Gone for summer but not finished with business...

Today, the Supreme Court and Court of Appeals finished their respective Spring 2009 terms. The Court of Appeals will begin its Fall 2009 term on August 18th, while the Supreme Court will resume on August 19th.

In the interim, there are several outstanding opinions due in notable criminal appeals. A brief highlight of the opinions we can look forward to in the upcoming weeks includes: Valvold v. State, where the Supreme Court will evaluate the retroactivity of Estrada; State v. Turpen, where the Supreme Court will hopefully provide guidance and teeth to Idaho's expungement statute; and State v. Meister, (on review from the Court of Appeals) where the Court will evaluate, among other things, the admissibility of alternate perpetrator evidence.