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  • Smith v. The State

    Publication Date: 2017-09-29
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Rickman
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Matthew Winchester (Law Offices of Matthew K. Winchester), Atlanta; Nora Benavidez (Law Office of Nora Benavidez), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Thomas Kegley (Assistant District Attorney), Douglasville; Brian Fortner (Douglas County District Attorney), Douglasville; Sean Garrett (Douglas County District Attorney's Office), Douglasville, for appellee.
    Case Number: A17A1252

    The trial court erred in refusing to give defendant's requested jury charge on the lesser included offense of vehicular homicide in the second degree in his trial for vehicular homicide in the first degree so the Court reversed his conviction and remanded for a new trial.

  • September 28, 2017 |

    State v. Bills

    Click Here for FC&S Legal Expert Analysis. State v. BillsCourt of Appeals of KansasSeptember 22, 2017, Opinion FiledNo. 116,431STATE OF KANSAS,…

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  • September 27, 2017 | The Recorder

    People v. Faber

    Sup.Ct.App.Div.; BR 053153 The Appellate Division of the Los Angeles County Superior Court affirmed a judgment. The court held that the trial court did…

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  • Carole Hamburg, M.D., Plaintiff-Appellant-Respondent, -against- New York University School of Medicine, et al., Defendants-Respondents-Appellants

    Publication Date: 2017-09-27
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    Court: SUPREME COURT, APPELLATE DIVISION, FIRST DEPARTMENT
    Judge: Friedman, J.P. Sweeny, Jr., Moskowitz, Gische, Kapnick, JJ.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
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    Carole Hamburg, M.D., Plaintiff-Appellant-Respondent, -against- N k University School of Medicine, et al., Defendants-Respondents-Appellants. Cross appeals from the order of the Supreme Court,

  • September 26, 2017 | New York Law Journal

    The Second Circuit in the Supreme Court

    In their Second Circuit Review, Martin Flumenbaum and Brad S. Karp write: Five of the U.S. Supreme Court's 71 merits decisions (resulting in 69 written opinions) last term arose out of the Second Circuit. One was affirmed and four were reversed or vacated, resulting in an 80 percent reversal rate.

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  • September 26, 2017 |

    Insurers Must Strictly Comply with Statutory Cancellation Rules, Nevada Supreme Court Holds

    The Supreme Court of Nevada has ruled that an insurer had to strictly comply with the Nevada law setting forth the rules for cancelling an insurance…

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  • September 25, 2017 | Texas Lawyer

    Trump Doesn't Look Far in Making Northern District of Texas US Attorney Nomination

    Before winning a presidential nomination for one of the four U.S. Attorney positions in Texas, a candidate must first meet with a committee of 35 lawyers who vet applicants for the state's two Republican senators, John Cornyn and Ted Cruz.

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  • The People v. Seegobin, 1761/11

    Publication Date: 2017-09-25
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Supreme Court, Queens County, Criminal Term Part K-22
    Judge: Justice Ira Margulis
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For People: ADA Joseph Z. Amsel, Queens County District Attorney's Office.
    for defendant: For Defendant: Craig Relles, Esq.
    Case Number: 1761/11

    Plea Counsel Not Ineffective; Defendant Failed to Advise of Immigration

  • People v. Trujillo

    Publication Date: 2017-09-22
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Date Filed: 2017-09-21
    Court: C.A. 4th
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    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Xavier Becerra, Attorney General, Julie L. Garland, Assistant Attorney General, Michael Pulos and Britton B. Lacy, Deputy Attorneys General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.
    for defendant: James M. Crawford, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant.
    Case Number: No. D071715

    Electronics search condition reasonably related to preventing first-time offender's future criminality (Haller, J.)

  • In re N.R.

    Publication Date: 2017-09-22
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Date Filed: 2017-09-21
    Court: C.A. 2nd
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    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kamala D. Harris, Xavier Becerra, Attorneys General, Gerald A. Engler, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Lance E. Winters, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Steven D. Matthews, Supervising Deputy Attorney General, and Analee J. Brodie, Deputy Attorney General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.
    for defendant: Esther R. Sorkin, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant.
    Case Number: 2d. Juv. No. B278221

    No abuse of discretion in juvenile court's refusal to dismiss delinquency petition and seal record for juvenile offender who dropped out of school (Perren, J.)