by Fred Sisto | Oct 11, 2017 | Blog, Criminal Law, Jail Time and Probation, Legal Procedures, Monmouth County, Ocean County, Weapons Charge
Petitioners’ problem is that their current alternative theory would have had to persuade the jury that both Alston and Bennett falsely confessed to being active participants in a group attack that never occurred; that Yarborough falsely implicated himself in...
by Fred Sisto | Oct 9, 2017 | Blog, Criminal Law, Jail Time and Probation, Legal Procedures, Monmouth County, Ocean County, Weapons Charge
The Turner Court held that the withheld evidence was not material under Brady. The Government does not contest petitioners’ claim that the withheld evidence was “favorable to the defense.” Petitioners and the Government, however, do contest the...
by Fred Sisto | Oct 7, 2017 | Blog, Criminal Law, Jail Time and Probation, Legal Procedures, Monmouth County, Ocean County, Weapons Charge
On June 22, 2017, the United States Supreme Court decided the case of Charles Turner and Russell Overton v. United States. Petitioners and several others were indicted for the kidnaping, robbery, and murder of Catherine Fuller. At trial, the Government advanced the...
