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California
fromsfist.com
6 hours ago

Saturday Links: Man Suspected of Killing Laney College Coach Ruled Incompetent to Stand Trial

Cedric Irving was ruled mentally incompetent to stand trial for the murder of Laney College football coach John Beam.
Miami Marlins
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks ago

US quadruple amputee cornhole champion arrested on suspicion of murder

Dayton Webber, a quadruple amputee cornhole champion, was arrested for allegedly shooting and killing a passenger during an argument.
California
fromsfist.com
6 hours ago

Saturday Links: Man Suspected of Killing Laney College Coach Ruled Incompetent to Stand Trial

Cedric Irving was ruled mentally incompetent to stand trial for the murder of Laney College football coach John Beam.
Miami Marlins
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks ago

US quadruple amputee cornhole champion arrested on suspicion of murder

Dayton Webber, a quadruple amputee cornhole champion, was arrested for allegedly shooting and killing a passenger during an argument.
Law
fromAbove the Law
1 day ago

Lawyer Tells Attorneys For Missing Child That They're 'Gonna Burn In Hell' - Above the Law

A lawyer for Camp Mystic made a controversial remark during a hearing related to a tragic flood that killed 27 people.
fromwww.bbc.com
2 days ago

Manslaughter trial told punch was 'defensive'

I'm absolutely devastated and always will be. I never wanted this to happen. I'm gutted. I was absolutely terrified and scared. Who would not be scared of the two men? They were definitely going for trouble.
London politics
UK news
fromwww.independent.co.uk
3 days ago

Almost 200 prisoners released in error' last year in UK's broken' jail system

Almost 200 prisoners were mistakenly released in England and Wales last year, causing significant strain on police resources.
NYC politics
fromwww.foxnews.com
6 days ago

Gubernatorial candidate vows to pardon cop convicted of manslaughter in death of fleeing suspect

Bruce Blakeman plans to pardon Sgt. Erik Duran, convicted of manslaughter for the death of a fleeing suspect, calling the sentence unjust.
Law
fromIndependent
2 days ago

'Terrible shroud of sadness': jury finds mentally ill man not guilty of trying to murder brother

A Mullingar man was found not guilty of attempted murder by reason of insanity after attacking his brother with a hammer and knife.
Psychology
fromPsychology Today
1 week ago

Dissociation: Imagination and Error in Criminal Justice

Dissociation is a normal psychological process that aids creativity but can also lead to erroneous beliefs and interpretations in various fields.
Law
fromPadailypost
4 days ago

DA sued for paying prosecutor not to work

A lawsuit claims Santa Clara County DA Jeff Rosen wastes taxpayer money by paying a prosecutor to stay home amid budget cuts.
Mental health
fromPsychology Today
1 week ago

Mental Health Attorneys and Psychiatric Interventions

Interventions are confrontations by family or friends to compel treatment, but they can lead to unexpected adverse events.
NYC parents
fromwww.amny.com
2 weeks ago

Criminal case against man shot by cops during mental health crisis will move forward | amNewYork

A Queens man shot by police during a mental health crisis faces criminal charges despite calls for dismissal from his mother and community members.
fromSlate Magazine
3 weeks ago

DOJ Lawyers Just Had to Make One of Their Most Embarrassing Confessions Yet

The Department of Justice offered a startling confession to a court on Tuesday, acknowledging that it repeatedly made a 'material mistaken statement of fact' while defending Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrests of noncitizens at immigration court.
US politics
Law
fromABA Journal
1 week ago

Wisconsin moves to UBE to ease access-to-justice woes

Wisconsin will implement the Uniform Bar Exam to improve access to justice and attract lawyers from other states.
fromESPN.com
3 weeks ago

Quadruple amputee cornhole player waives hearing in murder case

Webber allegedly shot Bradrick Michael Wells, 27, of Waldorf, after a heated argument, according to police charging documents.
US news
#public-defender
SF politics
fromABC7 San Francisco
3 weeks ago

Judge fines San Francisco public defender for contempt after he refuses to take new cases

San Francisco's public defender was fined for rejecting cases due to overwhelming workload and insufficient staffing, impacting the justice system.
Law
fromsfist.com
3 weeks ago

Humpday Headlines: Judge Fines SF Public Defender For Turning Down Cases

SF Public Defender Mano Raju is hiring 36 new attorneys while facing contempt for turning down cases due to unmanageable caseloads.
Law
fromAbove the Law
1 week ago

What Does Competence Mean When Litigation Happens In Real Time? - Above the Law

Competence in law is evolving as technology changes the speed and precision of decision-making in litigation.
Law
fromAbove the Law
2 weeks ago

Atlanta Prosecutor Repeatedly Cites Non-Existent Cases To Avoid Murder Retrial - Above the Law

AI hallucinations in legal work are leading to serious issues, including the citation of nonexistent cases by attorneys.
California
fromLos Angeles Times
1 month ago

California used faulty DUI tests for nearly 10 years, state Justice Department says

A California medical supply company provided faulty urinalysis test kits to the state for nearly a decade, potentially inflating DUI suspect results across multiple jurisdictions.
Law
fromAbove the Law
2 weeks ago

The Price Of Justice And The Promise Of AI - Above the Law

Rising legal service costs and declining access-to-justice funding widen the gap for those needing legal protections, with AI presenting potential solutions.
Psychology
fromPsychology Today
1 month ago

Why False Accusations Are So Disturbing

False accusations are uniquely disturbing because they violate the just-world hypothesis, undermining our belief that fairness exists and people deserve their outcomes.
fromABC7 Chicago
2 weeks ago

Lawyers for man accused of killing Charlie Kirk ask to delay preliminary hearing

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives could not conclusively connect a bullet fragment recovered during an autopsy to the rifle found near the scene. The FBI is running additional tests.
Law
US news
fromFuturism
1 month ago

AI Mistake Throws Innocent Grandmother in Jail for Nearly Six Months

An innocent Tennessee grandmother was arrested and jailed for nearly six months after AI facial recognition misidentified her as a bank fraud suspect in North Dakota, with police failing to verify the algorithm's match before pursuing charges.
UK politics
fromwww.bbc.com
1 month ago

Thousands of lawyers oppose jury restriction plan

Over 3,200 lawyers and judges oppose government plans to abolish jury trials in certain cases, arguing there is no evidence this will reduce record court backlogs of nearly 80,000 cases.
Law
fromABA Journal
3 weeks ago

Drug convictions bar lawyer from bench but not from practicing law

Felony drug convictions prevent lawyer from becoming a judge but allow him to continue practicing law in Montana.
UK politics
fromwww.bbc.com
1 month ago

Justice system in crisis, victims' advocate says

London's victims' commissioner reports the criminal justice system is in crisis, with victims experiencing traumatic delays and losing trust in police and courts.
#michael-jeffries
Law
fromwww.businessinsider.com
3 weeks ago

Abercrombie & Fitch ex-CEO is fit for sex trafficking trial and he's funny, too, prison doctor tells judge

Michael Jeffries is deemed mentally fit to stand trial for sex trafficking, showing only mild cognitive impairment according to a prosecution psychologist.
Law
fromwww.businessinsider.com
3 weeks ago

Abercrombie & Fitch ex-CEO has dementia and could 'blurt out' during sex trafficking trial, defense to argue this week

Michael Jeffries faces a sex trafficking trial, claiming mental incompetence due to dementia and a traumatic brain injury.
Law
fromwww.businessinsider.com
3 weeks ago

Abercrombie & Fitch ex-CEO is fit for sex trafficking trial and he's funny, too, prison doctor tells judge

Michael Jeffries is deemed mentally fit to stand trial for sex trafficking, showing only mild cognitive impairment according to a prosecution psychologist.
Law
fromwww.businessinsider.com
3 weeks ago

Abercrombie & Fitch ex-CEO has dementia and could 'blurt out' during sex trafficking trial, defense to argue this week

Michael Jeffries faces a sex trafficking trial, claiming mental incompetence due to dementia and a traumatic brain injury.
#criminal-justice
fromwww.cbc.ca
1 month ago
Canada news

Man convicted of 1st-degree murder has been temporarily released in Oshawa: police | CBC News

fromwww.cbc.ca
1 month ago
Canada news

Man convicted of 1st-degree murder has been temporarily released in Oshawa: police | CBC News

Law
from48 hills
3 weeks ago

Judge sanctions public defender in case that raises critical issues about criminal justice - 48 hills

Public Defender Mano Raju was fined $26,000 for refusing cases due to overwhelming workloads, highlighting systemic issues in public defense funding.
Law
fromABA Journal
4 weeks ago

Fake lawyer who used real bar number to practice law pleads guilty

A man in Las Vegas pleaded guilty to impersonating a lawyer using another attorney's bar number.
#murder-trial
SF parents
fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 month ago

Reliving a horrific nightmare': Sierra LaMar retrial could look very different

An appellate court overturned Antolin Garcia Torres's murder conviction for killing 15-year-old Sierra LaMar, reopening the case and devastating her family despite years of seeking closure.
World news
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

The forensic psychiatrist working with Victoria's young offenders: when you know their origins, you wonder how they've survived at all'

Lockdown-amplified vulnerabilities among children, including autism and ADHD, contributed to rising youth offending in Victoria, with a small cohort committing disproportionate serious crimes.
fromAbove the Law
2 months ago

DOJ Lawyer Asks To Be Held In Contempt So She Can Sleep - Above the Law

The situation in Minnesota continues to prove an abject nightmare. The Trump administration continues to ignore and flagrantly undermine judges. If the administration put half as much effort into honoring its legal obligations as it places into attacking judges on social media, perhaps they wouldn't be staring down a massive staffing crisis - a crisis they're trying to resolve by asking people on Elon Musk's pornification site to sign up as AUSAs.
US politics
Mental health
fromBoston.com
2 months ago

Vermont has no facility for people incompetent to stand trial. Could that finally change?

A man found incompetent was released after hospital treatment and allegedly murdered Emily Hamman, exposing gaps in Vermont's forensic mental health custody options.
Law
fromLos Angeles Times
4 weeks ago

In rare move, ICE drags criminal defendant out of a federal courtroom

ICE agents unexpectedly detained a defendant in a courtroom, raising concerns about the impact on judicial participation.
fromIPWatchdog.com | Patents & Intellectual Property Law
2 months ago

Split CAFC Says Disputed Aspects of Testimony by Doctor's Experts are for Jury to Parse

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) issued a precedential decision on Tuesday, January 20, concluding that a district court abused its discretion in granting motions to exclude two of Dr. Mark A. Barry's experts and granting judgment as a matter of law (JMOL) to DePuy Synthes Companies. The panel included Judges Stark, Taranto and Prost and Judge Stark dissented.
Intellectual property law
Law
fromIndependent
4 weeks ago

Man who murdered Garda Colm Horkan appeals conviction arguing State psychiatric evidence contradicted legal insanity test

Stephen Silver murdered Garda Colm Horkan with the garda's own gun and appeals his conviction based on psychiatric evidence contradicting the legal insanity test.
fromwww.mediaite.com
2 months ago

Former Federal Prosecutor Claims Man Shot and Killed By Federal Agents Had a Death Wish'

A total of 10 gunshots rang out from the ICE officers, leaving Pretti lying supine and motionless in the middle of the street. He was declared dead at the scene. Video of the incident appeared to contradict the Department of Homeland Security narrative that Pretti approached US Border Patrol officers with a 9 mm semi-automatic handgun, and that the officers were forced to shoot in self-defense.
US politics
Law
fromWIRED
1 month ago

The Fight to Hold AI Companies Accountable for Children's Deaths

A lawyer is pursuing legal action against OpenAI after a teenager's suicide, alleging the ChatGPT chatbot provided instructions for self-harm instead of refusing the request.
UK news
fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 month ago

Jekyll and Hyde monster' left girlfriend paralysed after brutal assault

A man was sentenced to 16 years in prison for a brutal assault that paralyzed his girlfriend after eight years of controlling and violent behavior.
fromwww.npr.org
2 months ago

Report finds children with mental health diagnoses often incarcerated instead of getting treatment

"Prolonged Incarceration of Children Due to Mental Health Care Shortages,"
Mental health
#attorney-misconduct
fromLos Angeles Times
1 month ago
Law

California trial attorneys push bills to rein in 'bad actors' in legal industry

California trial lawyers support bills increasing penalties for attorneys who illegally solicit clients or allow hedge funds to control case strategy.
fromABA Journal
2 months ago
Law

Attorney suspended for allegedly pressuring client for sexual favors

Ohio attorney Bruce Wallace was suspended after admitting he attempted to coerce a client for sexual favors; suspension imposed for one year, with six months stayed.
Law
fromLos Angeles Times
1 month ago

California trial attorneys push bills to rein in 'bad actors' in legal industry

California trial lawyers support bills increasing penalties for attorneys who illegally solicit clients or allow hedge funds to control case strategy.
US news
fromwww.ocregister.com
2 months ago

Misconduct by prosecution leads to reprieve for California killer once sentenced to life in prison

A state prisoner will be released in about five years after a 1988 murder case was compromised by prosecutorial misconduct, resulting in a reduced sentence.
California
fromwww.ocregister.com
2 months ago

Former California udge convicted in fraud scheme appears to be practicing law again

Former judge Israel Claustro pleaded guilty to felony mail fraud, reactivated his law license, and is now working with a law firm while awaiting sentencing.
#justice-department
Law
fromwww.mediaite.com
1 month ago

DOJ Drops Experience Requirement for New Prosecutors

The Justice Department eliminated the one-year legal experience requirement for new-hire prosecutors due to severe staffing shortages following mass departures under the Trump administration.
US news
fromShore News Network
2 months ago

Federal judge rejects habeas bid from Brooklyn spiritual counselor convicted of abusing teen

A federal judge denied Nechemya Weberman's habeas petition, upholding his state conviction for serial sexual abuse of a teenage counseling client.
California
fromwww.mercurynews.com
2 months ago

I am not fit for society,' Oakland man once allegedly warned police. Now he's facing a murder charge

Jeffrey McMaster Jr., a repeat offender with prior sexual and violent convictions, is accused of fatally beating neighbor Leslie Marshall in an Oakland residential hotel.
US news
fromwww.mercurynews.com
2 months ago

Man who decapitated new wife found dead in Texas prison cell

A Texas man sentenced to 40 years for decapitating his wife was found dead in his prison cell from an apparent self-inflicted hanging.
fromAbove the Law
1 month ago

Lawyer Convicted Of Systematic Sexual Abuse Of Children - Above the Law

Bishop was found guilty on 24 counts of committing lewd acts on three minor victims, all described in court documents as victims under the age of 14. The span of these offenses covers multiple years. Evidence admitted at trial showed that Bishop possessed more than 600 images of child sexual abuse material depicting two of the minor victims.
Law
Law
fromPsychology Today
2 months ago

Is the Psychopathy Checklist Unsuitable for Court?

Experts should not rely solely on PCL-R scores in court because psychopathy labels and cultural misconceptions bias juries and misrepresent individuals.
fromAbove the Law
1 month ago

The Human Cost Of Our Broken Justice System - Above the Law

Drawing from years in public defense and her work co-founding Partners for Justice, she explains why the criminal legal system often punishes instability rather than crime - and how policy choices, not individual morality, frequently determine who enters the system.
Law
Law
fromPsychology Today
2 months ago

Premeditated but Psychotic?

Premeditation does not preclude legal insanity; planning can stem from psychosis, and evaluations assess whether mental illness causally produced the criminal act.
fromLos Angeles Times
2 months ago

Panel tosses ex-UCLA doctor's sex abuse conviction; lawyers weren't told of juror's 'limited English'

an indictment of California's criminal justice system which allows criminals to threaten public safety and prey upon the most vulnerable.
Law
Law
fromThe Oaklandside
2 months ago

People awaiting trial in Alameda County now have better access to resources

Alameda County launched an expanded pretrial services program connecting defendants awaiting trial to case managers and community resources to reduce recidivism.
Law
fromAbove the Law
2 months ago

On-Demand Webinar: What Winning Expert Testimony Looks Like - Above the Law

Effective expert testimony balances credibility with openness to opposing perspectives, clear translation of technical concepts for factfinders, and resilience under rigorous cross-examination.
Law
fromwww.mercurynews.com
2 months ago

Pittsburg: Convicted cop murderer loses bid for freedom

A judge denied transfer of Andrew Moffett's murder case to juvenile court, keeping his adult conviction and prison sentence intact.
Law
fromIndependent
2 months ago

Man who strangled his father at five-star Ballyfin resort found not guilty by reason of insanity

Henry McGowan was found not guilty of murder by reason of insanity after strangling his father while suffering schizoaffective disorder.
Law
fromAbove the Law
2 months ago

AI And Expert Witnesses: Not Replacement, But A Strategic Imperative - Above the Law

AI augments expert testimony by enabling large-scale review, adversarial simulation, and strategic insight while requiring careful use to avoid credibility risks and exclusion.
Law
fromAbove the Law
2 months ago

Tomorrow: Tales From The Witness Stand - What 'Winning' Expert Testimony Looks Like - Above the Law

Effective expert testimony requires credibility, clear translation of jargon, strategic cross-examination, and preparation incorporating technology to persuade judges and juries.
Law
fromwww.mercurynews.com
2 months ago

Panel finds imprisoned ex-Antioch cop's lawyer made serious lapse in judgment,' but didn't lie to judge

A judicial committee found Nicole Lopes did not lie in seeking a mistrial but criticized her judgment and unfamiliarity with federal court procedures.
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