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Not Even Close To Being A Race Neutral Reason

July 22, 2019 By Samuel Partida, Jr.

Flowers v. Mississippi, SCOTUS, (June 2019). Episode 653 (Duration 10:17)

In six trials, the State struck 41 of the 42 black prospective jurors. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Batson, SCOTUS

Why You Should Never Pass Out While In Police Custody…You May Find Yourself In A Hospital Getting Jabbed For Blood

July 8, 2019 By Samuel Partida, Jr.

Mitchell v. Wisconsin, SCOTUS No. 18–6210, Decided June 27, 2019. Episode 647 (Duration 22:02) (Categorical Rule Allows Warrantless Blood Draws From Unconscious Drivers)

Unconscious drivers plus natural BAC dissipation create an exigent circumstance for a blood draw. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Blood, Podcast, SCOTUS

Timbs v. Indiana Case Brief : A Case On Asset Forfeitures

February 25, 2019 By Samuel Partida, Jr.

SCOTUS case on excessive asset forfeitures.

Timbs v. Indiana, 2019 SCOTUS (February). Episode 594 (Duration 24:32)

[Read more…]

Filed Under: Forfeiture, Podcast, SCOTUS

You Have An Expectation Of Privacy In Your Cell Site Location Information Police Need A Warrant To Get Into Your Phone

July 4, 2018 By Samuel Partida, Jr.

Carpenter v. United  States, SCOTUS June 2018. Episode 508 (Duration 17:52)

Police need a warrant to capture your CSLI. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Podcast, SCOTUS, Warrant

3 SCOTUS Criminal Law Cases Covering Rental Cars, Pleading Innocence and Warrantless Searches On Private Property

June 19, 2018 By Samuel Partida, Jr.

Episode 501 (Duration 40:36) 3 criminal law cases from the Supreme Court of the United States were released in the second quarter of 2018. Here they are…

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Filed Under: Podcast, SCOTUS, Search & Seizure

Collins v. Virginia: The Vehicle Exception Does Not Supersede The Warrant Requirement When Vehicle Is On Private Property

June 5, 2018 By Samuel Partida, Jr.

Collins v. Virginia, 584 U.S. ___, 138 S. Ct. 1663 (2018). Episode 495 (Duration 11:20)

Police need a warrant to search a vehicle on private property. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Police, SCOTUS, Warrant

Warrantless Blood Draws Coming To A Hospital Near You

March 28, 2018 By Samuel Partida, Jr.

Episode 469 (Duration 26:45) Here’s a quick summary of Illinois cases that deal with non consensual, forceable, warrantless blood draws. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Blood, Podcast, SCOTUS

Constitutionality Based On Structure: Do Houses Have More Protection Than Apartments?

March 19, 2018 By Samuel Partida, Jr.

Episode 464 (Duration 19:10) Here’s a quick summary of the cases that suggest, that maybe, houses have more constitutional protection than apartments. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Constitutional, Drug Dog, Podcast, SCOTUS

SCOTUS Says State Law Can’t Prevent Sex Offenders From Using Social Media Like Facebook

August 31, 2017 By Samuel Partida, Jr.

Packingham v. North Carolina, 15-1194 (June 2017). Episode 386 (Duration 10:04)

Can’t have a sweeping law keeping sex offenders off of Facebook and other social media. [Read more…]

Filed Under: SCOTUS, SORA

When Is A Closed Courtroom Considered Structural Error?

August 1, 2017 By Samuel Partida, Jr.

Weaver v. Massachusetts, SCOTUS, No. 16-240 (June 2017). Episode 371 (Duration 14:16)

Right to public trial is a structural right, but it really matters when the issue is brought up.

[Read more…]

Filed Under: SCOTUS, Structural Error

All Judges Say They Don’t Rely On Their Own Personal Experience When They Rule And All Judges Are Wrong About This

July 26, 2016 By Samuel Partida, Jr.

This little line in Sotomayor’s dissent in Utah v. Strieff (the big improper stop & attenuation case) has been stuck in my mind. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Judicial Bias, SCOTUS

Prosecutors Wrote B’s Next To All The Potential Jurors Who Were African American

June 30, 2016 By Samuel Partida, Jr.

Foster v. Chatman, SCOTUS No. 14–8349. Argued November 2, 2015—Decided May 23, 2016. Episode 189 (Duration 7:29)

Prosecution makes it pretty clear that they struck black jurors because of their race. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Batson, SCOTUS

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