Photo courtesy of Lex18.com Written by Melanie-Ann DeLancey Brandon Dassey, one of two men convicted of murder and featured in the Netflix docu-series Making a Murderer, made headlines again when… Read more »
Written by: Emily Keable In a rare legal ruling, a Massachusetts judge found Michelle Carter, 20, guilty of involuntary manslaughter. Carter was accused of encouraging her boyfriend, Conrad Roy, to… Read more »
Written by: Brianne Szopinski On Monday, May 15, 2017, Joshua Vallum became the first individual to be prosecuted and sentenced for a federal hate crime after the murder of his… Read more »
–by Kim Newton Sources: White v. Pauly, 137 S. Ct. 548 (2017); U.S. Const. amend. IV Abstract: On January 9, 2017 the Supreme Court unanimously held that an officer’s failure… Read more »
–by Robert Carpenter Citation: People v. Bridgeforth, 2016 N.Y. Lexis 3859 (Dec. 22, 2016) (internal citations omitted). Abstract: In a matter of first impression, the New York Court of Appeals… Read more »
–by Jordan Charnetsky Source: Utah v. Strieff, 136 S. Ct. 2056 (2016); Brown v. Illinois, 422 U.S. 590 (1975). Abstract: On June 20, 2016, the United States Supreme Court ruled… Read more »
–by Samantha Pallini Sources: http://www.cnbc.com/2016/03/29/apple-vs-fbi-all-you-need-to-know.html; http://www.nbcnews.com/news/other/government-can-grab-cell-phone-location-records-without-warrant-appeals-f6C10803204; http://www.cnn.com/2016/12/28/tech/amazon-echo-alexa-bentonville-arkansas-murder-case-trnd/; http://fox40.com/2016/12/28/amazon-echo-may-be-the-key-to-solving-a-murder-case/; https://epic.org/privacy/internet/ftc/EPIC-Letter-FTC-AG-Always-On.pdf Abstract: An Arkansas prosecutor believes that a murder suspect’s Amazon Echo data recordings could be used as evidence in the case. However, Amazon continues to refuse… Read more »
Survey of New York Criminal Law for 2014–2015. View Full PDF David E. Zukher is an attorney admitted to practice law in New York and North Carolina. Mr. Zukher is the… Read more »
–by Sofia Rezvani Citation: People v. Aviles, 2016 N.Y. LEXIS 3573 (Nov. 22, 2016). Abstract: The NYPD does not administer coordination tests when a language barrier prevents an officer from communicating… Read more »
—by Will Kilgore Sources: S.B. 8174, 238th S. Sess., 2015–2016 Reg. Sess. (N.Y. 2016); N.Y. Penal Law § 65.10 (McKinney 2016). Abstract: New York Senator Jeffrey Klein introduced Senate Bill… Read more »