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Article • August 23, 2017
$200,000 Settlement in City Counsel’s Refusal to Film Meetings by David Reutter by David Reutter The City of Cumming, Georgia, agreed to pay $200,000 to settle a lawsuit alleging it prohibited a citizen from filming a City Council meeting. Nydia Tisdale attended an April 17, 2012, Cumming City Council meeting …
Article • August 22, 2017
No Right to Private Attorney Call for Iowa DUI Arrestee Prior to Consent to Breathalyzer Test by Lonnie Burton by Lonnie Burton On June 24, 2016, the Supreme Court of Iowa rejected the appeal of man who claimed his Sixth Amendment right to counsel was violated when he was denied …
Article • August 22, 2017
New York Federal Court Allows Attorney's Fees for Time Spent Preparing Application for Attorney's Fees by Lonnie Burton by Lonnie Burton In a Memorandum & Order dated December 21, 2016, United States District Court Judge Nicholas G. Garaufis, adopted in full a magistrate's Report & Recommendation (R&R) granting just over …
Article • August 7, 2017
Filed under: Strip Searches, Bail
$7,500,000 Class-Action Settlement for Illegal Strip-Searches in Camden, NJ by Joe Watson by Joe Watson A class-action, Fourth Amendment lawsuit originally filed by Laverne Hicks and Michael Velez, two New Jersey men who had each been stopped by state police for alleged traffic violations and subsequently strip-searched and jailed by …
Article • July 20, 2017
Guilty Plea Does Not Foreclose Oregon DNA Testing Request; No Credibility Findings at Appointment of Counsel Stage by Mark Wilson by Mark Wilson The Oregon Court of Appeals reversed a lower court's refusal to appoint counsel on a request for DNA testing, twice. The court instructed that a guilty plea …
The Estate of Thomas Purdy, et al. v. Peppermill Casinos, et al., NV, Complaint, Excessive Force Causing Death, 2017 Case 3:17-cv-00423-MMD-WGC Document 1 Filed 07/10/17 Page 1 of 31 LAGOMARSINO LAW 2 3 4 5 ANDRE M. LAGOMARSINO, ESQ. Nevada Bar No. 6711 3005 W. Horizon Ridge Pkwy., #241 Henderson, …
Article • June 30, 2017 • from PLN July, 2017
Filed under: DNA Testing/Samples
Texas Forensic Science Commission Addresses Problem with DNA Testing Protocols by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke The mission of the Texas Forensic Science Commission (TFSC) is to set standards for the use of scientific evidence in the state’s criminal justice system. In investigating the proper standards for DNA testing during …
National Police Accountability Project - CLE Seminar Brochure, DC, 2017 Name:_____________________________________ Firm: _____________________________________ Address:___________________________________ City:_______________ State:___ Zip:___________ Phone:_____________ E-mail_________________ Please bill my: [ ] Visa [ ] MC [ ] Discover Card #_____________________________________ Expiration Date: _____________________________ CVV Code: ______________________________ Signature: __________________________________ [ ] Check enclosed (Please make check payable to: …
Article • June 14, 2017
Federal Court Orders Missouri Police to Answer Questions, Produce Documents in False Arrest Lawsuit by On April 10, 2014, United States District Court Judge Carol E. Jackson, sitting in the Eastern District of Missouri, issued an order requiring the police defendants in a false arrest civil rights lawsuit to answer …
Article • June 9, 2017 • from PLN June, 2017
Filed under: Evidence, Videotaping
Kentucky: Disciplinary Proceeding Reversed for Failure to Review Video Footage by Lonnie Burton by Lonnie Burton On May 20, 2016, a Kentucky Court of Appeals, in a 2-1 decision, held that a prisoner has the right, upon request, to have video surveillance footage reviewed and considered by the hearing officer …
Article • June 9, 2017 • from PLN June, 2017
Filed under: Visitor Searches
Maine State Prison Rescinds Bra-removal Policy for Female Visitors by When Air Force veteran Stacy Venable arrived at the Maine State Prison on February 11, 2017 to visit her nephew as she had several times a year for the past seven years, she was ushered through a metal detector as …
Hernandez v. Luzerne County, PA, Complaint, Assault on Prisoner, 2017 Case 1:16-cv-02407-YK-EB Document 16 Filed 06/06/17 Page 1 of 31 Case 1:16-cv-02407-YK-EB Document 16 Filed 06/06/17 Page 2 of 31 Case 1:16-cv-02407-YK-EB Document 16 Filed 06/06/17 Page 3 of 31 Case 1:16-cv-02407-YK-EB Document 16 Filed 06/06/17 Page 4 of 31 …
U.S. v. Black, KS, Order, Contraband Smuggling, 2017 Case 2:16-cr-20032-JAR Document 253 Filed 05/17/17 Page 1 of 48 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF KANSAS UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) vs. ) ) LORENZO BLACK, ) KARL CARTER, ) ANTHON AIONO, ) …
Young v. County of Cook, IL, Settlement, Strip Searches, 2017 Case: 1:06-cv-00552 Document #: 858-1 Filed: 05/11/17 Page 1 of 6 PageID #:17034 SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT This Settlement Agreement ("Settlement Agreement") is signed and effective as ofMay 9, 2017, by Illinois National Insurance Company, the Insurance Company of t.he State of …
Article • May 5, 2017 • from PLN May, 2017
Ninth Circuit: Warrantless Probationary Cell Phone Search Unconstitutional by The Ninth Circuit Court of Ap­peals has held that a warrantless, suspicionless search of a probationer’s cell phone violated the Fourth Amendment, and that evidence discovered during the search must be suppressed. Paulo Lara was on probation for a California drug …
Article • May 1, 2017
Behind bars, beyond means: the crushing expense of loving someone in prison by Lisa Riordan Seville by Lisa Riordan Seville and Zara Katz, The Guardian When Kristal Bush’s mother nearly went broke from the expense of visiting her son in prison, Kristal saw an opportunity to connect Philadelphia families to loved …
Publication • May 1, 2017
Filed under: Vehicle Searches, Police
Police Vehicle Pursuits 2012-2013, USDOJ Bureau of Jus Statistics 2017 U.S. Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Statistics MAY 2017 Special Report NCJ 250545 Police Vehicle Pursuits, 2012-2013 Brian A. Reaves, Ph.D., BJS Statistician I n 2012, general purpose state and local law enforcement agencies conducted …
Article • April 24, 2017
Crowd Control Techniques Subject of West Virginia Jail Abuse Suits by Lawsuits filed in 2015 against the West Virginia Regional Jail and Correctional Facility Authority (WVRJCFA) claim a special response teams used excessive force on routine searches and cell extractions.  The alleged force involves techniques normally used for crowd control. …
Crockett v. The City of New York, NY, Order, False Arrest and Malicious Prosecution, 2017 INDEX NO. 161857/2013 RECEIVED NYSCEF: 04/27/2017 NYSCEF DOC. NO. 48 SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK NEW YORK COUNTY MARGARET A. CHAN PRESENT: ~·::,,., .._ J.S.G. PART . ~) Justice Index Number: 161857/2013 …
Article • April 3, 2017 • from PLN April, 2017
COA Not Required for Innocence Protection Act Appeals by The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals held last year that a Certificate of Appealability is not required to appeal the denial of a motion for DNA testing pursuant to the Innocence Protection Act (IPA), though the Court affirmed the denial of …
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