/criminalpractice?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section Latest articles for: Criminal Practice Copyright 2025 ¼«ËÙÈü³µ. en-US Tue, 24 Jun 2025 23:43:09 +0000 /criminalpractice/articles/2356545?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /criminalpractice/articles/2356545 Colorado's highest court granted a new securities fraud trial Monday to a man whose testimony in his own defense about advice of counsel was curtailed by a judge, saying legal advice is unquestionably relevant in mounting a defense around "willfulness." Tue, 24 Jun 2025 23:28:49 +0000 /criminalpractice/articles/2356855?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /criminalpractice/articles/2356855 The Pennsylvania Superior Court struck down Philadelphia's restrictions on the open carry of firearms as unconstitutional, finding citizens in the state's largest city should not be subject to more stringent gun laws than those in other parts of the state. Tue, 24 Jun 2025 17:39:35 +0000 /criminalpractice/articles/2355237?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /criminalpractice/articles/2355237 A Florida appellate panel ruled that a driver convicted in the drunken driving-related death of a motorcyclist must serve the minimum time of four years in prison, saying the lower court didn't have the authority to suspend the mandatory sentence for a DUI manslaughter charge. Tue, 24 Jun 2025 17:38:47 +0000 /criminalpractice/articles/2356401?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /criminalpractice/articles/2356401 A Connecticut appeals court has found that records from a residential treatment program could be admitted as evidence as they upheld the revocation of probation for a man convicted in two separate criminal court cases of larceny and sexual assault. Tue, 24 Jun 2025 17:35:48 +0000 /criminalpractice/articles/2357073?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /criminalpractice/articles/2357073 Karen McDonald, a county prosecutor best known for charging the parents of a teenage school shooter, is running for Michigan attorney general, according to a Tuesday campaign announcement. Tue, 24 Jun 2025 16:41:57 +0000 /criminalpractice/articles/2356471?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /criminalpractice/articles/2356471 A split Michigan appellate panel has ordered a new trial for a man convicted of murder because of illegally seized cellphone evidence used in his trial. Tue, 24 Jun 2025 15:10:13 +0000 /criminalpractice/articles/2356393?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /criminalpractice/articles/2356393 Connecticut can secure a murder conviction for a man whose robbery attempt resulted in a fatal shooting — even though he didn't pull the trigger — because it didn't need to prove the shooter was an accessory to the would-be thief, according to a state high court opinion released Tuesday.  Tue, 24 Jun 2025 13:29:39 +0000 /criminalpractice/articles/2356910?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /criminalpractice/articles/2356910 Massachusetts' highest court on Tuesday found that the act of sitting behind the wheel with the key in the ignition is enough to sustain a drunken driving charge, even if the car is not in motion and the engine is not turned on. Tue, 24 Jun 2025 12:09:19 +0000 /criminalpractice/articles/2355260?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /criminalpractice/articles/2355260 Recent decisions, including in bad faith insurance cases, demonstrate that when settlement information documents are inadvertently shared with testifying experts, courts may see no recourse but to strike the entire report or disqualify the expert, says Richard Mason at MasonADR. Mon, 23 Jun 2025 19:47:54 +0000 /criminalpractice/articles/2356423?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /criminalpractice/articles/2356423 The U.S. Department of Justice on Monday moved to join the Catholic Church's constitutional challenge of a Washington state law making clergy members mandatory reporters of suspected child abuse, saying the requirement violates priests' right to freely exercise religion by forcing them to disclose information shared during Confession. Mon, 23 Jun 2025 11:12:57 +0000 /criminalpractice/articles/2356206?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /criminalpractice/articles/2356206 The U.S. Supreme Court will hear a former Louisiana prisoner's case for damages after guards forcibly shaved his head, removing the dreadlocks he maintained as part of his Rastafarian religion. Fri, 20 Jun 2025 20:52:29 +0000 /criminalpractice/articles/2355232?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /criminalpractice/articles/2355232 A Florida appellate court reversed a life sentence for a man convicted of felony battery and carjacking, saying the lower court wrongly believed it didn't have the discretion to impose a lighter punishment. Fri, 20 Jun 2025 13:22:23 +0000 /criminalpractice/articles/2355751?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /criminalpractice/articles/2355751 A Wisconsin federal judge overseeing the government's prosecution of a state judge for allegedly helping an unauthorized immigrant evade arrest canceled a jury trial scheduled for July, saying he will rule on her motion to dismiss first. Fri, 20 Jun 2025 11:10:17 +0000 /criminalpractice/articles/2327574?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /criminalpractice/articles/2327574 The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday limited what factors district judges may consider when sentencing defendants for violating the terms of supervised release, vacating the Sixth Circuit's findings that allowed lower courts to undertake the same analysis for revocation proceedings as primary sentencings. Wed, 18 Jun 2025 16:02:02 +0000 /criminalpractice/articles/2355021?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /criminalpractice/articles/2355021 The former chief public defender for Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, said Wednesday in a lawsuit that she was wrongfully accused of racial bias and unilaterally fired by the county manager, rather than by the county executive who had appointed her. Tue, 17 Jun 2025 18:18:06 +0000 /criminalpractice/articles/2353736?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /criminalpractice/articles/2353736 A group of domestic violence and sexual assault coalitions is asking a federal court to block the Trump administration from imposing restrictions on grants by the Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women, saying the new rules make it impossible to effectively operate their programs that help victims. Tue, 17 Jun 2025 17:10:41 +0000 /criminalpractice/articles/2354540?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /criminalpractice/articles/2354540 The Texas attorney general's office has asked a state court to set an execution date for a man convicted based on a diagnosis of shaken baby syndrome, despite his case pending on appeal before the state's highest criminal court. Tue, 17 Jun 2025 16:24:23 +0000 /criminalpractice/articles/2353935?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /criminalpractice/articles/2353935 U.S. Attorney General Pamela Bondi has appointed a new acting top federal prosecutor in Colorado, turning to a veteran of the agency. Tue, 17 Jun 2025 15:23:52 +0000 /criminalpractice/articles/2354367?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /criminalpractice/articles/2354367 The Trump administration has urged a Maryland federal court to throw out Kilmar Abrego Garcia's suit challenging his wrongful removal to El Salvador, saying his claims are moot now that the federal government has facilitated his return to the United States. Mon, 16 Jun 2025 21:54:32 +0000 /criminalpractice/articles/2353830?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /criminalpractice/articles/2353830 New Jersey can empanel a special grand jury to investigate allegations of clergy sexual abuse, the state Supreme Court ruled unanimously Monday, saying that no case law or court rule allows a judge to prohibit a grand jury inquiry before it has even begun.