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Profile: greg.mermelstein
Greg Mermelstein is the Deputy Director for the Missouri State Public Defender System. A Missouri public defender since 1990, he has represented clients on appeal and in postconviction in all types of cases, from misdemeanors to the death penalty. He is a graduate of the University of Missouri-Columbia School of Law.
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- Join Date: 71/16/2016 10:0:00
- Last on: 01/29/2021 14:05:44
- Location: Deputy Director, Specialty Practices and Resources, Missouri State Public Defender System (Columbia, MO)
- Articles posted by this author:
- Supreme Court opening opinions: qualified immunity, AEDPA, and military statute of limitations
- Barton v. Barr: Prior offense precluding cancellation of removal need not be the offense of removal
- Kansas v. Glover: Investigatory stop of car owned by person with revoked license does not violate 4th Amendment, absent information the driver is not the owner
- Ramos v. Louisiana: Sixth Amendment requires juries be unanimous, but real debate is over stare decisis
- Guerrero-Lasprilla v. Barr: Immigration Act allows courts to apply a legal standard to undisputed or established facts
- Kansas v. Garcia: Federal I-9 employment verification law does not preempt state law prohibiting providing false information on other employment-related documents
- Kahler v. Kansas: Constitution does not require a particular standard for insanity defense
- Hernandez v. Mesa: Bivens action cannot be brought for cross-border shootings; Thomas would eliminate Bivens actions altogether
- Holguin-Hernandez v. U.S.: Argument to district court for a lesser sentence preserves claim on appeal that longer sentence was unreasonable
- Shular v. United States: Supreme Court defines 'serious drug offense' under ACCA
- McKinney v. Arizona: State courts can reweigh capital mitigators without a jury on collateral review
- City of Escondido v. Emmons: Right to be free from excessive force too general to deny qualified immunity
- Mitchell v. Wisconsin: Blood draw of unconscious driver suspected of drunk driving does not generally require warrant
- United States v. Haymond: Federal statute imposing mandatory minimum sentence for violating supervised release violates Fifth and Sixth Amendment right to a jury trial
- United States v. Davis: Supreme Court again finds "crime of violence" definition unconstitutionally vague
- Flowers v. Mississippi: History of discriminatory strikes, disparate questioning of jurors, and not striking similarly situated white jurors proved Batson violation
- Rehaif v. United States: Federal gun law requires Government to prove defendants knew they possessed a firearm and knew their status prohibited them from possessing it
- Gundy v. United States: Supreme Court upholds Attorney General ability to apply SORNA to pre-Act offenders (for now)
- McDonough v. Smith: Statute of limitations for Section 1983 fabricated-evidence claim begins to run when prosecution is terminated
- Quarles v. U.S.: Intent to commit a crime can be formed at any time for remaining in burglary to qualify as a violent felony
- Mont v. United States: Pretrial incarceration on new offense will toll period of supervised release if new sentence gives credit for time served
- Nieves v. Bartlett: Retaliatory arrest claim requires proof of no probable cause for arrest
- Bucklew v. Precythe: Execution method challenges must show State's method adds pain, and a readily-available alternative exists
- Nielsen v. Preap: Noncitizens can be held without bail pending removal proceedings, even if not immediately arrested after release from their criminal cases
- Timbs v. Indiana: Eighth Amendment's excessive fines clause applies to States
- Supreme Court Issues Two Decisions on Execution of Mentally Disabled People
- Garza v Idaho: SCOTUS Recap
- Shoop v. Hill: Habeas courts must decide old intellectual disability claims based on Atkins, not Supreme Court 2017 opinion in Moore
- Supreme Court issues opinions on sentence enhancement under ACCA
- Supreme Court Concludes October 2017 Term
- Carpenter v. U.S.: Obtaining Cell Phone-Site Information from Third-Party Service Providers is a Search that Requires a Warrant
- Pereira v. Sessions and Trump v. Hawaii SCOTUS Recaps
- Sexton v Beaudreaux
- Currier v Virginia: Not so straightfoward
- Supreme Court Decides Federal Sentencing Guidelines Cases
- Collins v. Virginia: Police cannot enter curtilage of home to search vehicle without a warrant
- Lagos v. United States: Mandatory Victims Restitution Act does not require defendants to reimburse victims for expenses incurred in private investigations or civil proceedings
- U.S. v. Sanchez-Gomez: Challenge to pretrial shackling policy became moot in individual criminal cases once those cases were concluded
- Dahda v. United States: Supreme Court explains when wiretap orders are "insufficient on their face"
- McCoy v. Louisiana: Defense counsel cannot concede client's guilt against client's wishes
- Byrd v. U.S.: Non-authorized drivers may have reasonable expectation of privacy in rental car
- Murphy v. Smith: Prison Litigation Reform Act requires that prevailing prisoners pay 25% of their judgments toward their attorney's fees
- Marinello v. U.S.: Tax obstruction requires intent by taxpayer to obstruct a particular IRS investigation or audit
- Jennings v. Rodriguez: Immigration and Nationality Act does not require that detainees be granted bail, but constitutional question remains undecided
- Kisela v. Hughes: Courts must not define 'clear established' law with high level of generality in deciding if police have qualified immunity
- Ayestas v. Davis: Supreme Court rejects restrictive test for obtaining expert and investigative funding in federal cases
- Probable cause is based on totality of circumstances, Supreme Court says, but Ginsburg suggests subjective intent of police needs to be considered
- Supreme Court Issues Habeas Decisions on Racial Bias, Specific Performance of Plea Agreements, and Competency to be Executed
- Jenkins v. Hutton: Supreme Court Reaffirms Sawyer Standard for Reviewing Defaulted Habeas Claims
- U.S. Supreme Court Summaries
- Packingham v. North Carolina: Broad Law Banning People Convicted of Sex Crimes from Accessing Internet Violates First Amendment
- Weaver v. Mass. and Davila v. Davis: Supreme Court Limits Some Ineffective Assistance of Counsel Claims
- Supreme Court decides immigration cases regarding deportation for statutory rape, false procuring of citizenship, and transmission of citizenship through unwed parents
- Honeycutt v. United States: Summary of Ruling
- Lee v. United States: Supreme for Court Sets Prejudice Standard for Bad Advice on Immigration
- McWilliams v. Dunn: Supreme Court Sidesteps Whether Indigent Defendants are Entitled to a "Defense Team" Expert under Ake
- Supreme Court Update
- Dean v. US: Judges can consider the mandatory minimum sentence a defendant will serve under Sec. 924(c) in deciding sentence for predicate conviction
- Moore v. Texas: Courts must use current medical standards in determining intellectual disability under Atkins
- Rippo v. Baker: Test for Disqualification of Judge is Whether Average Judge in Situation would Likely be Neutral; Showing of Actual, Subjective Bias Not Required
- Beckles v. United States: Federal sentencing guidelines are not subject to due process vagueness challenges
- Pena-Rodriguez v. Colorado SCOTUS Summary
- Buck v. Davis: Supreme Court condemns racially based testimony as factor in imposing death sentence; explains standard to use in deciding certificates of appealability
- Heien v. North Carolina -- "Reasonable" Mistakes of Law Do Not Violate Fourth Amendment, But Should Be Narrow and Rare
- Jennings v. Stephens - Supreme Court Gives More Opportunity to Uphold Habeas Wins on Appeal
- Grady v. North Carolina - GPS Tracking Of Sex Offenders Implicates Fourth Amendment Protection
- Woods v. Donald - Counsel's Absence From Courtroom During Portion of Trial Relating to Co-Defendant Does Not Mandate Habeas Relief
- Police Cannot Extend Traffic Stop For Drug Dog To Sniff Car
- Supreme Court Potpourri: Disposal of Guns by Felons, Prisoners' Rights to File Civil Suits, ADA's Applicability to Arrests
- Elonis v. United States - Conviction Under Threats Statute Requires Proof Of Culpable Mental State, But Precise State Remains Unanswered
- Mellouli v. Lynch - Supreme Court Uses "Categorical Approach" To Limit Deportation for Possession of Drug Paraphernalia
- Brumfield v. Cain - Supreme Court Gives Green Light for Atkins Claim to be Heard
- Ohio v. Clark: Statements by Non-testifying Witnesses Made to Persons Other Than Law Enforcement Are Subject to the Confrontation Clause, But More Likely to be Admissible
- Davis v. Ayala - Trial Court's Exclusion of Defense Counsel from Batson Hearing Was "Harmless Error" in Federal Habeas
- Justice Kennedy Denounces Long-Term Solitary Confinement, Says Courts May Need To Intervene To Stop It
- McFadden v. United States – Supreme Court Explains Knowledge Requirement for Controlled Substance Analogues
- Johnson v. United States – Supreme Court Strikes Down Armed Career Criminal Act’s Residual Clause Regarding "Violent Felonies" As Unconstitutionally Vague
- Supreme Court Strikes Down Law Requiring Hotels To Give Police Information About Guests Without Opportunity For Review; Makes It Easier For Pretrial Detainees To Sue For Excessive Force
- Glossip v. Gross: Supreme Court Upholds Use of Midazolam for Executions; Dissenters Say Death Penalty Likely Unconstitutional
- Supreme Court Decides Mullenix v. Luna
- White v. Wheeler: Supreme Court again emphasizes deference to state courts in federal habeas
- Supreme Court issues brief decisions on filing fees for prisoners and ineffective assistance of counsel
- Kansas v. Carr -- Capital jurors need not be instructed on burden of proof for mitigating circumstances; severance from co-defendant's penalty phase not required
- Hurst v. Florida - “ Jury, not judge, must make findings required to impose death sentence
- Musacchio v. United States
- Supreme Court cautions lower courts against expanding qualified immunity
- Supreme Court Issues Decisions on Double Jeopardy, Bank Fraud, and Insider Trading
- Bosse v. Oklahoma: Eighth Amendment Ban on Victims' Relatives' Opinions about what Sentence a Capital Defendant Should Receive has not been "Implicitly Overruled"
- Supreme Court issues decisions on Hobbs Act robbery of intrastate drug dealers, bribery of public officials, and RICO
- Montgomery v. Louisiana: Miller's Ban on Mandatory Life without Parole for Juvenile Homicide Offenders is Retroactive
- Brady, Child Pornography Enhancement, the Second Amendment, and the Right to Counsel of Choice
- SCOTUS Decisions on Johnson retroactivity, plain error under the federal sentencing guidelines, SORNA, and AEDPA Deference
- Voisine v. United States: Upholds Firearms Ban for Persons Convicted of DV Misdemeanors Involving Only Reckless Conduct
- Supreme Court Issues Decisions on Batson, Deportation of Persons Convicted of Crimes, Speedy Sentencing, Conspiracy, and AEDPA Deference
- Supreme Court Issues Decisions on Juvenile Life without Parole, the Death Penalty, and State Procedural Bars to Federal Habeas
- Supreme Court issues Five Significant Decisions for Public Defenders
- Utah v. Strieff: Discovery of valid arrest warrant can attenuate taint of illegal stop
- Birchfield v. North Dakota: A SCOTUS Summary
- Mathis v. United States: Re Warrantless Breath Tests
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