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Dec 07, 2017

Using flame to repel a trespasser is not necessarily unreasonable.

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Oct 26, 2017

Apartment dweller’s sworn statement that government witness could not have seen murder from dweller’s apartment window requires evidentiary hearing in IAC case, despite lack of further detail

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Oct 23, 2017

DCCA to the government: Don’t blame the defense when you fail to preserve material evidence

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Oct 18, 2017

Attention traffic court lawyers: The DCCA offers a primer on the notice requirements for suspending a license

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Oct 18, 2017

Reversible error to remove a prospective juror based on the belief that the criminal justice system is biased against black men

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Oct 12, 2017

Newsflash! MPD’s warrantless use of a cell-site simulator constitutes an unlawful search

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Sep 26, 2017

No Double Jeopardy violation when trial court fixed “clerical error” two years after issuing sentencing order

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Sep 25, 2017

Seeing Co-Conspirators Receive Better Plea Deals Is Not A Valid Reason To Withdraw A Guilty Plea

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Sep 11, 2017

Concussion Protocol: (Head) Injury + Manifest Risk of Grave, Long-Term (Head) Injury + Diagnostic Testing to Evaluate the Danger and Need for Treatment = Significant Bodily Injury

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Aug 16, 2017

Failure to Advise MPD Officer of Potential Employment Consequences of His Testimony Was Not Ineffective Assistance

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