U.S. v. Havvard, No. 01-1092 (7th Cir.) (260 F.3d 597) (July 18, 2001) (Judge William J. Bauer)
Loaded on Sept. 1, 2001
published in Punch and Jurists
September 17, 2001
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In U.S. v. Havvard, 117 F.Supp.2d 848 (S.D.Ill. 2000) (P&J, 11/13/00), the defendant challenged the admission into evidence of a fingerprint expert’s testimony that a latent print found on a gun matched an exemplar obtained from the defendant. He called that evidence into question under Rule 701 of the …
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- U.S. v. Carrera, No. 00-1234 (7th Cir.) (259 F.3d 818) (August 3, 2001) (Judge Michael S. Kanne)
- U.S. v. Havvard, No. 01-1092 (7th Cir.) (260 F.3d 597) (July 18, 2001) (Judge William J. Bauer)
- U.S. v. Riza, No. 00-3732 (8th Cir.) (267 F.3d 757) (October 2, 2001) (Judge James B. Loken)
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- U.S. v. Colon, No. 00cr10029-NG (D.Mass.) (165 F.Supp.2d 67) (October 1, 2001) (Judge Nancy Gertner)
- Doe I v. Otte, No. 99-35845 (9th Cir.) (259 F.3d 979) (August 8, 2001) (Judge Stephen Reinhardt)
- U.S. v. Omoruyi, No. 00-4330 (3rd Cir.) (260 F.3d 291) (August 7, 2001) (Judge Morton I. Greenberg)
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- DeFeo v. U.S., No. 99 CIV 9094 RWS (S.D.N.Y.) (153 F.Supp.2d 453) (July 25, 2001) (Judge Robert W. Sweet)
- U.S. v. Phipps, No. 10-1289WM (8th Cir.) (259 F.3d 961) (August 9, 2001) (Judge Richard S. Arnold)
- U.S. v. Villafranca, No. 99-40593 (5th Cir.) (260 F.3d 374) (July 25, 2001) (Judge Patrick E. Higginbotham)
- U.S. v. Dewes, No. CR-1-98-072-3 (S.D.Ohio) (152 F.Supp.2d 925) (May 9, 2001) (Judge S. Arthur Spiegel)
- U.S. v. Bailey, No. 00-1484 (10th Cir.) (259 F.3d 1216) (July 31, 2001) (Judge Bobby R. Baldock)
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