State v. Bryant — OWI conviction affirmed because defendant conceded reasonable suspicion below
Case State of Iowa v. Anna Marie Bryant Court Iowa Court of Appeals Judge Greer, P.J.; Badding, J.; Sandy, J.
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Commonwealth v. Williams — SJC vacates murder conviction over gunshot-residue evidence
The Massachusetts SJC ordered a new murder trial because prosecutors used particles from scientifically negative gunshot-residue tests as identification evidence without establishing that inference was reliable.
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People v. Cruz — Codefendant Trial Transcripts Did Not Violate Due Process at Resentencing
Using a codefendant’s trial transcripts at a Penal Code section 1172.6 hearing did not violate due process because the petitioner could present and test evidence.
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Commonwealth v. Beechman — Equally divided Appeals Court affirms firearm suppression
An equally divided Massachusetts Appeals Court affirmed suppression of a firearm found after police impounded and searched an unregistered SUV parked off the public way.
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Commonwealth v. Thomas — CyberTip report hearsay requires new trial on dissemination count
The Superior Court held that an electronic service provider’s CyberTip report was inadmissible hearsay and ordered a new trial on the only count that depended on the report.
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Wilson v. State — Delaware Supreme Court affirmed denial of postconviction relief
Case Brian Wilson a/k/a Fudayl Wakim v. State of Delaware Court Delaware Supreme Court Judge Traynor; LeGrow; Griffiths Date Decided
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Montes v. Superior Court — Prosecutors bear the burden to justify withholding jury-selection notes
A defendant may obtain prosecution jury-selection notes in postconviction discovery without first making a prima facie showing of racial bias.
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Commonwealth v. Serrano — Discarded gun bag in open truck bed was abandoned
The Superior Court reversed suppression of a firearm, holding that a suspect had no reasonable expectation of privacy in a stranger’s pickup truck and abandoned his bag by leaving it in the open bed and fleeing.
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State v. Barrager — Vacated denial of 138 days’ jail credit as an unconstitutional ex post facto application
Case State of Kansas v. Joseph Jonathan Barrager Court Kansas Court of Appeals Judge Bolton Fleming, P.J.; Hill, J.; Gardner,
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People v. Adam — Witness travel and unexplained courtroom unavailability did not justify missing the misdemeanor speedy-trial deadline
The court reversed a misdemeanor conviction because witness travel ending before the last day and unexplained courtroom unavailability did not establish good cause to exceed section 1382’s deadline.