SAMARITAN PROJECTS 4415 Gladstone Blvd. Kansas City, MO 64123 417 901 3000 attorneytnorridnews@gmail.com samaritanprojects@gmail.com APPEAL/CR.RIS/LIMITED REMAND. The Fifth Circuit remanded United States v. Francisco Narvaez, 2026 U.S. App. LEXIS 3703 (5th Cir. Feb. 5, 2026). The district court stated it denied relief after considering "the motion, submissions, and applicable law." Narvaez contended the district court failed to provide adequate reasons for its denial of reli

SAMARITAN PROJECTS 4415 Gladstone Blvd. Kansas City, MO 64123 417 901 3000 attorneytnorridnews@gmail.com samaritanprojects@gmail.com SUPREME COURT/AEDPA/BRADY. The Supreme Court reversed and remanded Klein v. Martin, 2026 U.S. LEXIS 700, No. 25–51 (S. Ct. Jan. 26, 2026). A man was convicted in Maryland state court for the attempted murder of his girlfriend, who was shot in her apartment. The prosecution presented evidence including a homemade device that appeared to be a sil

SAMARITAN PROJECTS 4415 Gladstone Blvd. Kansas City, MO 64123 417 901 3000 attorneytnorridnews@gmail.com samaritanprojects@gmail.com NEW CRIMINAL JUSTICE BILLS INTRODUCED IN CONGRESS First Step Implementation Act The bipartisan First Step Implementation Act of 2025 aims to further implement the FSA and advance its goals. The First Step Implementation Act would further the goals of the FSA by: Allowing courts to apply the FSA sentencing reform provisions to reduce sentences i