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Punch and Jurists

Punch and Jurists: February 16, 2015

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Volume 22, Number 3

In this issue:

  1. U.S. v. McElmurry, No. 12-50183 (9th Cir.) (776 F.3d 1061) (January 26, 2015) (Judge Andrew J. Kleinfeld) (p None)
  2. U.S. v. Hendrickson, No. CR 13-4110-MWB (N.D.Iowa) (25 F.Supp.3d 1166) (June 11, 2014) (Judge Mark W. Bennett) (p None)
  3. U.S. v. Richardson, No. 13-2287 (6th Cir.) ( F.Supp.3d ) (February 6, 2015) (Judge Eric L. Clay) (p None)
  4. U.S. v. Cason, No. 01-CR-W-HFS (W.D.Mo.) (25 F.Supp.3d 1212) (June 13, 2014) (Judge Howard F. Sachs) (p None)
  5. U.S. v. Smith, No. 13-1112 (10th Cir.) (756 F.3d 1179) (June 30, 2014) (Judge Neil M. Gorsuch) (p None)

U.S. v. McElmurry, No. 12-50183 (9th Cir.) (776 F.3d 1061) (January 26, 2015) (Judge Andrew J. Kleinfeld)

Loaded on April 13, 2015 published in Punch and Jurists February 16, 2015
Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Sex Crimes.

CASE SUMMARY


OVERVIEW: HOLDINGS: [1]-Convicting defendant of possessing and distributing the same child pornography images did not amount to double jeopardy as neither possession nor distribution of child pornography was necessarily a lesser-included offense of the other; [2]-Defendant's conduct constituted distribution because maintaining child pornography in a shared folder, knowing …

U.S. v. Hendrickson, No. CR 13-4110-MWB (N.D.Iowa) (25 F.Supp.3d 1166) (June 11, 2014) (Judge Mark W. Bennett)

Loaded on Feb. 16, 2015 published in Punch and Jurists February 16, 2015
Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Drug Addiction.

U.S. v. Richardson, No. 13-2287 (6th Cir.) ( F.Supp.3d ) (February 6, 2015) (Judge Eric L. Clay)

Loaded on Feb. 16, 2015 published in Punch and Jurists February 16, 2015
Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Prior Crimes.

U.S. v. Cason, No. 01-CR-W-HFS (W.D.Mo.) (25 F.Supp.3d 1212) (June 13, 2014) (Judge Howard F. Sachs)

Loaded on Feb. 16, 2015 published in Punch and Jurists February 16, 2015
Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Wearing a Condom.

U.S. v. Smith, No. 13-1112 (10th Cir.) (756 F.3d 1179) (June 30, 2014) (Judge Neil M. Gorsuch)

Loaded on Oct. 6, 2014 published in Punch and Jurists February 16, 2015
Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Examination of.

Judge Gorsuch’s opening paragraphs of this decision fully framed the interesting sentencing question raised:

“Must a sentencing court studiously ignore one of the most conspicuous facts about a defendant when deciding how long he should spend in prison? After a court sentences a man to many decades in prison for …