter Conviction Based on Detective Improperly Testifying to Legal Conclusions April 18, 2025
Sixth Circuit Reverses Dentist’s Conviction For Improperly Prescribing Morphine Based on Improper Admission of Evidence He Called His Assistant “White Trash” When Firing Her April 17, 2025
Supreme Court of California Reverses Murder Conviction, Finding Trial Judge Improperly Dismissed Holdout Juror Based on “Unwillingness to Deliberate” April 16, 2025
Illinois Court Finds Trial Judge Erred by Asking Jurors Whether Defendant’s Invocation of His Right to Counsel Influenced Their Decision to Find Him Guilty April 15, 2025