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Dec 29, 2015
A Handcuffed Arrestee's Statement That He Would "Fuck Up" Police If They Were Not Police Cannot Be Taken As A Threat
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Dec 23, 2015
A Court Should Grant A Motion To Sever If A Co-Defendant Would Provide “Officially Exculpatory” Testimony
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Dec 17, 2015
Just Because There’s A Stolen Phone In A Store You Work At Doesn’t Make You Guilty Of Receiving Stolen Property
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Dec 11, 2015
When Petitioner Alleges “Classic” Ineffectiveness Trial Court Has Little Discretion To Deny Evidentiary Hearing
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Dec 11, 2015
"Emergency Aid" Exception Did Not Justify Warantless Entry And No Exception To The Exclusionary Rule Applies, Court Splits On Sufficiency Of The Evidence Of Possession Of Guns Found In Apartment
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Nov 25, 2015
Extraction Of Contraband From Arrestee’s Sensitive Area Deemed Unconstitutional For Failure To Involve Trained Medical Personnel
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Nov 19, 2015
Police Interrogation Tactics Threatening Prison Rape And Requiring A Confession Before Granting Access To An Attorney Render Confession Involuntary
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Nov 10, 2015
For Malicious Destruction of Property, Defendant Had to Be Aware of a Plain and Strong Likelihood That He Would Damage a Door When He Tried to Break It Open
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Nov 09, 2015
Breaking: DCCA goes en banc to consider right to jury trial for deportable misdemeanors
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Nov 06, 2015
Contents of Police File from Decedent’s Prior Conviction Not Material for Brady Purposes
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Office of Rehabilitation and Development
Defender Services Office
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Calendar of Events
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Job Opportunities
Legal Recruiting Program
Law Clerkships for Law Students
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Criminal Law Internship Blog
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Calendar of Events
PDS Training Programs
Deborah T. Creek Criminal Practice Institute: Spring, Summer, & Fall Series
Forensic Science Conference
Criminal Justice Act New Panel Training Program
PDS-CJA Appellate Consultation and Assistance Program
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Criminal Law Blog
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CJADC.ORG—CJA Attorney and Investigator Resource
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