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Doe 76C v. Archdiocese of St. Paul & Minneapolis
The Minnesota Supreme Court found expert testimony on repressed memories too unreliable to delay abuse claim accrual. The plaintiff's negligence and fraud claims were therefore time-barred.
State v. Lawson
The Oregon Supreme Court revised how courts should assess eyewitness identification evidence. Modern science now requires evaluating specific factors, applying evidence rules, and allowing expert testimony.
State v. Guilbert
The Oregon Supreme Court changed how courts evaluate eyewitness identifications, now using the Oregon Evidence Code and modern memory science. This new approach involves burden shifting and expert testimony to assess reliability.
Youth Are More Vulnerable to False Memories Than Middle-Aged Adults Due to Liberal Response Bias
This study found that young adults are more susceptible to forming false memories than middle-aged adults. This vulnerability may stem from underdeveloped neural systems impacting decision-making and cognitive control.
Interview and interrogation methods and their effects on true and false confessions
Research on interview methods shows accusatorial tactics increase false confessions, while information-gathering methods protect the innocent and still elicit true confessions.
State v. King
The court excluded expert testimony on repressed memory, citing scientific uncertainty about its authenticity and the influence of therapy. It noted alternative explanations for sudden recall.
Perry v. New Hampshire
The Supreme Court ruled judicial screening of eyewitness identifications is only required when police use suggestive procedures. Other reliability issues are for a jury to consider.
Addiction, Adolescence, and the Integration of Control and Motivation
Adolescence involves significant shifts in motivation and impulse control. These changes can lead to increased risky behaviors, like substance abuse, due to an imbalance between strong emotions and developing self-regulation skills.
Behavioral Assessment of Emotion Discrimination, Emotion Regulation, and Cognitive Control in Childhood, Adolescence, and Adulthood
This study examined how cognitive control, or regulating one's behavior, develops from childhood through adulthood. It found that the ability to maintain cognitive control improves with age, especially when emotional information is present.
Cognitive Control in Adolescence: Neural Underpinnings and Relation to Self-Report Behaviors
This study investigates how proactive and reactive brain control systems develop from adolescence into adulthood. Researchers used a Stroop Task and self-report surveys to examine brain activity and real-world behavior.
US v. Figueroa
The court upheld a sentencing increase for drug trafficking. It found the defendant's drug addiction did not lessen their responsibility in the conspiracy.
US v. Chowdhury
The Second Circuit affirmed a defendant's sentence, ruling his past drug use did not reduce accountability for a complex Medicare fraud scheme. The court considered the operation's scope and impact.
McNeill v. U.S.
The Supreme Court ruled that a prior drug offense's seriousness for ACCA sentencing depends on the maximum penalty at conviction, not later state law changes.
Gray v. State
The court upheld Kira Gray's murder conviction and 99-year sentence. It ruled that trying her as an adult at age 16 and her sentence were not cruel and unusual punishment.
Ramos v. Patnaude
The First Circuit upheld summary judgment for Dr. Patnaude, finding no evidence of deliberate indifference to a pretrial detainee's heroin withdrawal beyond possible negligence.