Hre v. State — Rental-Car Costs Excluded from Restitution
The Indiana Court of Appeals held that the criminal restitution statute does not authorize reimbursement for a victim’s rental-car expenses.
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Statutory Interpretation
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ACLU v. Wilson — Public execution-team information falls outside secrecy law
The South Carolina Supreme Court held that the execution-secrecy statute does not cover public or nonconfidential identifying information and does not punish its later repetition.
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Commonwealth v. Pollard — Superior Court reinstates SORNA charges tied to 1990 conviction
The Superior Court held that SORNA II’s nonpunitive Subchapter I requires registration by an offender who began lifetime registration under Megan’s Law II, even though his offense predated Pennsylvania’s registration statutes.
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Commonwealth v. Green — Commonwealth Court defines provocation under Pennsylvania’s dangerous-dog law
The Commonwealth Court held that a dog attack is without provocation when, under all surrounding circumstances, the victim could not reasonably foresee that her conduct would trigger the attack.