Monday, December 9, 2019

Alley-way questioning and pat-down request give rise to Fourth Amendment seizure in light of officers’ targeted approach and persistent questioning, the limits on appellant’s movement, and the fact that the encounter occurred in a high crime area with “high visibility” patrols

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Nowhere to run by Douglas M. Paine, licensed under Creative Commons Dozier v. U.S. , 15-CF-1098 Holding 1: Appellant was seized fo...
Monday, November 25, 2019

First-degree burglary statute covers the common hallway of an occupied residential apartment building.

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Hallway  by Jack Zalium, licensed under Creative Commons Ruffin v. U.S. , 15-CF-1378 (decided November 21, 2019) Holding 1: Proof ...
Friday, November 22, 2019

Convictions reversed in light of "stark" racial disparity in the use of peremptory strikes, failure to proceed to steps two and three of Batson inquiry.

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The Jury (1861) by John Morgan, Public Domain Beasley v. U.S. , 17-CF-1398 (decided November 21, 2019) Holding 1: Following defen...
Friday, November 8, 2019

DCCA: Barring notices cannot bar DCHA residents and household members from areas that their leases permit them to access.

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Signspotting by K@ja, licensed under Creative Commons Foster v. U.S . , 17-CM-994 (decided November 7, 2019) Holding:  Evidence tha...
Thursday, October 24, 2019

2019: The (Early) Year in Review (Part 4)

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POST-CONVICTION ISSUES Ineffective Assistance of Counsel Free Image 1428123 , Public Domain Garza v. Idaho , 139 S. Ct. 738 (2019...
Tuesday, October 22, 2019

2019: The (Early) Year in Review (Part 3)

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NOTE: Updates to previous Year-in-Review posts: Following the publication of Parts 1 and 2 of the (Early) Year in Review, the DCCA decided ...
Sunday, August 11, 2019

2019: The (Early) Year In Review (Part 2)

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UPDATE:  Sims v. U.S. , 15-CF-914 (decided August 15, 2019) and   U.S. v. Nelson , 18-CO-53 (decided October 3, 2019) were   added to Eviden...