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U.S. v. Dyce, No. 93-00219 (D.D.C.) (975 F.Supp. 17) (August 18, 1997) (Judge Stanley Sporkin)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Post-Offense Conduct

U.S. v. Dyce, No. 93-00219 (D.D.C.) (975 F.Supp. 17) (August 18, 1997) (Judge Stanley Sporkin) by United States v. Core, 125 F.3d 74 (2nd Cir. 1997) (Judge Leval) United States v. Dyce, 975 F.Supp. 17 (D.D.C. 1997) (Judge Sporkin) Both of these cases shed new light on the issue of …

U.S. v. Onofre-Segarra, No. 95-4073 (11th Cir.) (126 F.3d 1308) (October 24, 1997) (Judge Gerald B. Tjoflat)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Aberrant Behavior

U.S. v. Onofre-Segarra, No. 95-4073 (11th Cir.) (126 F.3d 1308) (October 24, 1997) (Judge Gerald B. Tjoflat) by Here the Court rejected a departure based on "aberrant conduct", holding that departures based on such a ground are permissble only when the defendant has committed a "single, spontaneous, thoughtless act". United …

U.S. v. Bush, No. 95-4993 (11th Cir.) (126 F.3d 1298) (October 23, 1997) (Per Curiam)

Article • November 1, 1997 • from P&J November, 1997

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Aberrant Behavior

U.S. v. Bush, No. 95-4993 (11th Cir.) (126 F.3d 1298) (October 23, 1997) (Per Curiam) by Case rejected sentencing departure based on aberrant behavior because crime was not single, spontaneous thoughtless act. United States v. Colace, 126 F.3d 1229 (9th Cir. 1997) United States v. Bush, 126 F.3d 1298 (11th …

U.S. v. Farouil, No. 96-2227 (7th Cir.) (124 F.3d 838) (August 26, 1997) (Judge Ilana Diamond Rovner)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Status as an Alien

U.S. v. Farouil, No. 96-2227 (7th Cir.) (124 F.3d 838) (August 26, 1997) (Judge Ilana Diamond Rovner) by Back in 1992, Judge Korman ruled, in U.S. v. Restrepo, 802 F.Supp 781 (E.D.N.Y. 1992), that due to the harsh collateral consequences and the more severe disabilities that an alien faced in …

U.S. v. Weaver, No. 96-5849 (6th Cir.) (126 F.3d 789) (September 22, 1997) (Judge Karen Nelson Moore)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Sentencing Disparity

U.S. v. Weaver, No. 96-5849 (6th Cir.) (126 F.3d 789) (September 22, 1997) (Judge Karen Nelson Moore) by The defendant here, a former letter carrier for the U.S. Postal Service, pled guilty to mail theft and credit card fraud; and her Guidelines' sentencing range was 12 to 18 months. At …

Venegas v. Henman, No. 97-30042 (5th Cir.) (126 F.3d 760) (October 31, 1997) (Judge Reynaldo G. Garza)

Article • November 1, 1997 • from P&J December, 1998

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Drug Testing/Treatment Programs

Venegas v. Henman, No. 97-30042 (5th Cir.) (126 F.3d 760) (October 31, 1997) (Judge Reynaldo G. Garza) by Contrary to the positions taken by the Third Circuit (in Roussos v. Menifee, 122 F.3d 159 (3rd Cir. 1997)) and the Ninth Circuit (in Downey v. Crabtree, 100 F.3d 662 (9th Cir. …

Roussos v. Menifee, No. 97-7011 (3rd Cir.) (122 F.3d 159) (July 18, 1997) (Judge Edward R. Becker)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Drug Testing/Treatment Programs

Roussos v. Menifee, No. 97-7011 (3rd Cir.) (122 F.3d 159) (July 18, 1997) (Judge Edward R. Becker) by Here the Third Circuit held that a Bureau of Prisons program statement may not define the words "nonviolent offense" in section 3621(e)(2)(B) to include offenses for which a sentencing court imposes a …

U.S. v. Gonzalez-Portillo, No. 96-3382 (7th Cir.) (121 F.3d 1122) (August 29, 1997) (Judge Ilana Diamond Rovner)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Status as an Alien

U.S. v. Gonzalez-Portillo, No. 96-3382 (7th Cir.) (121 F.3d 1122) (August 29, 1997) (Judge Ilana Diamond Rovner) by The Court stated that: "Because all crimes covered by § 2L1.2 involve illegal presence in the United States by aliens, deportability was certainly accounted for in the guideline. [Thus], the district court …

U.S. v. Morey, No. 97-1377 (8th Cir.) (120 F.3d 142) (July 22, 1997) (Per Curiam)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Drug Testing/Treatment Programs

U.S. v. Morey, No. 97-1377 (8th Cir.) (120 F.3d 142) (July 22, 1997) (Per Curiam) by United States v. Morey, 120 F.3d 142 (8th Cir. 1997) (Per Curiam) Benson v. United States, 969 F.Supp. 1129 (N.D.Ill. 1997) (Judge Alesia) Both of these cases visit an issue that is destined to …

U.S. v. Pierson, No. 95-30185 (9th Cir.) (121 F.3d 560) (August 21, 1997) (Judge David R. Thompson)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Aberrant Behavior

U.S. v. Pierson, No. 95-30185 (9th Cir.) (121 F.3d 560) (August 21, 1997) (Judge David R. Thompson) by In this case, the Court confirmed that in the Ninth Circuit a sentence reduction based on aberrant behavior does not require that the behavior be a single spontaneous or thoughtless act involving …

U.S. v. Aerts, No. 96-3649 (7th Cir.) (121 F.3d 277) (July 28, 1997) (Judge Joel L. Flaum)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Voluntary Disclosure of Offense

U.S. v. Aerts, No. 96-3649 (7th Cir.) (121 F.3d 277) (July 28, 1997) (Judge Joel L. Flaum) by Court held that voluntary admission of a role in a previous bank robbery did not qualify for a sentence departure under § 5K2.16, since that was a type of public crime not …

U.S. v. Delvalle, No. 95 CR 1120 (JBW) (E.D.N.Y.) (967 F.Supp. 781) (July 11, 1997) (Judge Jack B. Weinstein)

Article • August 1, 1997 • from P&J August, 1997

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Aberrant Behavior

U.S. v. Delvalle, No. 95 CR 1120 (JBW) (E.D.N.Y.) (967 F.Supp. 781) (July 11, 1997) (Judge Jack B. Weinstein) by Despite the fact that the Guidelines only mention "single acts of aberrant behavior"in an introductory comment that pertains only to probation and split sentences (see, U.S.S.G. Ch. 1, Pt. A, …

U.S. v. Webb, No. 94-0245 (D.D.C.) (966 F.Supp. 16) (May 30, 1997) (Judge Stanley Sporkin)

Article • August 1, 1997 • from P&J August, 1997

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Drug or Alcohol Dependence

U.S. v. Webb, No. 94-0245 (D.D.C.) (966 F.Supp. 16) (May 30, 1997) (Judge Stanley Sporkin) by This decision contains another one of those frequent judicial bashings of the Guidelines that always seem to fall upon deaf ears. The defendant in this case was convicted of distribution of 50 grams or …

U.S. v. Molina, No. 94 CR 576 (E.D.N.Y.) (963 F.Supp. 213) (April 30, 1997) (Judge Jack B. Weinstein)