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U.S. v. Cook, No. 96-1814 (7th Cir.) (102 F.3d 249) (December 5, 1996) (Judge Frank H. Easterbrook)

Loaded on Jan. 1, 1997 published in Punch and Jurists January 20, 1997
Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Informants and Paid Witnesses.

Court approved use of special instructions to warn jury that paid informant's testimony may be particularly suspect.

In this case, both the majority decision and Judge Ripple's concurring decision discuss at length some of the philosophical reasons for and against giving special jury instructions which single out paid informant's testimony ...

 

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  2. U.S. v. Strange, No. 96-1244 (8th Cir.) (102 F.3d 356) (December 13, 1996) (Judge Floyd R. Gibson)
  3. U.S. v. Muyet, No. S2 95 Cr. 941 (PKL) (S.D.N.Y.) (945 F.Supp. 586) (November 18, 1996) (Judge Peter K. Leisure)
  4. U.S. v. Jobson, No. 95-1743 (6th Cir.) (102 F.3d 214) (December 10, 1997) (Judge Cornelia G. Kennedy)
  5. U.S. v. Ciak, No. 96-1217 (2nd Cir.) (102 F.3d 38) (December 4, 1996) (Judge Jose A. Cabranes)
  6. DiNicola v. DiPaolo, No. CIV 94-323 Erie (W.D.Pa.) (945 F.Supp. 848) (November 6, 1996) (Judge Sean J. McLaughlin)
  7. U.S. v. Jolly, No. 96-1359, No. 668 (2nd Cir.) (102 F.3d 46) (December 5, 1996) (Judge Ralph K. Jr. Winter)
  8. U.S. v. Strange, No. 96-1244 (8th Cir.) (102 F.3d 356) (December 13, 1996) (Judge Floyd R. Gibson)
  9. U.S. v. Lombard, No. 96-1541 (1st Cir.) (102 F.3d 1) (December 4, 1996) (Judge Michael Boudin)
  10. U.S. v. Cook, No. 96-1814 (7th Cir.) (102 F.3d 249) (December 5, 1996) (Judge Frank H. Easterbrook)
  11. U.S. v. Wyatt, No. 95-3490 (7th Cir.) (102 F.3d 241) (December 3, 1996) (Judge Walter J. Cummings)
  12. U.S. v. Wyatt, No. 95-3490 (7th Cir.) (102 F.3d 241) (December 3, 1996) (Judge Walter J. Cummings)
  13. Hunter v. U.S., No. 96-6513 (11th Cir.) (101 F.3d 1565) (December 10, 1997) (Judge Edward E. Carnes)
  14. U.S. v. Lombard, No. 96-1541 (1st Cir.) (102 F.3d 1) (December 4, 1996) (Judge Michael Boudin)
  15. Collins v. Jordan, No. 95-15737 (9th Cir.) (102 F.3d 406) (December 4, 1996) (Judge Stephen Reinhardt)
  16. In Re Four Search Warrants, No. 1:96-M-687 (N.D.Ga.) (945 F.Supp. 1563) (October 23, 1997) (Judge J. Owen Forrester)
  17. DiNicola v. DiPaolo, No. CIV 94-323 Erie (W.D.Pa.) (945 F.Supp. 848) (November 6, 1996) (Judge Sean J. McLaughlin)
  18. U.S. v. Akers, No. 96-CR-13-B (D.Colo.) (945 F.Supp. 1442) (November 4, 1996) (Judge Lewis T. Babcock)
  19. Watson v. Block, No. 94-56346 (9th Cir.) (102 F.3d 433) (December 13, 1996) (Judge William A. Norris)
  20. U.S. v. Myers, No. 95-5316 (6th Cir.) (102 F.3d 227) (December 11, 1997) (Judge Gerald E. Rosen)
  21. U.S. v. Myers, No. 95-5316 (6th Cir.) (102 F.3d 227) (December 11, 1997) (Judge Gerald E. Rosen)
  22. Watson v. Block, No. 94-56346 (9th Cir.) (102 F.3d 433) (December 13, 1996) (Judge William A. Norris)
  23. Smith v. U.S., No. Civ. 96-S-1536 (D.Colo.) (945 F.Supp. 1439) (October 29, 1996) (Judge Daniel B. Sparr)
  24. Watson v. Block, No. 94-56346 (9th Cir.) (102 F.3d 433) (December 13, 1996) (Judge William A. Norris)
  25. U.S. v. Jobson, No. 95-1743 (6th Cir.) (102 F.3d 214) (December 10, 1997) (Judge Cornelia G. Kennedy)
  26. U.S. v. Mendez, No. 95-20002 (5th Cir.) (102 F.3d 126) (December 10, 1996) (Judge Reynaldo G. Garza)
  27. U.S. v. Muyet, No. S2 95 Cr. 941 (PKL) (S.D.N.Y.) (945 F.Supp. 586) (November 18, 1996) (Judge Peter K. Leisure)

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