Texas Supreme Court opinion reversing a lower court on the correct standard of review for factual insufficiency claims in SVP commitment proceedings.
In re Stoddard (Tex. 2020)
Posted: December 15, 2020
State v. Hill (La. 2020)
Posted: October 24, 2020
Louisiana Supreme Court opinion declaring unconstitutional under the 1st Amendment a provision of Louisiana state law that required the driver's licenses of those with past sex offense convictions to bear a mark identifying them as "sex offenders."
United States v. Becerra (5th Cir. 2020)
Posted: October 15, 2020
5th Circuit Court of Appeals opinion vacating, on plain error review, a supervised release condition that imposed a ten year ban on internet and computer usage.
United States v. Montgomery (5th Cir. 2020)
Posted: July 20, 2020
5th Circuit Court of Appeals opinion vacating a federal conviction for failure to register, where the Appellant was no longer required to comply with federal SORNA.
Hearn v. Vasquez (W.D. Tex. 2020)
Posted: May 31, 2020
Texas federal trial court finding that changes in the law mandating registration subsequent to a plea agreement where registration was not contemplated did not violate contractual Due Process rights, and that the claims were time barred.
United States v. Richards (10th Cir. 2020)
Posted: May 27, 2020
10th Circuit Court of Appeals opinion holding that a defendant's objection to a polygraph requirement in his supervision conditions on 5th Amendment grounds was premature.
In re Bluitt (Tex. 2020)
Posted: May 17, 2020
Texas Supreme Court decision holding that in a SVP proceeding, the right to appear at trial means physical presence.
In re Jones (Tex. 2020)
Posted: May 1, 2020
Texas Supreme Court opinion finding that, while it was error not to submit a jury instruction in a SVP trial informing the jury that they did not need to reach a unanimous verdict to find for the Petitioner, this error was harmless.
United States v. Herndon (5th Cir. 2020)
Posted: March 25, 2020
5th Circuit Court of Appeals vacating various conditions of supervised release imposing bans on internet access, computer use, and other activities and remanding for re-sentencing.
McClain v. State (Tex. Ct. App. 2020)
Posted: March 1, 2020
Texas Court of Appeals opinion reversing trial court's order revoking the supervision of Appellant and imposing a life sentence of imprisonment for failing to register, where the state failed to establish that Appellant knew he had a duty to register in his circumstances and where police interfered with his attempts to comply with the law.