Criminal Law Reporter Index

PAROLE

– Habeas corpus, state parole denials (U.S., rvs), 88:464
– Search and seizure, privacy of parolees in their homes (Iowa), 88:426

PENNSYLVANIA

– DNA testing, impact of confession on post-conviction request (Pa.), 88:684
– Ex post facto laws, pardon eligibility under state constitution (3d Cir.), 88:63; (U.S., rev sought), 88:799; (rev den), 88:844
– Testimonial statements, excited utterances of officer after fight with prisoner (Pa. Super. Ct.), 88:168

PERJURY

– Jury instructions, literal-truth defense (U.S., rev sought), 88:850

PLAIN ERROR

– Contemporaneous objection rule (11th Cir.), 88:365
– Fair trial, prosecutor's reference to races of defendant and victim (Wyo.), 88:121
– Federal sentencing guidelines, use of amended guideline (1st Cir.), 88:466
– Firearms, right to possess ammunition (D.C.), 88:192
– Invited error doctrine (N.H.), 88:92
– Jury selection

– – Closing courtroom during voir dire (D.C.), 88:689
– – Peremptory challenges, erroneous denial of (9th Cir.), 88:457

– Suppression argument not raised below, doctrine unavailable (10th Cir.), 88:568

PLEA BARGAINING

See GUILTY PLEAS

PLRA (PRISON LITIGATION REFORM ACT)

See PRISONS AND JAILS

POLICE

– Arrest

See ARREST

– Castle doctrine, death penalty eligibility re warrantless undercover officer entry (Ga.), 88:246
– Due process, property retention procedures (7th Cir.), 88:91
– Interrogations

See INTERROGATIONS AND CONFESSIONS

– Misconduct, false statements (Minn. Ct. App.), 88:11
– Qualified immunity

See IMMUNITY

– RICO conspiracy to steal from drug dealers (7th Cir.), 88:123
– Self-incrimination, officer statements in internal investigations (U.S., rev sought), 88:417; (rev den), 88:612
– Wiretapping

See WIRETAPPING

PORNOGRAPHY

– Children

See CHILD PORNOGRAPHY

– Ineffective assistance of counsel, failure to discover illegal pornography on victim's computer (U.S., rev den), 88:26

POST-CONVICTION RELIEF

– Attorney malpractice, grant of relief not dispositive (Alaska), 88:86
– Clemency, no federal jurisdiction in state investigation (6th Cir.), 88:572
– Coram nobis, ineffective assistance of counsel

– – N.Y., untimely filed notice of appeal (N.Y.), 88:120
– – Va., errors of fact (Va.), 88:517

– DNA testing

See DNA TESTING

– Habeas corpus

See HABEAS CORPUS

– Ineffective assistance of counsel, failure to communicate plea offer (2d Cir.), 88:116
– New trial motion, appellate review (La.), 88:92
– Pardons

– – Eligibility under Pa. constitution (3d Cir.), 88:63; (U.S., rev sought), 88:799; (rev den), 88:844
– – Record expungement (W. Va.), 88:170

– Resentencing

See FEDERAL SENTENCING GUIDELINES; SENTENCING

– Statutes of limitations, motion for new trial (9th Cir.), 88:170

PRESENCE OF ACCUSED

– Brief absence during jury selection (5th Cir.), 88:809
– Jury selection via e-mail (Wash.), 88:544

PRETRIAL RELEASE

See BAIL

PRISONS AND JAILS

– Civil rights actions, concealment of litigation history (7th Cir.), 88:548
– Financial responsibility program, inmate challenge to (3d Cir.), 88:350
– Freedom of speech, unsolicited criminal justice magazine (9th Cir.), 88:601
– Good-time credit, accelerated home detention eligibility (10th Cir.), 88:7
– Informers

See INFORMERS

– Interrogations and confessions, custody of prisoners (U.S., rev sought), 88:418; (rev grant), 88:493
– Population reduction order, access to medical and mental health care (U.S., oral arg), 88:300
– Prison Litigation Reform Act (PLRA)

– – Attorneys' fees, cap includes paralegals' fees (9th Cir.), 88:547
– – Filing fees, mandamus relief (D.C. Cir.), 88:757
– – “3 strikes” rule

– – – Partial dismissal

– – – – (4th Cir.), 88:596
– – – – (7th Cir.), 88:123

– – – Ripeness, frivolousness or failure to state a claim (10th Cir.), 88:371

– Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA)

– – Actions against state officials in individual capacity (U.S., rev grant), 88:50; (oral arg set), 88:126; (oral arg), 88:177
– – Institutions, courthouse holding cell (9th Cir., en banc), 88:781

– Search and seizure, cross-gender strip searches (9th Cir., en banc), 88:433
– Suspicionless strip searches (U.S., rev sought), 88:849
– Takings Clause, inmate wages (9th Cir.), 88:12

PRIVACY

– Identity theft

See IDENTITY THEFT

– Medical records of sex offenders (U.S., rev sought), 88:583; (rev den), 88:614
– Reasonable expectation of privacy

See SEARCH AND SEIZURE

– Wiretapping

See WIRETAPPING

PRIVILEGED COMMUNICATIONS

– Act of production privilege (Md.), 88:134
– Attorney-client privilege

See ATTORNEY-CLIENT PRIVILEGE

PRO SE REPRESENTATION

– Right to counsel, guilty plea advisory (Ind.), 88:3

PROBABLE CAUSE

– Child pornography, lack of description of images in warrant (3d Cir.), 88:817
– Plain view doctrine, immediate recognition of contraband (Tex. Crim. App.), 88:113
– Retaliatory arrest, qualified immunity (10th Cir.), 88:776
– Traffic stops, seat beat violation (Mass.), 88:782
– Warrant particularity, multifamily housing (2d Cir.), 88:754

PROBATION

– Appeals, sentencing scoresheet errors (Fla.), 88:191
– Guilty pleas, probation conditions based on dismissed charge (Cal.), 88:428
– Ineffective assistance of counsel (Mass.), 88:60
– Revocation, collateral estoppel (Cal. Ct. App.), 88:434

PROCEDURE

– Appeals

See APPEALS

– Closure of courtroom

See PUBLIC TRIAL

– Collateral estoppel

See COLLATERAL ESTOPPEL

– Death penalty

See CAPITAL PUNISHMENT

– Due process

See DUE PROCESS

– Evidence

See EVIDENCE

– Federal sentencing guidelines

See FEDERAL SENTENCING GUIDELINES

– Habeas corpus

See HABEAS CORPUS

– Identification

See IDENTIFICATION EVIDENCE AND PROCEDURE

– Joinder and severance

See JOINDER AND SEVERANCE

– Jury selection

See JURY SELECTION

– Plea bargaining

See GUILTY PLEAS

– Post-conviction relief

See POST-CONVICTION RELIEF

– Sentencing

See SENTENCING

– Speedy trial

See SPEEDY TRIAL

– Standing

See STANDING

– Subpoenas

See SUBPOENAS

PROSECUTORS

– Conflicts of interest, disqualification (Colo.), 88:190
– Delegation of traffic ticket prosecution (N.Y. Sup. Ct.), 88:70
– Exculpatory evidence, pattern of Brady violations (U.S., rvs), 88:805; (text), 88:825
– Fair trial, reference to races of defendant and victim (Wyo.), 88:121
– Misconduct

– – Cal. probe, 88:145
– – Communication with represented parties through cooperating witness (9th Cir.), 88:466
– – Direct examination of cooperating witness (Wash.), 88:115

– Qualified immunity, officer reliance on legal advice (3d Cir.), 88:62
– Solicitation of false testimony (U.S., rev sought), 88:500
– Vouching, police officers' veracity (Md.), 88:166

PUBLIC DEFENDERS

– Conflicts of interest, simultaneous representation of codefendants (Mont.), 88:162

PUBLIC TRIAL

– Partial closure of courtroom (Md.), 88:138
– Plain error, closing courtroom during voir dire (D.C.), 88:689