A person who is formally accused of a crime is generally entitled to certain evidence and information about the prosecution's case. This typically happens before trial, through a process called "discovery." But the prosecution's duty to disclose this material is usually ongoing, and doesn't end when a trial has begun. #CriminalLaw
Police and prosecutor misconduct that distorted evidence or undercut innocence contributed to 54% of false convictions that later resulted in exonerations, according to a report released Tuesday. https://bit.ly/32K5hDv
ABAJOURNAL.COM
Police and prosecutor misconduct contributed to over half of false-conviction cases, new study finds
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Massachusetts Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (MACDL)
September 14 at 9:19 PM ·
MACDL mourns the passing of Chief Justice Gants and sends its deepest condolences to his family and colleagues. Justice Gants’ unparalleled wisdom, integrity and compassion left a profound imprint on all who knew him and on our court system. Forever committed to justice and fairness, he was the force behind Harvard Law School’s recent study of racial disparity in the Massachusetts criminal system, exposing the consequences of structural racism. He epitomized his commitment to equality and civil rights while speaking at the Commonwealth’s largest mosque in 2015 after a wave of anti-Muslim sentiment. There, he said, “And I am here to assure you that you do not stand alone … You have a Constitution and laws to protect your right to practice your religion, to protect you from discrimination and the denial of your equal rights, and to protect you…In short, you have a Constitution (two Constitutions) and, if the need were to arise, you should not be afraid to use them.” His assurance of fair treatment was everything, no matter how great or how small the person before him. The legal community and people of Massachusetts stand indebted to his service and his legacy.
MACDL mourns the passing of Chief Justice Gants and sends its deepest condolences to his family and colleagues. Justice Gants’ unparalleled wisdom, integrity and compassion left a profound imprint on all who knew him and on our court system. Forever committed to justice and fairness, he was the force behind Harvard Law School’s recent study of racial disparity in the Massachusetts criminal system, exposing the consequences of structural racism. He epitomized his commitment to equality and civil rights while speaking at the Commonwealth’s largest mosque in 2015 after a wave of anti-Muslim sentiment. There, he said, “And I am here to assure you that you do not stand alone … You have a Constitution and laws to protect your right to practice your religion, to protect you from discrimination and the denial of your equal rights, and to protect you…In short, you have a Constitution (two Constitutions) and, if the need were to arise, you should not be afraid to use them.” His assurance of fair treatment was everything, no matter how great or how small the person before him. The legal community and people of Massachusetts stand indebted to his service and his legacy.
A growing number of states and localities are exploring new ways to reduce or eliminate reduce or eliminate pretextual or pretext traffic stops. In a pretext stop, an officer pulls over a motorist for a minor traffic or equipment violation and then uses the stop to investigate a more serious crime. https://bit.ly/2Z3FQdO
PEWTRUSTS.ORG
Police 'Pretext' Traffic Stops Need to End, Some Lawmakers Say
Police increasingly ask Google and other tech firms for data about who was where, when. Two judges ruled the investigative tool invalid in a Chicago case. https://bit.ly/3lV8kR0
WIRED.COM
Creepy ‘Geofence’ Finds Anyone Who Went Near a Crime Scene
After months of closures, many of the country’s court systems are gradually reopening, having embraced technologies such as Zoom and YouTube to safely hold pleas, sentencings and even Supreme Court hearings. But the jury trial, which most feel can only happen in person, has remained largely stalled. https://wapo.st/3gFdzjR
WASHINGTONPOST.COM
Courts dramatically rethink the jury trial in the era of the coronavirus
Police dogs bite thousands of Americans each year, including innocent bystanders, police officers, even their own handlers. And there is little oversight, nationally or in the states, of how police departments use them. https://bit.ly/2SwRHgR
USATODAY.COM
‘Like I was being eaten’: When police dogs bite, no one is accountable
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Nationwide, jail populations plunged by about 25% between March and June, according to a recent analysis. https://bit.ly/3lode7Z
SCIENCEMAG.ORG
Pandemic inspires new push to shrink jails and prisons
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to decide whether an officer can enter a garage without a warrant when in pursuit of a misdemeanor suspect. https://bit.ly/34npBeV
ABAJOURNAL.COM
Supreme Court will decide whether officer can enter garage after pursuit of misdemeanor suspect
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There are few things as revealing as a person's search history, and police typically need a warrant on a known suspect to demand that sensitive information. But a recently unsealed court document found that investigators can request such data in reverse order by asking Google to disclose everyone who searched a keyword rather than for information on a known suspect. https://cnet.co/3iSOu64
CNET.COM
Google is giving data to police based on search keywords, court docs show
There were 145 offenders released in 2019 — about five times more than the year before, when 24 people were granted release, according to a report by the U.S. Sentencing Commission. https://cbsn.ws/2GZxrSx
CBSNEWS.COM
Compassionate release, once seldom used, offers some federal inmates hope
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To all of our Veterans: our deepest gratitude and honor. Thank you for your service and courage!
Charles Hamilton Houston Institute for Race & Justice
January 11 at 11:35 AM ·
Along with the New England Innocence Project and the Massachusetts Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (MACDL), we filed a letter on Friday urging the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court to review and reverse a 3-2 Appeals Court decision misapplying settled law on patfrisks, with grave racial justice implications. The ACLU of Massachusetts and Lawyers for Civil Rights filed a companion letter.
Read both on our website 🔗:
https://charleshamiltonhouston.org/news/2021/01/unconstitutional-patfrisk-requires-high-court-intervention/
I am humbled to have been invited to the Strong Life Coach Podcast to share a little bit of my story. Take a peak at our interview where we talk about why I became an attorney, how I chose criminal defense law, how it was to start over after I immigrated to the U.S., and much more!
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January 2 at 3:12 PM ·
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