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Is Solitary Confinement a Punishment?, Northwestern University Law Review, 2020 ROUGH DRAFT IS SOLITARY CONFINEMENT A PUNISHMENT? John F. Stinneford Nulla poena sine lege—no punishment without law—is one of the oldest and most universally accepted principles of English and American law. 1 Today, thousands of American prisoners are placed in …
U.S. v. Ryan, et al., settlement in book fraud case, 2018 Case 2:18-cv-02674-GAM Document 4 Filed 06/27/18 Page 1 of 13 I:-.J THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PE~'NSYLVA~IA THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff, Civil Action No. 18-2674 v. JOHN PAUL RY AN, MARY MOTZ …
Article • May 17, 2018
Former Police Chief Convicted of Sex Crimes Settles with State of Ohio for $190,000 by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis  The widow of former Wapakonetam, Ohio Police Chief Dave Harrison, who had pleaded guilty to six counts related to child pornography, agreed to a $190,000 settlement with Special Prosecutor Scott …
Brief • May 14, 2018
Langley v. Prince et al., LA, order, murder conviction, 2018 Case: 16-30486 Document: 00514472153 Page: 1 Date Filed: 05/14/2018 IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit No. 16-30486 FILED May 14, 2018 RICKY LANGLEY, Lyle W. Cayce Clerk Petitioner …
Brief • February 8, 2018
Torres v. Tatum, NM, Appeal, Double Jeopardy, 2018 1 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO 2 Opinion Number: 3 Filing Date: February 8, 2018 4 NO. S-1-SC-35477 5 STATE OF NEW MEXICO, 6 Plaintiff-Appellee, 7 v. 8 NOE TORRES, 9 Defendant-Appellant. 10 APPEAL FROM THE DISTRICT …
Brief • November 2, 2017
State of West Virginia v. Henson, WV, Appeal, Double Jeopardy-Common Law, 2017 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF APPEALS OF WEST VIRGINIA September 2017 Term FILED November 2, 2017 No. 16-0914 released at 3:00 p.m. EDYTHE NASH GAISER, CLERK SUPREME COURT OF APPEALS OF WEST VIRGINIA STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA, Plaintiff …
Brief • October 31, 2017
Huertas v. Billings Municipal Court, MO, Opinion-Order, double jeopardy, 2017 10/31/2017 OP 17-0084 Case Number: OP 17-0084 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF MONTANA 2017 MT 261 CITY OF BILLINGS, ex rel., JAMES JOSEPH HUERTAS, Relator and Petitioner, v. BILLINGS MUNICIPAL COURT, The Honorable Sheila R. Kolar, and …
9th Circuit Denies Double-Jeopardy Based Dismissal of Arizona Drug Case by Derek Gilna In a case featuring especially egregious prosecutorial misconduct by Assistant U.S. Attorney Jerry Albert in prosecution of Defendant-Appellant Aurora Lopez-Avila, the 9th Circuit has refused defense efforts to dismiss the indictment on double-jeopardy grounds. The defense had …