“Compelling Prostitution,” the Social Networking Website and the Search Warrant
This post examines a recent opinion from the Court of Appeals of Texas, San Antonio: Murray v. State, 2017 WL 2664436. The court begins the opinion by describing the history of the case:Allen John...
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TThis post examines a recent opinion from the Court of Appeals of Indiana: Richardson v. State, 2017 WL 2872300 (2017). The court began the opinion by explaining that “Appellant-Defendant, Terrance L....
View Article“Doing Something on a Laptop,” Ineffective Assistance of Counsel and the...
This post examines a recent decision from the Appellate Court of Illinois – Second District: People v. Perry, 2017 WL 3328365 (2017). The court began the opinion by explaining thatthe trial court...
View ArticleThe Judge, the Email and “Violating a Criminal Protection Order”
This post examines an opinion issued by the Presiding Disciplinary Judge of the Supreme Court of Colorado: People v. Lesuer, 2017 WL 3588713. The opinion begins by explaining that thePresiding...
View ArticleFirst Degree Perjury, Attempt to Influence a Public Servant and Tracing IP...
This post examines a recent opinion from the Colorado Court of Appeals – Division III: People v. Garrison, 2017 WL 3431820 (2017). The court begins the opinion by explaining that thecommon knowledge...
View ArticleForgery, Theft by Unlawful Taking and Tamper with/Fabricate Physical Evidence
This post examines a recent decision from the Superior Court of Pennsylvania: Commonwealth v. Aponte, 2017 WL 4118438 (2017). The court begins the opinion by explaining how and why the prosecution was...
View ArticleChild Sex Trafficking and Bypassing Security on a Tablet Computer
This post examines a recent opinion from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit: U.S. v. Blake, 868 F.3d 960 (2017). The court begins the opinion by explaining that[a]fter a nine-day trial, a...
View ArticleThe University Computer Lab, the Pro Se Complaint and False Arrest
This post examines a recent decision from a federal District Court Judge who sits in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee:Molthan, v. Vanderbilt University, 2017 WL 1489099. The...
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