Weeks v. Angelone, No. 99-5746 (U.S. Supreme Court) (528 U.S. 225; 120 S.Ct. 727) (January 19, 2000) (Justice Rehnquist)
Loaded on March 13, 2000
published in Punch and Jurists
January 03, 2000
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Here the Court held that, in a capital sentencing case, a jury’s inquiry about the meaning of an instruction previously given can be answered with a ritualistic and non-responsive direction to simply re-read the questioned instruction.
In this capital punishment case, the Supreme Court addressed the issue of whether a ...
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- Weeks v. Angelone, No. 99-5746 (U.S. Supreme Court) (528 U.S. 225; 120 S.Ct. 727) (January 19, 2000) (Justice Rehnquist)
- U.S. v. Lacy, No. 98-10185 (D.Mass.) (99 F.Supp.2d 108) (May 19, 2000) (Judge Nancy Gertner)
- U.S. v. Gilbert, No. 98-3635 (11th Cir.) (198 F.3d 1293) (December 28, 1999) (Judge Edward E. Carnes)
- U.S. v. Walker, No. 99-3071 (3rd Cir.) (202 F.3d 181) (January 20, 2000) (Judge Edward R. Becker)
- U.S. v. Johnson, No. 99-30045 (9th Cir.) (196 F.3d 1000) (October 28, 1999) (Judge William A. Fletcher)
- U.S. v. Sotomayor Vazquez, No. CR. 97-091(JAF) (D.Puerto Rico) (69 F.Supp.2d 286) (October 25, 1999) (Judge Jose Antonio Fuste)
- U.S. v. Bradley, No. 99-1783 (7th Cir.) (196 F.3d 762) (November 4, 1999) (Judge William J. Bauer)
- U.S. v. Bradley, No. 99-1783 (7th Cir.) (196 F.3d 762) (November 4, 1999) (Judge William J. Bauer)
- U.S. v. Weston, No. CRIM. A. 98-357 EGS (D.D.C.) (69 F.Supp.2d 99) (September 9, 1999) (Judge Emmet G. Sullivan)
- U.S. v. McIntosh, No. 98-4023 (7th Cir.) (198 F.3d 995) (January 5, 2000) (Judge Michael S. Kanne)
- U.S. v. Smith, No. 98-5957 (6th Cir.) (196 F.3d 676) (November 20, 1999) (Judge Alice M. Batchelder)
- U.S. v. Verrecchia, No. 98-1973 (1st Cir.) (196 F.3d 294) (November 19, 1999) (Judge Kermit A. Lipez)
- U.S. v. Hill, No. 99-1158 (7th Cir.) (196 F.3d 806) (November 12, 1999) (Judge Richard A. Posner)
- Froehlich v. State of Wis., Dept. of Corrections, No. 99-1102 (7th Cir.) (196 F.3d 800) (November 10, 1999) (Judge Richard A. Posner)
- U.S. v. Smith, No. 98-10297 (9th Cir.) (196 F.3d 1034) (November 12, 1999) (Judge Charles E. Wiggins)
- U.S. v. Walker, No. 99-3071 (3rd Cir.) (202 F.3d 181) (January 20, 2000) (Judge Edward R. Becker)
- U.S. v. Irons, No. 98-3732 (6th Cir.) (196 F.3d 634) (October 27, 1999) (Judge Leroy J. Jr. Contie)
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