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State v. Harris
Keywords New Jersey; Harris; robbery; PCP; drug-induced; legal responsibility; conviction; sentence; 30-year sentence; appeal(2021)
People v. DM
Keywords Domestic Violence Survivors Justice Act; D.M.; resentencing; New York; cocaine use; homicide; physical abuse; sexual abuse; mental abuse(2021)
Chappell v. State
Keywords Chappell; Arizona death penalty; death sentence; mitigation; trauma; 2021 Arizona case; capital punishment; court ruling; reasonable sentence; substance use(2021)
People v. Oneal
Keywords California; mental health diversion; schizoaffective disorder; substance use ; mental illness; appeals court; trial judge; Oneal case; California state case(2021)
United States v. Mathews
Keywords Compassionate release; Michael Mathews; federal case; 2021; obesity; substance use disorder; COVID-19; prison; early release; vaccination(2021)
People v. Panozo
Keywords California Court of Appeal; sentencing; PTSD; substance use; military service; resentencing; legal case; Panozo; reversed; remanded(2021)
People v. DL
Keywords D.L.; Domestic Violence Survivors Justice Act; resentencing; New York state; trauma; crack cocaine addiction; childhood sexual abuse; reduced sentence; 2021 case; court(2021)
United States v. Patten
Keywords Compassionate release; Patten case; federal case; 2021 case; compassionate release criteria; opioid addiction; cocaine addiction; prison treatment; public safety; trauama(2021)
United States v. Abovyan
Keywords Healthcare fraud; Suboxone; controlled substances; unlawful dispensing; Florida physician; Eleventh Circuit; conviction; sham program; unnecessary tests; physician licensing(2021)
United States v. Dingwall
Keywords Dingwall; 2021 federal case; overturned conviction; crack cocaine; drug use; expert testimony; trauma; duress; new trial; wrongful conviction; barred evidence(2021)
Scott v. State
Keywords Indiana; Scott; 14-year sentence; sentencing error; harmless error; trafficking victimization; substance use; aggravating factors; court upheld; state case(2021)
Dep't of Children and Families v. DE
Keywords Florida appeals court; termination of parental rights; parental rights termination; reunification; child custody; Florida child custody; recovery efforts; father's rights; substance use; substance addiction(2021)
People v. Williams
Keywords Illinois; life sentence; unconstitutional; juvenile sentencing; developing brain; brain development; Williams case; petition dismissal; trauma; substance use(2021)
Matter of TMR
Keywords Termination of parental rights; Nevada parental rights; child's best interest; case plan compliance; child welfare; parental fitness; neglect; parental rights termination; risk to child; substance use parental rights(2021)
Ark. Dept' of Human Services v. Jackson
Keywords Arkansas; methamphetamine; newborns; positive drug test; DHS; dependency; neglect; child welfare; appellate court; serious risk of harm(2021)