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…
Update from the Lexis Alert Service, March 2, 2009. 1. People v. Becoate, 5345, 4009/06, SUPREME COURT OF NEW YORK, APPELLATE DIVISION, FIRST DEPARTMENT, 2009 NY Slip Op 1401; 2009 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 1347, February 26, 2009, Decided, February 26, 2009, Entered, THE LEXIS PAGINATION OF THIS DOCUMENT IS…
To view the full-text of cases you must sign in to FindLaw.com. All summaries are produced by Findlaw. February 21 – February 27, 2009 U.S. Supreme Court, February 24, 2009 Ysursa v. Pocatello Educ. Ass’n., No. 07-869 In a First Amendment challenge to a law prohibiting public employees from making…
To view the full-text of cases you must sign in to FindLaw.com. All summaries are produced by Findlaw. February 21 – February 27, 2009 U.S. Supreme Court, February 24, 2009 US v. Hayes, No. 07-608 Defendant’s conviction for possessing a firearm under 18 U.S.C. section 921 is affirmed, where a…
To view the full-text of cases you must sign in to FindLaw.com. All summaries are produced by Findlaw. February 16 – February 20, 2009 U.S. 1st Circuit Court of Appeals, February 19, 2009 Yeboah-Sefah v. Ficco, No. 07-2585 Denial of habeus corpus relief by district court is affirmed where the…