Reasonably Suspicious Podcast, Ep. 7

December 2017 edition of the Reasonably Suspicious Podcast from Just Liberty featuring JL Policy Director Scott Henson and Amanda Marzullo, executive director of the Texas Defender Service. Top Stories US v. Carpenter: SCOTUS appears likely to require a warrant for cell-phone location data. Interview Brandi Grissom, discussing the staff-on-youth sex scandal at the Gainesville State School. Home Court Advantage Evaluating a sharply split decision from the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals upholding a first-degree felony drug conviction in which a police officer stole the product and laced sheetrock with less than a gram of cocaine to frame the defendant. (See prior Grits coverage.) Interview Peter Neufeld of the national Innocence Project, discussing forensic science reform. Errors and Updates Forensic hypnosis Austin City Council rejected police union contract DNA mixture evidence The Last Hurrah TDCJ prison understaffing and staff safety Death penalty use declining: A first for Harris County in 40 years Dallas pilot program de-escalates mental-health calls by sending medical staff instead of cops