With endorsers ranging from the American Civil Liberties Union to President Trump, the First Step Act could be the most significant criminal justice reform effort in decades. But what would the proposed law actually do?Make the Fair Sentencing Act retroactive for...
Month: November 2018
High court ruling puts over 20,000 New Jersey DUIs in question
According to constitutional principles, when the government acts illegally during a criminal case, it is not allowed any benefit from its illegal actions. This is the basis of the exclusionary rule, which prohibits the use of evidence that was obtained illegally, such...
Should a history of prosecutor misconduct be considered on appeal?
Curtis Flowers was convicted of murdering the owner of a furniture store he once worked in, along with three employees. The alleged motive was revenge -- the store owner had fired him and withheld most of his final paycheck to pay for merchandise he had supposedly...
Do you have a duty to open your door for the police?
If the police have a warrant to search your home, you have to let them in. A warrant is a court order requiring you to stand aside and let them perform the search described.Many times, however, police search homes when they don't have warrants. The constitution...