Appeals

Getting Around the Confrontation Clause with the Residual Exception, Rule 807

Robert Ambrose2021-08-16T19:25:56+00:00May 14, 2019|Appeals, Court Procedures, Sixth Amendment|

[column width="1/3" title="" title_type="single" animation="none" implicit="true"] The Sixth Amendment guarantees a [...]

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Cell-Phone Location Searches & the Fourth Amendment: Carpenter v. United States

Robert Ambrose2021-08-16T19:25:57+00:00July 20, 2018|Appeals, Fourth Amendment, Search and Seizure|

[column width="1/3" title="" title_type="single" animation="none" implicit="true"] Track the phone, track [...]

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Wrongful Convictions

Robert Ambrose2021-08-16T19:25:57+00:00June 29, 2018|Appeals|

[column width="1/3" title="" title_type="single" animation="none" implicit="true"] When someone is wrongfully [...]

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Police Ignorance is Not Bliss: Mistake of Law

Robert Ambrose2021-08-16T19:26:41+00:00May 31, 2018|Appeals, Fourth Amendment|

[column width="1/3" title="" title_type="single" animation="none" implicit="true"] “Ignorantia juris non excusat” [...]

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Ginsburg Hints at Examining Whren’s Probable Cause Standard

Robert Ambrose2021-08-16T19:26:42+00:00April 16, 2018|Appeals, Disorderly Conduct|

[column width="1/3" title="" title_type="single" animation="none" implicit="true"] How can the police [...]

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Rental Cars and the Fourth Amendment: Byrd v. United States

Robert Ambrose2021-08-16T19:26:42+00:00February 6, 2018|Appeals, Fourth Amendment, Search and Seizure|

[column width="1/3" title="" title_type="single" animation="none" implicit="true"] Rental Cars and the [...]

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State v. Hensel: MN Supreme Court Strikes Down the Part of Disorderly Conduct Related to Protesting

Robert Ambrose2021-08-16T19:26:42+00:00November 3, 2017|Appeals, Disorderly Conduct|

[column width="1/3" title="" title_type="single" animation="none" implicit="true"] Recently, the supreme court [...]

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Voir Dire: Determining Bias in Jury Selection: Ries v. State

Robert Ambrose2021-08-16T19:26:42+00:00January 7, 2017|Appeals|

[column width="1/3" title="" title_type="single" animation="none" implicit="true"] In the American legal [...]

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Can Inhaling Duster Get You A DWI? Previewing State v. Carson

Robert Ambrose2021-08-16T19:27:31+00:00December 17, 2016|Alcohol-Related Offenses, Appeals, DWI / DUI|

[column width="1/3" title="" title_type="single" animation="none" implicit="true"] We all know driving [...]

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State v. Lugo: Part II – A Lesson on Appellate Standards of Review

Robert Ambrose2021-08-16T19:27:31+00:00December 10, 2016|Appeals, Court Procedures|

[column width="1/3" title="" title_type="single" animation="none" implicit="true"] Last week, we discussed [...]

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