July '08
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Law

  • Rothgery v. Gillespie County U.S.Supreme Court, June 23, 2008 Criminal, Civil Rights, Constitutional. A criminal defendant's initial appearance before a judicial officer, where he learns the charge against him and his liberty is subject to restriction, marks the start of adversary judicial proceedings that trigger attachment of the Sixth Amendment right to counsel. The Court rules that attachment of the right does not also require that a prosecutor (as distinct from a police officer) be aware of such initial proceeding or be involved in its conduct.

  • Boumediene v Bush U.S.Supreme Court, June 12, 2008 Guantanamo. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in a 5-4 majority decision that detainees being held at Guantanamo Bay can file suit in federal courts to challenge their detentions.

  • Irizarry v United States U.S. Supreme Court, June 12, 2008. Criminal Procedure, Sentencing. Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 32(h), (which states that notice must be given to the parties before a court departs from the applicable sentencing range) does not apply to a variance from a recommended Guidelines range.

    • Articles

    Clearing Up Software Myths For Attorneys. Article pointing out that lawyers either have no idea about technology or are trained in IT but sometimes confuse their academic knowledge with the actual practices in the industry, leading to misunderstandings and even disagreements with the expert.


    Events
    7/09-10/08 (NV): Youth-Set Fires: IAAI event essential in providing law enforcement and fire investigators the specific tools needed to investigate and identify youth who set fires.
    7/16/08 (IN): AALNC Meeting: Greater Indianapolis Chapter meeting of the AALNC.
    9/19/08 (TX): What Clients Want: FEWA Fall Conference, essential for all forensic practitioners.

    In The News

    6/01/08 (US): Soaring Oil Prices - An Expert's View. We're all talking about it but what are the Experts saying about soaring oil prices?


    5/29/08 (IL): Kelly Tape 'Genuine' Says Expert The tape shown in court last week that prosecutors say shows R. Kelly having sex with an underage girl was not edited to make it look as if something entirely unreal was taking place - probably.


    5/27/08 (CA): Podiatrist faces charges Was Fresno foot doctor Matthew Sciaroni just doing his job when he conducted breast examinations and checked the lymph nodes in female patients' groin areas? Or was it part of a long pattern of molesting women and girls under the guise of being a good doctor?


    5/24/08 (UK): RAF Spy Plane Unsafe, Says Expert The RAF Nimrod that exploded in mid-air killing 14 British servicemen was not airworthy, an aircraft manufacturer admitted yesterday.


    5/23/08 (CA): Court Refuses Death Row DNA Test. A death row inmate will not be allowed a DNA test to determine whether he left biological evidence at a murder scene because the results would have made no difference to the jury that condemned him, the California Supreme Court ruled 5 to 2 Thursday.


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