Though Donald Trump just prior to trial stated that he would testify at his his New York state criminal trial, he ultimately decided not to take the stand. That choice was greatly influenced, I suspect, by the fact that taking
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Alabama executes by lethal injection double murderer 20 years after his crime
As reported in this AP piece, an “Alabama man received a lethal injection Thursday for the killing of an elderly couple in 2004, the first inmate put to death by the state since it became the first in the
Some sentencing basics after former President Donald Trump's convictions on 34 felony New York counts
I am not an expert on New York sentencing law and practice, though I expect a whole lot of folks will soon be opining on these topics now that former President Donald Trump has been convicted by a jury on
By 6-3 vote, SCOTUS rejects Ninth Circuit reversal of Arizona death sentence in <em>Thornell v. Jones</em>
In its one criminal decision among three new opinions handed down by the Supreme Court this morning, the Justices by a 6-3 vote reversed a Ninth Circuit ruling in the capital case of in Thornell v. Jones, No. 22-982 (S.
BJS releases two big new (and dated) reports on 2022 correctional populations and probation/parole populations
Via email, I learned that the Justcie Department’s Bureau of Justice Statistics today released these two big new data reports: “Correctional Populations in the United States, 2022 – Statistical Tables” and “Probation and Parole in the United
"Hidden Takings and the Communal Burden of Punishment"
The title of this post is the title of this new paper available on SSRN authored by G. Alex Sinha and Janani Umamaheswar. Here is its abstract:
The American criminal legal system is notorious for subjecting those it imprisons to
Local prosecutor drops all criminal charges against No. 1 golfer Scottie Scheffler
I noted in my post here two weeks ago after World No. 1 golfer Scottie Scheffler was arrested during a traffic misunderstanding that I was puzzled he was charged with four criminal offenses, including the serious felony charge of second-degree
Thrilled for start to Season 2 of "Drugs on the Docket" podcast
Around this time last year in this post, I flagged that the Drug Enforcement and Policy Center at The Ohio State University had just released Season One of a new podcast, “Drugs on the Docket.” All six
Amnesty International reporting that in 2023 executions globally "soar to highest number in almost a decade"
The anti-death penalty group Amnesty International reports here on the “DEATH PENALTY 2023: Death sentences and Executions.” Here is part of the start of the report online:
Executions soared to their highest number in almost a decade in 2023 with
"Cannabis Law Practice: Lessons for the Legal Profession in the Twenty-First Century"
The title of this post is the title of this new paper authored by Eli Wald and available via SSRN. Here is its abstract: The gradual states-driven legalization of cannabis, first medicinal marijuana followed by recreational marijuana, combined with decreased