Saturday, August 17, 2013

Supreme Court Upholds Trial Court’s Dismissal of DUI Charges After Video of Arrest Lost

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This was posted today on the TN Courts website. The Tennessee Supreme Court, in a unanimous opinion, today upheld a trial court’s dismissal ...
Friday, June 21, 2013

Supreme Court Orders Judges To Stay Away From Fact Finding Regarding Mandatory Minimums

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The Supreme Court issued an important criminal decision this week, Alleyne v. United States , when it said that a jury should have the fina...
Monday, June 17, 2013

Silence speaks volumes: Supreme Court issues ruling in Salinas v. Texas

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By Jay Perry The Supreme Court issued a ruling today, in Salinas v. Texas , a case discussed earlier here . The decision, a 5-4 ruling ...
Tuesday, June 11, 2013

Supreme Court Says It’s Unconstitutional To Use New And Harsher Sentencing Guidelines For Old Cases

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On Monday a closely divided Supreme Court issued another important criminal law decision on 5-4 lines. This time the Court held that the ...
Friday, June 7, 2013

New Law Requires Ignition Interlock Devices After Tennessee DUI Convictions

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A new law signed by Governor Haslam will require first-time DUI offenders to install an Ignition Interlock Device in order to drive on a res...
Wednesday, June 5, 2013

Supreme Court Supports Defendants Seeking To Raise Ineffective Assistance Of Counsel Claims

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In a recent 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court decided  Trevina v. Thaler   to extend a ruling it made last year which allowed prisoners to ...
Monday, June 3, 2013

Supreme Court Issues Important Decision Regarding DNA Collection

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A divided Supreme Court issued an important opinion today, Maryland v. King , saying that police are allowed to routinely take DNA from t...
Saturday, June 1, 2013

Problems Raised By NTSB Blood Alcohol Recommendation

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The National Transportation Safety Board recently issued a new recommendation that asks all states to agree to lower the legal threshold for...
Thursday, May 30, 2013

Sixth Circuit Discusses Requirements For Probable Cause

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An anonymous informant notified police about the presence of cocaine in Sidney Brown’s house and a search warrant was subsequently issued. W...
Sunday, May 26, 2013

Sixth Circuit Allows Crack Cocaine Defendants To Be Resentenced In Light Of Fair Sentencing Act

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In an important recent decision, U.S. v. Blewett , the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals found that the Fair Sentencing Act should apply retroa...