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Federal Defenders of New York Blog
Second Circuit Applies Hunter and Expands Its Exceptions to Appellate Waivers
United States v. Matos, No. 22-1561 (2d Cir. Aug. 13, 2026) (Cabranes, Livingston, Nardini), is the Second Circuit’s first published application of Hunter v. United States, 146 S. Ct. 1702…
California Appellate Report
People v. Shove (Cal. Supreme Court – Aug. 13, 2026)
By Shaun Martin
I won't opine about the 5-2 dispute between the majority and the dissent about whether there was a Batson error here. You can read the entire 139-page thing on that…
A Lawyer Writes
Preventing early releases
While PC Andrew Harper’s killers wait to hear what proportion of their prison sentences they’ll spend in custody, his mother asked Andy Burnham yesterday not to “let us down again”.…
The Southern District of Florida Blog
Judge Donald L. Graham
By johnr-byrnesdfla-blogspot-com
By John E. Thornton, Jr.:Shrewd, wise, pensive. Courteous, disciplined, respectful. Cultured, traveled, adventurous. These are the first words that come to mind when reflecting upon the last fifteen years I…
Australian Emergency Law
NSW Paramedic sentenced for transmitting and possessing child abuse material
By M. Eburn
In R v Phillips [2026] NSWDC 278 Judge Bourke sitting as the NSW District Court sentenced the defendant for ‘an offence under s 474.22(1) of the Commonwealth Criminal Code 1995, being an offence…
A Lawyer Writes
Could killers serve longer?
Why has the chief constable of Thames Valley Police been talking about challenging the decision to release two of PC Andrew Harper’s killers on licence after they have served half…
Philadelphia Criminal Defense Blog
PA Supreme Court: Multiple Sex Offense Convictions in a Single Case Do Not Make a Defendant a Tier III Offender
Goldstein Mehta LLC Criminal Defense The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has decided Commonwealth v. Osman, 81 MAP 2024 (Pa. July 21, 2026), holding that a defendant convicted of Tier I and…
India Legal
Allahabad High Court reduces sentence of 92-year-old in 1982 assault case
The Allahabad High Court has upheld the conviction of a 92-year-old man in a criminal assault case dating back to 1982, but modified his sentence to the period already undergone…
A Lawyer Writes
Attorney falls short
The attorney general should have corrected factual inaccuracies in a press release published by the Crown Prosecution Service on 21 May after three boys were sentenced for rape offences at…
California Appellate Report
People v. Garner (Cal. Ct. App. – July 8, 2026)
By Shaun Martin
This opinion certainly meets the criteria for (admittedly belated) publication.In 2002, a then-15 years old gets convicted of (alongside his 18-year old accomplice) "robb[ing] the victim and her boyfriend, kidnapp[ing]…