Search | Punch and Jurists

U.S. v. Hall, No. 00-3879 (8th Cir.) (269 F.3d 940) (October 19, 2001) (Judge James B. Loken)

Article • November 1, 2001 • from P&J November, 2001

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Return/Retention of Property

U.S. v. Hall, No. 00-3879 (8th Cir.) (269 F.3d 940) (October 19, 2001) (Judge James B. Loken) by Here the Court held that sovereign immunity protects the Government from claims for money damages under Rule 41(e) when it destroys, rather than returns to the claimant, property that that has been …

U.S. v. Knights, No. 00-1260 (U.S. Supreme Court) (534 U.S. 112; 122 S.Ct. 587) (December 10, 2001) (Justice Rehnquist)

Article • November 1, 2001 • from P&J November, 2001

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Search and Seizure

U.S. v. Knights, No. 00-1260 (U.S. Supreme Court) (534 U.S. 112; 122 S.Ct. 587) (December 10, 2001) (Justice Rehnquist) by Here the Court unanimously held that the police need only “reasonable suspicion” - not probable cause - to search the home of a person on probation who has “agreed” as …

U.S. v. Holt, No. 99-7150 (10th Cir.) (264 F.3d 1215) (September 5, 2001) (Judge David M. Ebel)

Article • October 1, 2001 • from P&J November, 2001

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Searches - Automobile

U.S. v. Holt, No. 99-7150 (10th Cir.) (264 F.3d 1215) (September 5, 2001) (Judge David M. Ebel) by This is an important Fourth Amendment decision that deals with the permissible scope of police questioning during routine traffic stops. The law governing that topic was established by the Supreme Court in …

U.S. v. Rodriguez-Aguirre, No. 00-2337 (10th Cir.) (264 F.3d 1195) (September 5, 2001) (Judge David M. Ebel)

Article • October 1, 2001 • from P&J November, 2001

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Return/Retention of Property

U.S. v. Rodriguez-Aguirre, No. 00-2337 (10th Cir.) (264 F.3d 1195) (September 5, 2001) (Judge David M. Ebel) by Here the Court held that when the Government seizes property, but never institutes formal forfeiture proceedings, the statute of limitations does not begin to run for Rule 41(e) motions until the conclusion …

U.S. v. Smith, No. 00-5177 (6th Cir.) (263 F.3d 571) (August 29, 2001) (Judge John D. Holschuh)

Article • October 1, 2001 • from P&J October, 2001

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Reasonable Suspicion

U.S. v. Smith, No. 00-5177 (6th Cir.) (263 F.3d 571) (August 29, 2001) (Judge John D. Holschuh) by In this case the Court addressed otherwise innocent activity in the context of reasonable suspicion, stating: "This Court is aware that under the totality of the circumstances test it is possible that …

U.S. v. Monteiro, No. 01-1564 (7th Cir.) (270 F.3d 465) (October 26, 2001) (Judge Kenneth F. Ripple)

Article • October 1, 2001 • from P&J October, 2001

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Search and Seizure

U.S. v. Monteiro, No. 01-1564 (7th Cir.) (270 F.3d 465) (October 26, 2001) (Judge Kenneth F. Ripple) by The defendant in this case was indicted on four counts of mail fraud and one count of access device fraud (in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1029(a)(2) and (c)(1)(b) arising out of …

U.S. v. Potes Ramirez, No. 00-11432 (11th Cir.) (260 F.3d 1310) (August 10, 2001) (Judge Frank May Hull)

Article • September 1, 2001 • from P&J November, 2001

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Return/Retention of Property

U.S. v. Potes Ramirez, No. 00-11432 (11th Cir.) (260 F.3d 1310) (August 10, 2001) (Judge Frank May Hull) by United States v. Potes Ramirez, 260 F.3d 1310 (11th Cir. 2001) (Judge Hull) United States v. Hall, 269 F.3d 940 (8th Cir. 2001) (Judge Loken) Both of these cases explored whether …

U.S. v. Nee, No. 00-2037 (1st Cir.) (261 F.3d 79) (August 20, 2001) (Judge Kermit A. Lipez)

Article • September 1, 2001 • from P&J September, 2001

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Searches - Automobile

U.S. v. Nee, No. 00-2037 (1st Cir.) (261 F.3d 79) (August 20, 2001) (Judge Kermit A. Lipez) by In this case the panel held that where the officers could have called in the license plate to determine if the car had been reported stolen, and where the officers testified to …

U.S. v. Villafranca, No. 99-40593 (5th Cir.) (260 F.3d 374) (July 25, 2001) (Judge Patrick E. Higginbotham)

Article • September 1, 2001 • from P&J September, 2001

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Informants and Paid Witnesses

U.S. v. Villafranca, No. 99-40593 (5th Cir.) (260 F.3d 374) (July 25, 2001) (Judge Patrick E. Higginbotham) by Ramon Amado Villafranca, the defendant in this case, was a state-court prosecutor from Laredo, Texas. He was convicted in Federal court for accepting bribes in exchange for fixing drug cases, in violation …

Donaldson v. U.S., No. 65 (U.S. Supreme Court) (400 U.S. 517; 91 S.Ct. 534) (January 25, 1971) (Justice Blackmun)

Article • August 22, 2001

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Searches - Administrative

Donaldson v. U.S., No. 65 (U.S. Supreme Court) (400 U.S. 517; 91 S.Ct. 534) (January 25, 1971) (Justice Blackmun) by In this case, an IRS special agent issued summonses to a taxpayer's putative former employer and its accountant for the production of the employer's records of the taxpayer's employment and …

U.S. v. LaSalle National Bank, No. 77-365 (U.S. Supreme Court) (437 U.S. 298; 98 S.Ct. 2357) (June 19, 1978) (Justice Blackmun)

Article • August 22, 2001

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Searches - Administrative

U.S. v. LaSalle National Bank, No. 77-365 (U.S. Supreme Court) (437 U.S. 298; 98 S.Ct. 2357) (June 19, 1978) (Justice Blackmun) by This case was a supplement to the Supreme Court's decision in Donaldson v. United States, 400 U.S. 517 (1971). It presented the issue of whether the District Court …

U.S. v. Morton Salt Co., No. 273 (U.S. Supreme Court) (338 U.S. 632; 70 S.Ct. 357) (February 6, 2050) (Justice Jackson)

Article • August 21, 2001

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Searches - Administrative

U.S. v. Morton Salt Co., No. 273 (U.S. Supreme Court) (338 U.S. 632; 70 S.Ct. 357) (February 6, 2050) (Justice Jackson) by Here, in a case involving an administrative request for corporate documents, the Supreme Court held that an agency's request for corporate documents should be approved by the judiciary …

U.S. v. Powell, No. 54 (U.S. Supreme Court) (379 U.S. 48; 85 S.Ct. 248) (November 23, 2064) (Justice Harlan)

Article • August 21, 2001

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Searches - Administrative

U.S. v. Powell, No. 54 (U.S. Supreme Court) (379 U.S. 48; 85 S.Ct. 248) (November 23, 2064) (Justice Harlan) by Here the Court held that the IRS need not show probable cause that a tax fraud has been committed in order to justify a broad administrative search through its subpoena …

U.S. v. Childs, No. 00-3111 (7th Cir.) (256 F.3d 559) (July 3, 2001) (Judge Richard D. Cudahy)

Article • August 1, 2001 • from P&J August, 2001

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Custodial Interrogations/Statements

U.S. v. Childs, No. 00-3111 (7th Cir.) (256 F.3d 559) (July 3, 2001) (Judge Richard D. Cudahy) by In a decision that was later reversed by a divided en banc court, the panel held that inquiries falling outside the scope of the matters that gave rise to the defendant's detention …

U.S. v. Guevara-Martinez, No. 00-3855 (8th Cir.) (262 F.3d 751) (August 20, 2001) (Judge Kermit Edward Bye)

Article • August 1, 2001 • from P&J August, 2001

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Suppression

U.S. v. Guevara-Martinez, No. 00-3855 (8th Cir.) (262 F.3d 751) (August 20, 2001) (Judge Kermit Edward Bye) by Some years ago, the Supreme Court concluded that “the body or identity of a defendant or respondent in a criminal or civil proceeding is never itself suppressible as a fruit of an …

Doe v. U.S., No. 00-4352 (6th Cir.) (253 F.3d 256) (June 14, 2001) (Judge Karen Nelson Moore)

Article • July 1, 2001 • from P&J July, 2001

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Searches - Administrative

Doe v. U.S., No. 00-4352 (6th Cir.) (253 F.3d 256) (June 14, 2001) (Judge Karen Nelson Moore) by Here the Court affirmed a district court's order denying a motion to quash an administrative subpoena in a health care fraud investigation - a decision that reviewed the current law on the …

Chavez v. Illinois State Police, No. 99-3691 (7th Cir.) (251 F.3d 612) (May 23, 2001) (Judge Michael S. Kanne)

Article • July 1, 2001 • from P&J July, 2001

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Racial/Ethnic Bias/Profiling

Chavez v. Illinois State Police, No. 99-3691 (7th Cir.) (251 F.3d 612) (May 23, 2001) (Judge Michael S. Kanne) by Here the Court ruled that plaintiffs may use statistics to show that troopers engaged in racial profiling by treating members of plaintiffs' class differently than other motorists similarly situated but …

New York v. Class, No. 84-1181 (U.S. Supreme Court) (475 U.S. 106; 106 S.Ct. 960) (February 25, 1986) (Justice O'Connor)

Article • June 30, 2001

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Searches - Automobile

New York v. Class, No. 84-1181 (U.S. Supreme Court) (475 U.S. 106; 106 S.Ct. 960) (February 25, 1986) (Justice O'Connor) by The issue addressed by the Court in this case was "whether, in order to observe a Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) generally visible from outside an automobile, a police officer …

U.S. v. Brown, No. 99-2120 (1st Cir.) (251 F.3d 286) (June 5, 2001) (Judge Norman H. Stahl)

Article • June 1, 2001 • from P&J June, 2001

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Searches - Knock and Announce

U.S. v. Brown, No. 99-2120 (1st Cir.) (251 F.3d 286) (June 5, 2001) (Judge Norman H. Stahl) by United States v. Espinoza, No. 00-3090 (7th Cir. 7/11/2001) (Judge Coffey) United States v. Brown, 251 F.3d 286 (1st Cir. 2001) (Judge Stahl) In Richards v. Wisconsin, 520 U.S. 385 (1997), a …

U.S. v. Estrada, No. 00-2647 (7th Cir.) (256 F.3d 466) (June 22, 2001) (Judge Joel L. Flaum)

Article • June 1, 2001 • from P&J June, 2001

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Informants and Paid Witnesses

U.S. v. Estrada, No. 00-2647 (7th Cir.) (256 F.3d 466) (June 22, 2001) (Judge Joel L. Flaum) by Periodically, cases come to light in which informants and Government witnesses are paid or given such enormous benefits that one can legitimately question whether that person has any real incentive to tell …