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
Sixth Circuit Denies Qualified Immunity to Detective Who Did Suggestive Showup For Eyewitness in Wrongful Conviction Case April 14, 2025
Colorado Court of Appeals Finds Testimony From Civil Trial Was Admissible at Criminal Trial Under “Former Testimony” Hearsay Exception April 11, 2025
California Court Reverses Felon in Possession of a Firearm Conviction For Defendant With a Flare Gun April 10, 2025
Supreme Court of Michigan Finds the Odor of Marijuana, by Itself, Does Not Support a Warrantless Search for Illegal Contraband April 9, 2025
Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts Rejects Defendant’s Argument That Prosecutor Erred by Saying He “Circled the Victim Like a Shark” April 8, 2025
Supreme Court of Connecticut Finds FitBit Data Was Properly Admitted to Contradict Defendant’s Claim That His Wife Was Killed By An Intruder With a Voice Like Vin Diesel April 7, 2025
