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For those of us who are out of the loop, what was todays supreme court decision?
by someperson 18y ago
For those of us who are out of the loop, what was todays supreme court decision?
- divia 18y agoThe Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that evidence obtained from an unlawful arrest based on careless record keeping by the police may be used against a criminal defendant. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/15/washington/15scotus.html?hp http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/15/washington/15scotus.html?h...
- andreyf 18y agoAlso, mid-article: The question [...] was whether the requirement established in Apprendi applied to the decision whether a defendant convicted of multiple crimes must serve consecutive or concurrent sentences if the harsher punishment required a judge to find facts not determined by the jury.