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Dec 7, 2020

State v. Edgar Torres

Status: Closed

Amicus brief that asks how courts must consider sentences of people who are already sentenced to long prison terms.

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Nov 19, 2020

State v. Dangcil

Status: Closed

Amicus brief in a challenge to the new jury selection procedures set up as a result of COVID-19

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Nov 19, 2020

State v. Damon Williams

Status: Closed

Amicus brief addressing whether a prosecutor’s use of a still photograph from the movie The Shining constituted prosecutorial misconduct requiring reversal of defendant’s conviction.

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Nov 11, 2020

State v. Mark Melvin

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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Nov 11, 2020

State v. Olenowski

Status: Open

Amicus brief addressing the scientific reliability of Drug Recognition Evaluation (DRE) testimony.

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Nov 11, 2020

State v. Molchor, State v. Rios

Status: Closed

Amicus brief addressing whether under the Criminal Justice Reform Act, a defendant’s immigration status can form the basis for the court’s pretrial detention decision.

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