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Colorado Judge Allows Twitter In Courtroom

Mike Mannheimer
January 09, 2009 14:55

The courtroom now includes Twitter. What? Twitter inside the courtroom? Yes, it’s true. A Colorado judge recently approved the use of Twitter, and blogs, inside the courtroom to cover an infant-abuse trial. Wichita Eagle (Kansas) reporter, Ron Sylvester, pushed for...

State senators study case of innocent man who died in prison

Mike Mannheimer
December 29, 2008 16:23

Legislators may change state law to recognize the innocence of a Fort Worth man convicted in Lubbock more than 20 years ago. State Sens. Robert Duncan, R-Lubbock, and Rodney Ellis, D-Houston, may clarify how the state compensates and exonerates wrongfully...

Chicago torture victims face uphill legal battle

Mike Mannheimer
October 24, 2008 12:37

Melvin Jones says he screamed and begged for mercy as Chicago police touched metal clips to his feet and thighs, churned a hand-cranked device and sent shock waves of electricity through his body more than 25 years ago. He says...

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Joy & McMunigal on Deceit in Defense Investigations

Mike Mannheimer
March 08, 2011 03:33

Peter A. Joy (pictured) and Kevin C. McMunigal (Washington University School of Law and Case Western Reserve University - School of Law) have posted Deceit in Defense Investigations (Criminal Justice, Vol. 25, No. 3, Fall 2010) on SSRN. Here is...

Rasch on Forfeiture of Article III Review of Magistrate Judges

Mike Mannheimer
March 08, 2011 03:18

Meehan Rasch has posted Rethinking Appellate 'Waiver' Rules: Forfeiture of Article III Review of Magistrate Judges and Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 59’s Post-Olano Language Problem (Chapman Journal of Criminal Justice, Spring 2011) on SSRN. Here is the abstract: In...

Opinion on meaning of "collateral review" in AEDPA

Mike Mannheimer
March 07, 2011 20:23

The case is Wall v. Kholi. Here is the syllabus: Respondent was convicted in Rhode Island Superior Court on 10 counts of first-degree sexual assault and sentenced to consecutive life terms. His conviction became final on direct review on May...

Opinion in DNA-access case

Mike Mannheimer
March 07, 2011 20:12

The case is Skinner v. Switzer. Here is the syllabus: District Attorney’s Office for Third Judicial Dist. v. Osborne, 557 U. S. ___, ___, left unresolved the question whether a convicted state prisoner seeking DNA testing of crime-scene evidence may...

DiBari on restitution in cases involving possession of child pornography

Mike Mannheimer
March 07, 2011 01:53

Dennis F. DiBari has posted Restoring Restitution: The Role of Proximate Causation in Child Pornography Possession Cases Where Restitution is Sought (Cardozo Law Review, Vol. 33, 2011, Forthcoming) on SSRN. Here is the abstract: The issue of causation is the...

Top-Ten Recent SSRN Downloads

Mike Mannheimer
March 06, 2011 22:50

in criminal law and procedure ejournals are here. The usual disclaimers apply. Rank Downloads Paper Title 1 451 An Equilibrium-Adjustment Theory of the Fourth Amendment Orin S. Kerr, George Washington University - Law School, Date posted to database: January 26,...

Smith on prison rape

Mike Mannheimer
March 05, 2011 20:55

Brenda V. Smith (American University - Washington College of Law) has posted Side by Side Comparison of Standard to Address Prison Rape: National Prison Rape Elimination Commission Standards and Proposed Standard of U.S. Department of Justice for Adult Prisons and...