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U.S. v. Greer, No. 96-11443 (5th Cir.) (158 F.3d 228) (October 16, 1998) (Judge Carolyn Dineen King)

Loaded on Nov. 1, 1998 published in Punch and Jurists November 23, 1998
Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Obstruction of Justice.

Case held that an obstruction of justice enhancement may be applied to punish a defendant who feigns incompetence in an effort to delay or avoid trial and punishment.

While the Court acknowledged that the commentary to § 3C1.1 does not explicitly refer to the act of feigning incompetence …

 

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  1. U.S. v. Greer, No. 96-11443 (5th Cir.) (158 F.3d 228) (October 16, 1998) (Judge Carolyn Dineen King)
  2. Minnesota v. Carter, No. 97-1147 (U.S. Supreme Court) (525 U.S. 83; 119 S.Ct. 469) (December 1, 1998) (Justice Rehnquist)
  3. American Immigration Lawyers Ass'n. v. Reno, No. Civ.A. 97-0597 (D.D.C.) (18 F.Supp.2d 38) (August 20, 1998) (Judge Emmet G. Sullivan)
  4. Webber v. Crabtree, No. 97-30614 (9th Cir.) (158 F.3d 460) (October 8, 1998) (Per Curiam)
  5. U.S. v. Abuhouran, No. 97-1662 (3rd Cir.) (161 F.3d 206) (November 19, 1998) (Judge Edward R. Becker)
  6. U.S. v. Jones, No. 97-2341 (10th Cir.) (158 F.3d 492) (September 8, 1998) (Judge Wade Brorby)
  7. Vazquez v. Carver, No. Civil No. 86-3020 (E.D.Pa.) (18 F.Supp.2d 503) (June 22, 1998) (Judge Edward N. Cahn)
  8. U.S. v. Dunlap, No. Crim. A. 98-CR-206-M (D.Colo.) (17 F.Supp.2d 1183) (August 12, 1998) (Judge Richard P. Matsch)
  9. American Immigration Lawyers Ass'n. v. Reno, No. Civ.A. 97-0597 (D.D.C.) (18 F.Supp.2d 38) (August 20, 1998) (Judge Emmet G. Sullivan)
  10. U.S. v. Chairse, No. Civil No. 98-1342 (D.Minn.) (18 F.Supp.2d 1021) (August 17, 1998) (Judge Richard H. Kyle)
  11. U.S. v. Lynch, No. 98-1029 (3rd Cir.) (158 F.3d 195) (October 15, 1998) (Judge Leonard I. Garth)
  12. U.S. v. Coleman, No. 96-4786 (4th Cir.) (158 F.3d 199) (September 14, 1998) (Judge William W. Jr. Wilkins)
  13. American Immigration Lawyers Ass'n. v. Reno, No. Civ.A. 97-0597 (D.D.C.) (18 F.Supp.2d 38) (August 20, 1998) (Judge Emmet G. Sullivan)
  14. Essex County Jail Annex Inmates v. Treffinger, No. Civ. 87-871 (D.N.J.) (18 F.Supp.2d 445) (August 17, 1998) (Judge Harold A. Ackerman)
  15. U.S. v. Jones, No. 97-2341 (10th Cir.) (158 F.3d 492) (September 8, 1998) (Judge Wade Brorby)

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