Update from the Lexis Alert Service, March 24, 2009. 1. People v. Mynin, 5138, 4387/05, SUPREME COURT OF NEW YORK, APPELLATE DIVISION, FIRST DEPARTMENT, 2009 NY Slip Op 455; 58 A.D.3d 581; 872 N.Y.S.2d 50; 2009 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 460, January 29, 2009, Decided, January 29, 2009, Entered, THE…
Many thanks to Kathy Carlson*, Wyoming State Library, for sending the following about the recent Montana court order on universal citation: “I need to watch for the publication of Wyoming Rule changes in the Pacific advance sheets, today I noticed a rule change in Montana regarding the universal citation was…
To view the full-text of cases you must sign in to FindLaw.com. All summaries are produced by Findlaw. March 16 – 20, 2009: U.S. 1st Circuit Court of Appeals, March 19, 2009 Levesque v. Doocy , No. 08-1814 In a defamation action against the Fox News Network, district court’s grant…
To view the full-text of cases you must sign in to FindLaw.com. All summaries are produced by Findlaw. March 16 – 20, 2009: U.S. 1st Circuit Court of Appeals, March 17, 2009 US v. Vargas, No. 08-1377 Sentence for drug offenses is affirmed where: 1) the district court did not…
To view the full-text of cases you must sign in to FindLaw.com. All summaries are produced by Findlaw. March 9 – 13, 2009: U.S. Supreme Court, March 09, 2009 Vermont v. Brillon, No. 08-88 The Vermont Supreme Court’s reversal of Defendant’s domestic violence conviction is reversed, where the Vermont Supreme…
To view the full-text of cases you must sign in to FindLaw.com. All summaries are produced by Findlaw. March 9 – 13, 2009: U.S. 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals, March 10, 2009 Fontroy v. Beard, No. 07-2446 In an action involving the First Amendment rights of prisoners, district court’s judgment…
Update from the Lexis Alert Service, March 16, 2009. 1. People v. Casanova, 89/06, 54, SUPREME COURT OF NEW YORK, APPELLATE DIVISION, FIRST DEPARTMENT, 2009 NY Slip Op 1850; 2009 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 1698, March 12, 2009, Decided, March 12, 2009, Entered, THE LEXIS PAGINATION OF THIS DOCUMENT IS…
From the American Bar Association Criminal Justice Section: http://www.abanet.org/crimjust I”n a case arising from a felony domestic assault and habitual offender charges, where the defendant had at least six different appointed attorneys between the time of his arrest and his trial, the trial court denied the defendant’s motion to dismiss…
Update from the Lexis Alert Service, March 6, 2009. 1. People v. Malave, 5407, 43/06, SUPREME COURT OF NEW YORK, APPELLATE DIVISION, FIRST DEPARTMENT, 2009 NY Slip Op 1529; 2009 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 1503, March 3, 2009, Decided, March 3, 2009, Entered, THE LEXIS PAGINATION OF THIS DOCUMENT IS…
From the ABA Criminal Justice Section: http://www.abanet.org/crimjust United States v. Hayes (No. 07-608) “The court released an opinion regarding the prohibition on possession of a firearm by convicted felons to include persons convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence. Police officers discovered a rifle in respondent Hayes’s home. Hayes…