In this highly publicized case that was prosecuted decades after the crime, the trial court had to address a motion for acquittal notwithstanding the jury’s verdict. The court looked only at the State’s...
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Dec 7, 2020
State v. Edgar Torres
Criminal Legal System
Status: Closed
Amicus brief that asks how courts must consider sentences of people who are already sentenced to long prison terms.
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Nov 19, 2020
State v. Dangcil
Criminal Legal System
Status: Closed
Amicus brief in a challenge to the new jury selection procedures set up as a result of COVID-19
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Nov 19, 2020
State v. Damon Williams
Criminal Legal System
Status: Closed
Amicus brief addressing whether a prosecutor’s use of a still photograph from the movie The Shining constituted prosecutorial misconduct requiring reversal of defendant’s conviction.
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Nov 11, 2020
State v. Mark Melvin
Criminal Legal System
Status: Closed
Amicus brief addressing whether a sentencing judge may consider a defendant’s conduct where the jury acquitted defendant of the underlying crime.
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Nov 11, 2020
State v. Olenowski
Criminal Legal System
Status: Open
Amicus brief addressing the scientific reliability of Drug Recognition Evaluation (DRE) testimony.