U.S. v. Felton, No. 03-1441 (1st Cir.) (417 F.3d 97) (July 29, 2005) (Judge Michael Boudin)
Loaded on July 1, 2005
published in Punch and Jurists
July 11, 2005
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Prejudice - Potential for Undue.
Here the Court refused to grant any relief based on the prosecution's repeated use of the word “terrorist” to describe the defendants and their actions at trial - even though the defendants were not charged with any crimes so labeled.
The two defendants in this case, Leo Felton …
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- U.S. v. Felton, No. 03-1441 (1st Cir.) (417 F.3d 97) (July 29, 2005) (Judge Michael Boudin)
- U.S. v. Weintraub, No. 3:98CR0171(JBA) (D.Conn.) (371 F.Supp.2d 164) (June 10, 2005) (Judge Janet Bond Arterton)
- U.S. v. Davis, No. 04-50030 (9th Cir.) (410 F.3d 1122) (June 9, 2005) (Judge Charles R. Breyer)
- Mujahid v. Daniels, No. 03-36038 (9th Cir.) (413 F.3d 991) (June 27, 2005) (Judge Robert R. Beezer)
- U.S. v. Herrera, No. 04-50633 (5th Cir.) (412 F.3d 577) (June 10, 2005) (Judge Edward C. Prado)
- U.S. v. Lawson, No. 04-3067 (D.C. Cir.) (410 F.3d 735) (June 10, 2005) (Judge John G. Roberts)
- U.S. v. Schwartz, No. Crim. No. 03-35-1 (E.D.Pa.) (379 F.Supp.2d 716) (July 26, 2005) (Judge Stewart Dalzell)
- In Re: Grand Jury Subpoena, No. 04-30508 (5th Cir.) (419 F.3d 329) (July 27, 2005) (Judge Harold R. Jr. DeMoss)
- U.S. v. Krueger, No. 04-2539 (7th Cir.) (415 F.3d 766) (July 28, 2005) (Judge Ilana Diamond Rovner)
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