Category : Criminal Law

Why Do Police Officers Lie During Criminal Cases?

How Faulty Forensic Science Can Lead to Wrongful Convictions

Criminal Violations of Probation and Parole May Result in Penalties

Does the Use of Facial Recognition by Police Violate People’s Rights?

Supreme Court Ruling Addresses Malicious Prosecution in Criminal Cases

U.S. Spends Billions Each Year to Jail Child Sex Offenders

How Can DNA Information in Genetic Databases Lead to Criminal Arrests?

Should Juvenile Offenders Receive Protection Against Life Sentences?

Why Are Participants in the January 6 Riot Facing Low-Level Charges?

Court Ruling May Affect the Use of Video Testimony in Criminal Trials

Connecticut Parole Board May Grant Clemency to People Convicted at a Young Age

New Rule May Allow Federal Prisoners to Be Released Based on Time Credits

How Is the Omicron Variant Affecting Court Cases in Connecticut?

How Reliable Is Fingerprint Evidence in Criminal Cases?

When Can Law Enforcement Officials Seize a Person’s Money?

How Do Face Masks Affect Criminal Trials?

How Has the COVID-19 Pandemic Affected Federal Prisoners?

Can Criminal Convicts Be Required to Pay for the Costs of Incarceration?

Supreme Court Cases May Address Illegal Searches and Confessions

How Has the COVID-19 Pandemic Affected Jury Verdicts?

How Does Connecticut’s New Clean Slate Law Affect Criminal Convictions?

Drunk Driving Monitoring Systems May Soon Be Required in U.S. Vehicles

Connecticut Legislature Passes Multiple Laws Affecting Criminal Justice

How Decisions in a Secret Court Affect People’s Rights in Criminal Cases

New Clean Slate Law May Provide Relief to Convicts in Connecticut

Advocates Believe Probation Reform Is Badly Needed in the U.S.

When Can Law Enforcement Access a Person’s Cell Phone Location Data?

When Can Police Act in Self-Defense Against a Person Wielding a Knife?

Evidence in Criminal Cases May Include Multiple Types of Electronic Data

Prominent Business Group Endorses Second-Chance Programs

What Is the “Trial Penalty” in Connecticut Criminal Cases?

What Are the Drawbacks of Virtual Jury Trials in Criminal Cases?

How Has the Coronavirus Pandemic Affected Connecticut’s Prison System?

Can a Search Warrant Force Me to Reveal My Phone Passcode to Police?

Federal Judge Rules Connecticut’s Juvenile Transfer Act Unconstitutional

How Will Connecticut’s Judicial Branch Proceed With Reopening Courts?

Can I Face Charges for Owning a Taser or Stun Gun in Connecticut?

Does Marijuana Legalization Increase or Reduce Crime?

Is the Criminal Justice System Racist?

Can Nonessential Court Appearances Be Waived for Criminal Defendants?

When Is it Illegal to Record a Conversation in Connecticut?

How Has Coronavirus Affected Criminal and Civil Cases in Connecticut?

Will Connecticut Provide Information to ICE in Immigration Cases?

What Are the Potential Consequences for Money Laundering?

“Clean Slate” Legislation May Allow Automatic Pardons in Connecticut

What Should I Do if I Am Charged With Violating Probation or Parole?

Can Data From a Home DNA Test Be Accessed by Law Enforcement?

How Should I Respond to Accusations of Domestic Violence?

What Role Does Cell Phone Evidence Play in Criminal Cases?

Can Officers Legally Search My Electronic Devices at the U.S. Border?

How Can Jailhouse Informants Impact a Criminal Case?

What Is Dual Sovereignty, and How Does it Pertain to My Criminal Case?

Can Police Search You or Your Vehicle if They Smell Marijuana?

How Is Cell Phone Data Used in Criminal Cases?

How Can Facial Recognition Technology Affect My Criminal Case?

Can I Be Tried for the Same Crime in Both Federal and State Courts?

Connecticut Passes Bill to Increase Prosecutorial Transparency

Understanding Pretrial Detention and the Role of Bail in Criminal Cases

Is Sex By Deception Considered Sexual Assault in Connecticut?

How Do Crimes Involving Moral Turpitude Affect Immigration Cases?

Connecticut Supreme Court Ruling Protects Rights in Criminal Cases

Consequences for Sexual Offenses Upon a Minor

Sexual Assault Charges and Consequences for College Students and Others

Connecticut Has Some of the Strictest Gun Laws in the Country

What Are the Penalties For State or Federal Child Pornography Charges?

Murder Charges and Sentences in Connecticut

Connecticut State Drug Charges vs. Federal Drug Charges

Could You Face Criminal Charges for What You Say on Social Media?

Recent Tragedy Exposes Weaknesses in Eyewitness Testimony

Defense Lawyers File Suit Over Monitoring of Emails Between Prisoners and Attorneys

The Hidden Secrets of Polygraphs

Study Casts Serious Doubts on the Accuracy of DNA Analysis

Texas Case Highlights Concerns About Blood-Spatter Evidence

Report Suggests the Trial Penalty Is Threatening the Right to Trial

How an Internet Acoustic Debate May Apply to Criminal Justice

Teens More Likely Than Adults to Plead Guilty to Crimes They Did Not Commit

Sex Crime Allegations Raise Concerns About Due Process On and Off Campus

Connecticut Supreme Court Issues Controversial Ruling on Victims’ Rights

Appellate Judge’s Opinion Suggests Jury Process Changes

The Problems With Courtroom Identification

Parole Does Not Mean Complete Freedom

Conviction Now Required for Asset Forfeiture in Connecticut

Governor Malloy Signs Bail Reform Measure

New Bill Aims to Protect Student Cell Phone Privacy

"Ban the Box" Law Now in Effect in Connecticut

Witnessing a Crime on Social Media

Connecticut Lawmakers Propose New, Tougher Hate Crime Bill

Does Connecticut Have a Bail Problem?

Governor Malloy Pushes for Young Adult Hybrid Justice System

Cell Phone Tower Evidence at Issue in Connecticut Supreme Court Case

Report Finds Prosecutors Escape Accountability for Mistakes and Misconduct

New Law Provides Advocacy in Animal Cruelty Cases

Are Prisons Today’s Asylums for the Mentally Ill?

Connecticut Supreme Court Redefines Courtroom Identification Procedures

Connecticut Man Sues Police After Third Mistaken Identity Arrest

ACLU, Others Concerned Over Use of License Plate Readers

New Research Finds High Punishment Rate in Connecticut

D.C. Appellate Judge Finds Firearm Forensic Evidence Flawed

Reports: State Police Fabricated Reasons to Cite Connecticut Man

U.S. Supreme Court Offers Reprieve to Juveniles Serving Mandatory Life Sentences

State Announces Plans for Young Adult Prison

Governor Asks Sentencing Commission to Review Bail System

Judge Criticizes Use of Cellphone Data By Connecticut Police

Federal Appeals Court Upholds $1 Excessive Force Verdict

Governor’s Proposal of Confidential Trials for Young Offenders Draws Sharp Criticism

Beware of Interrogation Procedures: Popular Method Produces False Confessions

Mandated Review of Connecticut Sex Offender Registry Underway

Connecticut Court Issues Conflicting Ruling on Requirement to Show Pistol Permit

Connecticut Senator Leads Effort to Strengthen Animal Cruelty Prosecution

Supreme Court to Decide Warrantless Mobile Phone Tracking Limits

Connecticut Lawmakers Seek Special Session for Second Chance Initiative

Different Types of Connecticut Restraining Orders

The Difference between Kidnapping and Unlawful Restraint

The Second Chance Society and Drug Laws

Federal White Collar Crime

Pretrial Diversion Programs in Connecticut: An Alternative to a Criminal Record

Understanding White Collar Crime in Connecticut

Connecticut Sexual Assault Laws and Punishments

Dangerous Weapons in Connecticut

The Lesson of Ferguson

Spousal Sexual Assault in Connecticut

Date Rape: Alcohol and the Ability to Consent

Illegal Prescription Drug Use in Connecticut