Tag: criminal-law

• unconstitutional undermining of a fair trial: the jury instructions and verdict form in the karen reed retrial

  IntroductionIn the retrial of Karen Read, the jury instructions and verdict form presented to jurors were constitutionally defective. These flaws—ambiguity in verdict options, coercive deadlock instructions, and absence of required unanimity safeguards—collectively undermined her due‑process rights under the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments and the Sixth Amendment’s guarantee of a unanimous verdict. I. Ambiguous Verdict FormJurors…

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• Motion to Dismiss Based on Unlawful Vehicle Search Due to Alleged Marijuana Odor

  Defendant [Defendant’s Name], by and through undersigned counsel, respectfully moves this Court to dismiss the charges against him/her on the grounds that the stop, detention, and search of his/her vehicle were unlawful, in violation of the Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution. In support of this motion, Defendant states as follows: I. FACTUAL BACKGROUND…

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