This podcast covers case summaries distributed on 2/7/20.

Cases Cited: People v. Thomas, 2020COA19; People v. Manaois, 17CA0514; People v. Najafi, 18CA0289; United States of America v. Tony, No. 18-2182.

Keywords: Resisting Arrest, Whether actions after being handcuffed can prevent an arrest from being "effected?", Going limp is a "means" that could create a substantial risk of causing bodily injury to the peace officer or another, The risk of bodily injury can be due to the persons "means" in light of the surrounding circumstances, Third degree assault is not a lesser included offense of criminally negligent bodily injury to an at-risk adult, Prosecutorial misconduct, Habitual Criminal Sentencing, Insufficiency of the evidence, Illegal sentence, Unendorsed expert testimony, Improper exclusion of defense tendered 404(b) evidence.

Links:

Criminal Justice Reform Forum Flyer https://files.constantcontact.com/45bb5db5401/e9688a10-03a9-4363-bd22-cf0c722a7650.pdf

https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/publicsafety/colorado-criminal-justice-forum

RATAC Protocol

https://www.cornerhousemn.org/images/CornerHouse_RATAC_Protocol.pdf

Rory Little's analysis of upcoming SCOTUS cases:

https://www.scotusblog.com/2019/09/overview-of-the-courts-criminal-docket-for-ot-19-sizeable-and-significant/

IDRA Recent publications link:

https://www.indigentdefenseresearch.org/2020/02/notable-recent-publications-february.html

50 State Fact Sheets:

https://www.vera.org/publications/state-incarceration-trends

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