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Criminal Law: Unlawful Possession of Firearm-Guidelines Range-Calculation of Range
Defendant appealed his sentence imposed following his guilty plea to unlawful possession of a firearm while under felony indictment in state court. On appeal ...
Updated: 08/19/2019 02:30P

Criminal Law: Sentencing-Prior Convictions
Where a defendant, who pleaded guilty to unlawful possession of a firearm, argued that the district court erred in calculating his offense level for sentencing ...
Updated: 08/19/2019 07:21A

Accused mosque bomber's attorneys say hate crime law doesn't apply to Hari's case
Attorneys for a man suspected in the firebombing of a suburban Twin Cities mosque two years ago say that the most serious charges against their client should ...
Updated: 08/19/2019 03:00A

Criminal Law: Escape Rule-Post-Conviction Relief
Where defendant challenged the dismissal of his Rule 24.035 motion, arguing that the motion court improperly invoked the escape rule without ruling on the ...
Updated: 08/18/2019 11:00A

“It's no secret.” Criminal Law Expert on How Weapons Fuel America's Mass Shootings
Aug. 13, 2019 – Mental illness. Video games. The Internet. These are excuses offered by the U.S. President and his supporters for a scourge of mass killings.
Updated: 08/16/2019 06:52P

American Bar Association tables new definition of consent in criminal sex assault cases
The American Bar Association wanted to change the definition of consent in criminal sexual assault cases that closely mirrors the definition used by college and ...
Updated: 08/14/2019 03:11A

Criminal Law: Warrantless Search-Automobile Exception
Where a defendant in a drug-possession case argued that the trial court erred in overruling his motion to suppress and admitting into evidence contraband found ...
Updated: 08/13/2019 04:37P

Proposal to add campus sex rules to criminal law dies after massive backlash
Not convinced by last-minute revision to clarify 'presumption of innocence' remains.
Updated: 08/13/2019 01:11A

Barr Blasted by Rights Advocates for 'Absolutely Despicable' Speech Slamming 'Anti-Law Enforcement DAs'
U.S. Attorney General William Barr was swiftly criticized by rights advocates on Monday for a speech in which he promised to deliver a bill—requested by ...
Updated: 08/12/2019 03:36P

'Broadsides' and the history of the criminal mind
In Elizabeth Papp Kamali's seminar Mind and Criminal Responsibility in the Anglo-American Tradition, students use Harvard Law School Library's Historical ...
Updated: 08/12/2019 02:24P

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