CT: Judges refuse to allow sobriety test demonstration in court

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Justices Refuse To Allow Sobriety Test Demonstration In Court ("A defendant claims he was denied a fair trial on charges of driving under the influence because he was not allowed to demonstrate in court how his knee injury prevented him from passing field sobriety tests.")

Issues with AZ death penalty

Arizona Loose With Its Rules in Executions, Records Show ("That improvisation is not unusual for Arizona, where corrections officials and medical staff members routinely deviate from the state's written rules for conducting executions, state records and court filings show. Sometimes they improvise even while a convict is strapped to a table in the execution chamber and waiting for the drugs coursing through his veins to take effect.")

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WHERE'S THE JUSTICE AT THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSICE?

Op-Ed Columnist: Where's the Justice at Justice? ("The Justice Department is trying to scuttle the reporters' privilege - ignoring the chilling effect that is having on truth emerging in a jittery post-9/11 world prone to egregious government excesses.Attorney General Eric Holder wants to force Risen to testify and reveal the identity of his confidential source on a story he had in his 2006 book concerning a bungled C.I.A. operation during the Clinton administration in which agents might have inadvertently helped Iran develop its nuclear weapon program.")

Police Misconduct and the Prosecutor's Obligations

DUTY OF PROSECUTOR TO REVIEW POLICE PERSONNEL FILES FOR BRADY MATERIAL

What duty does the DA have to review police officer personnel files for Brady (373 US 83) material? The C/A says that the DA must conduct such a review. If the DA finds Brady material, the DA must make a Pitchess motion in order to obtain a court order disclosing that material to the defense.

People v. Superior Court (Johnson); A140767; A140768; 8/11/14; C/A 1st, Div. 5

Flawed DUI breath test thrown out of court

Law.com/New York Law Journal

DA Error Leads Judge to Vacate Conviction ("The Nassau County District Attorney's failure to disclose that a breath analysis tool was contaminated has prompted a judge to give a defendant the chance to withdraw her guilty plea to a drunken driving charge.")