ESCAPE/SENTENCING: Absconding from pre-release center job-search furlough constituted felony escape under 2007 [Read more…]
Plea withdrawal, advice of jury ethnic bias
PLEA WITHDRAWAL: Lawyer improperly advised Hispanic of belief that he could not get a fair rape trial because of his ethnicity, [Read more…]
Parental rights, termination, attorney-GAL
PARENTAL TERMINATION: Father had right to cross-examine attorney-GAL who submitted factual report, but exclusion of her [Read more…]
Sentencing, plea agreement, time served
SENTENCING: Plea agreement not undermined or breached by Prosecutor… Defendant entitled to credit for time served… [Read more…]
DUI/evidence, hospital records hearsay exception
DUI/EVIDENCE: Federal case improperly relied on to expand business records hearsay exception to encompass record made [Read more…]
DUI, pre/post-Miranda statements
DUI: Pre/post-Miranda statements, Prosecutor’s closing comment, not reviewed under plain error, ineffective assistance [Read more…]