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Jones v. U.S., No. 97-9361 (U.S. Supreme Court) (527 U.S. 373; 119 S.Ct. 2090) (June 21, 1999) (Justice Thomas)

Loaded on Aug. 7, 2002 published in Punch and Jurists June 07, 1999
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This is the first case in which the Supreme Court upheld the expanded Federal Death Penalty Law (18 U.S.C. § 3591-3598), despite the vote of four Justices who claimed that the jury instructions were so confusing that the verdict was inherently unreliable.

In this case the Court narrowly upheld the …

 

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  1. Jones v. U.S., No. 97-9361 (U.S. Supreme Court) (527 U.S. 373; 119 S.Ct. 2090) (June 21, 1999) (Justice Thomas)
  2. U.S. v. Bonnet-Grullon, No. 98 Crim. 0605 (LAK) (S.D.N.Y.) (53 F.Supp.2d 430) (May 25, 1999) (Judge Lewis A. Kaplan)
  3. U.S. v. Romero-Tamayo, No. 98-CR-154A (W.D.N.Y.) (40 F.Supp.2d 142) (February 26, 1999) (Judge Richard J. Arcara)
  4. Strickler v. Greene, No. 98-5864 (U.S. Supreme Court) (527 U.S. 263; 119 S.Ct. 1936) (June 17, 1999) (Justice Stevens)
  5. U.S. v. Jackson, No. 97-1711(L) (2nd Cir.) (180 F.3d 55) (June 9, 1999) (Judge Amalya Lyle Kearse)
  6. U.S. v. Hall, No. Crim. JFM-96-0331 (D.Md.) (40 F.Supp.2d 340) (March 30, 1999) (Judge Diana Gribbon Motz)
  7. U.S. v. Wallace, No. 98 CR 681(JBW) (E.D.N.Y.) (40 F.Supp.2d 131) (March 15, 1999) (Judge Jack B. Weinstein)
  8. U.S. v. Gauvin, No. 97-2328 (10th Cir.) (173 F.3d 798) (April 28, 1999) (Judge Robert H. Henry)
  9. U.S. v. McGuire, No. 97-3542 (3rd Cir.) (178 F.3d 203) (May 28, 1999) (Judge Theodore A. McKee)
  10. U.S. v. McGuire, No. 97-3542 (3rd Cir.) (178 F.3d 203) (May 28, 1999) (Judge Theodore A. McKee)
  11. U.S. v. Jimenez-Medina, No. 97-10055 (9th Cir.) (173 F.3d 752) (May 6, 1999) (Judge Donald W. Molloy)
  12. Xiong v. I.N.S., No. 97-3402 (7th Cir.) (173 F.3d 601) (April 12, 1999) (Judge William J. Bauer)
  13. U.S. v. Lombera-Camorlinga, No. 98-50347 (9th Cir.) (170 F.3d 1241) (March 25, 1999) (Judge Harry Pregerson)

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