Posts in Criminal Procedure

May 18 Oklahoma County DA Fires Prosecutors for Withholding Evidence

Oklahoma County District Attorney David Prater fired two assistant district attorneys for withholding evidence in a murder trial. ...

Feb 27 A Newport Coast Woman Got 5 Months in Prison Due to College Admissions Scam

Michelle Janavs of Newport Coast apologized in a Boston federal court for trying to “create an unfair advantage for [her] ...

Nov 07 Dallas Man Who Spent 17 Years in Prison Was Exonerated

Quintin Lee Alonzo was freed from prison after serving 17 years behind bars for a murder that he did not commit. The district ...

Sep 27 Texas Judge Sentenced to 5 Years For Accepting Attorney Bribes

On Wednesday, September 25th, a longtime Texas judge was given a five year prison sentence due to a bribery scandal that took ...

Aug 23 Police Modified Photo Lineup Causing Defense to File Motion to Suppress Evidence

When he received the six photos used in a photo lineup, Mark Ahlemeyer, a Federal Public Defender for Tyrone Lamont Allen, noticed ...

Jun 13 Williamson Rule Saves Someone from 7 Years Prison

The Williamson rule is that a defendant cannot be convicted of a general statute when a more specific statute applies. For ...