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Criminal Practice
Criminal Practice Law360 provides timely news and analysis on criminal law and enforcement across U.S. jurisdictions. Coverage includes major prosecutions, sentencing trends, constitutional challenges, legislative developments, and key rulings impacting prosecutors, defense attorneys, and the courts.
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Latest News in Criminal Practice
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June 25, 2025
Ex-Google Engineer Nixes Evidence Over Miranda Violation
A California federal judge has ordered that statements a former Google engineer made to federal agents investigating him for espionage and trade secret theft must be suppressed because they violated the Chinese national's Miranda rights.
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June 25, 2025
Justices' Sentencing Ruling Is More Of A Ripple Than A Wave
The U.S. Supreme Court鈥檚 decision last week in Esteras v. U.S., limiting the factors that lower courts may consider in imposing prison sentences for supervised release violations, is symbolically important, but its real-world impact will likely be muted for several reasons, say attorneys at Perkins Coie.
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June 25, 2025
9th Circ. Says Mexican Man Can't Vacate Firearm Conviction
A split Ninth Circuit panel has refused to vacate a Mexican national's conviction for possession of a firearm while present in the U.S. without authorization, saying there's no reasonable likelihood that the jury would have reached a different conclusion with different instructions.
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June 24, 2025
Colo. Justices Order Fraud Retrial Over Legal Advice Hearsay
Colorado's highest court granted a new securities fraud trial Monday to a man whose testimony in his own defense about advice of counsel was curtailed by a judge, saying legal advice is unquestionably relevant in mounting a defense around "willfulness."
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June 24, 2025
Pa. Court Rules Philly Open-Carry Restriction Unconstitutional
The Pennsylvania Superior Court struck down Philadelphia's restrictions on the open carry of firearms as unconstitutional, finding citizens in the state's largest city should not be subject to more stringent gun laws than those in other parts of the state.
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