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U.S. v. Johnson, No. CR 00-3034 (N.D.Iowa) (196 F.Supp.2d 795) (April 23, 2002) (Judge Mark W. Bennett)

This decision is noted for Judge Bennett's 321-page analysis of the Messiah doctrine which bars the Government from using a jailhouse informant to "deliberately elicit" incriminating statements from a defendant outside the presence of her counsel.

Once again, District Judge Bennett of Iowa has affirmed his perch as one of ...

 

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