Amicus brief arguing that defendants, who were sentenced for underlying sex offenses when failure to register under Megan’s Law was a fourth-degree offense, cannot subsequently be charged with third-degree...
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Dec 7, 2020
State v. Zakariyya Ahmad
Criminal Legal System
Status: Closed
Amicus brief that addresses whether a defendant was in custody for the purposes of Miranda v. Arizona?
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Dec 7, 2020
State v. Romero
Criminal Legal System
Status: Closed
Amicus brief addressing whether the practical availability of parole should be considered when evaluating whether a sentence is the functional equivalent of life without parole.
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Dec 7, 2020
State v. Paden-Battle
Criminal Legal System
Status: Closed
Amicus brief addressing whether a sentencing judge may consider a defendant’s conduct where the jury acquitted defendant of the underlying crime.
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Dec 7, 2020
State v. Maisonet
Criminal Legal System
Status: Closed
Amicus brief challenging the court’s decision to deny defendant’s request for an adjournment to hire counsel of choice, where the court did not consider the necessary factors in making the decision.
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Dec 7, 2020
State v. Lodzinski
Criminal Legal System
Status: Closed
In this highly publicized case that was prosecuted decades after the crime, the trial court had to address a motion for acquittal notwithstanding the jury’s verdict. The court looked only at the State’s...