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Latest News in Criminal Practice

  • October 03, 2025

    11th Circ. Upholds Robbery Convictions Despite Lawyer Errors

    The Eleventh Circuit agreed Friday that a man serving 26 years in prison for a string of Walmart robberies received ineffective counsel at trial but declined to overturn his conviction, citing the "mountain of evidence against him" it said would likely have secured his conviction regardless.

  • October 03, 2025

    Sentenced To Debt: The Growing Fight Over Court Fees

    Activists are increasingly working to abolish the myriad fees that states and municipalities charge criminal defendants to fund their courts and jails but that critics say leave indigent people with lifelong debt they can never pay.

  • October 03, 2025

    Nurse Staffing Exec Says Jury Misled In Wage-Fixing Case

    A nurse staffing executive convicted of wage fixing and wire fraud is asking a Nevada federal court for a new trial, arguing that prosecutors misled the jury about a cooperating witness's leniency deal.

  • October 03, 2025

    NC Gov. Gives Stamp Of Approval To Bill Ending Cashless Bail

    North Carolina's Democratic governor on Friday signed into law a bill to eliminate cashless bail that is named for the Ukrainian refugee who was murdered on Charlotte's public transit system, but he said it lacks overall "vision" and lambasted a provision adopting alternative execution methods in the state.

  • October 03, 2025

    Pa. Supreme Court Snapshot: Silent Witness, Corporate Veil

    When its October session launches Tuesday, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court will consider issues such as the time limits on long-hidden crimes and long-undiscovered construction flaws, along with witnesses who say nothing on the stand and experts who opine on manner of death.

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