During an investigation into an international drug-trafficking organization, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) obtained a search warrant for cell site…
July 20, 2016 Court Finds Computer Pornography Statute ConstitutionalThe statute provides that a person “commits the offense of obscene Internet contact with a child if he or she…
July 13, 2016 Court Excludes Evidence of Accuser’s Prior Molestation AllegationOn appeal, the defendant contended that the girl’s prior allegation against her stepfather—that he had put his hand down the…
July 11, 2016 Court Affirms Conviction Despite Counsel’s Failure to InvestigateThe defendant, who was a church pastor, was charged with bringing a 15-year-old girl to a hotel room and engaging…
July 5, 2016 Court Affirms Use of “Other Acts” Evidence in Rape CaseThe defendant was convicted of forcibly raping a young woman who was living with him at the time. The alleged…
June 27, 2016 Court Excludes Rape Shield Evidence in Molestation CaseThe defendant was convicted of child molestation involving his two granddaughters. On appeal, he argued that evidence of one of…
June 22, 2016 Student Files Suit Against Yale for Wrongful ExpulsionAccording to Montague’s lawsuit, the university pressured his accuser to pursue a formal complaint despite her reluctance to do so….
June 15, 2016 Court Denies Double Jeopardy Claim in Child Molestation CaseAt the defendant’s first trial, it was learned that his attorney had previously represented the alleged victim’s mother and, in…
June 9, 2016 Convictions Reversed Due to Prosecutor’s Improper CommentsThe defendant was convicted of rape and child molestation as a result of allegations made by his ex-girlfriend’s daughter. Although…
June 5, 2016 Court Affirms Warrantless DNA Swab in Rape CaseThe Court held that the officer had probable cause to believe the defendant had assaulted the victim and exigent circumstances…
June 1, 2016 Molestation Conviction Reversed Due to Improper Judicial CommentsThe defendant was convicted of child molestation as a result of allegations made by his granddaughter. On appeal, he argued…
May 18, 2016 Court Finds Evidence Insufficient for Molestation ConvictionThe indictment charged the defendant with one count of child molestation and alleged that he masturbated while watching a child…
