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U.S. v. Fifield, No. 04-30299 (9th Cir.) (432 F.3d 1056) (December 30, 2005) (Judge Marsha L. Berzon)

Article • December 1, 2005 • from P&J December, 2005

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Concurrent and Consecutive Sentences

U.S. v. Fifield, No. 04-30299 (9th Cir.) (432 F.3d 1056) (December 30, 2005) (Judge Marsha L. Berzon) by In this case the Court delved into a number of complex issues regarding when and whether state and federal sentences should run concurrently or consecutively under the provisions of U.S.S.G. § 5G1.3. …

U.S. v. Ladwig, No. 04-30393 (9th Cir.) (432 F.3d 1001) (December 27, 2005) (Judge Ronald M. Gould)

Article • December 1, 2005 • from P&J December, 2005

Filed under: Punch And Jurists

U.S. v. Ladwig, No. 04-30393 (9th Cir.) (432 F.3d 1001) (December 27, 2005) (Judge Ronald M. Gould) by In another case that shows the plethora of definitions of crimes of violence and violent felonies, the Ninth Circuit held that making a harassing phone call under a state statute qualifies as …

U.S. v. Cardwell, No. 03-4585 (4th Cir.) (433 F.3d 378) (December 30, 2005) (Judge Karen J. Williams)

Article • December 1, 2005 • from P&J December, 2005

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Plain Error

U.S. v. Cardwell, No. 03-4585 (4th Cir.) (433 F.3d 378) (December 30, 2005) (Judge Karen J. Williams) by U.S. v. Stone, 432 F.3d 651 (6th Cir. Dec. 23, 2005) (Judge Kennedy) U.S. v. Cardwell, 433 F.3d 378 (4th Cir. Dec. 30, 2005) (Judge Williams) U.S. v. Hankton, 432 F.3d 779 …

U.S. v. Southwell, No. 04-30521 (9th Cir.) (432 F.3d 1060) (December 30, 2005) (Judge Alex Kozinski)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists

U.S. v. Southwell, No. 04-30521 (9th Cir.) (432 F.3d 1060) (December 30, 2005) (Judge Alex Kozinski) by The defendant in this case was charged with the crime of arson. At trial he raised the affirmative defense of insanity. During deliberations, the jury asked whether it could convict if it found …

U.S. v. Luciano, No. 04-1024 (1st Cir.) (414 F.3d 174) (July 8, 2005) (Judge Juan R. Torruella)

Article • December 1, 2005 • from P&J December, 2005

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Crawford

U.S. v. Luciano, No. 04-1024 (1st Cir.) (414 F.3d 174) (July 8, 2005) (Judge Juan R. Torruella) by Here the Court held that “Nothing in Crawford [v. Washington, 541 U.S. 36 (2004)] requires us to alter our previous conclusion that there is no Sixth Amendment Confrontation Clause right at sentencing.”. …

U.S. v. Doe, No. 04-4136 (3rd Cir.) (429 F.3d 450) (November 23, 2005) (Judge Max Rosenn)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Crime Fraud Exception

U.S. v. Doe, No. 04-4136 (3rd Cir.) (429 F.3d 450) (November 23, 2005) (Judge Max Rosenn) by In this case, the Third Circuit reversed a ruling by Judge Bissell of the D.N.J. which granted a defense attorney’s motion to quash a grand jury subpoena on the grounds of the attorney-client …

U.S. v. Rodriguez-Preciado, No. 03-30285 (9th Cir.) (399 F.3d 1118) (March 4, 2005) (Judge J. Clifford Wallace)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Miranda

U.S. v. Rodriguez-Preciado, No. 03-30285 (9th Cir.) (399 F.3d 1118) (March 4, 2005) (Judge J. Clifford Wallace) by The United States District Court for the District of Oregon convicted defendant of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and conspiracy to distribute various drugs, distribution of a certain drug, and …

U.S. v. Santos, No. 05 Cr. 522 (RWS) (S.D.N.Y.) (406 F.Supp.2d 320) (December 12, 2005) (Judge Robert W. Sweet)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Fast Track Programs

U.S. v. Santos, No. 05 Cr. 522 (RWS) (S.D.N.Y.) (406 F.Supp.2d 320) (December 12, 2005) (Judge Robert W. Sweet) by Here the Court imposed a non-Guidelines sentence based on several considerations, including the existence of geographical sentencing disparities created by fast-track, early disposition progams for illegal reentry cases in some …

U.S. v. Arnold, No. 04-5384 (6th Cir.) (434 F.3d 396) (November 23, 2005) (Per Curiam)

Article • December 1, 2005 • from P&J July, 2007

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, 911 Calls

U.S. v. Arnold, No. 04-5384 (6th Cir.) (434 F.3d 396) (November 23, 2005) (Per Curiam) by U.S. v. Arnold, 410 F.3d 895 (6th Cir. 06/21/05), as amended at 434 F.3d 396 (6th Cir. 11/23/05) (Per Curiam) U.S. v. Brun, 416 F.3d 703 (8th Cir. 08/01/05) (Judge Heaney) In Crawford v. …

U.S. v. Lister, No. 04-4304 (7th Cir.) (432 F.3d 754) (December 28, 2005) (Judge William J. Bauer)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Drug Quantity

U.S. v. Lister, No. 04-4304 (7th Cir.) (432 F.3d 754) (December 28, 2005) (Judge William J. Bauer) by U.S. v. Lister, 432 F.3d 754 (7th Cir. Dec. 28, 2005) (Judge Bauer) U.S. v. Menyweather, 431 F.3d 692 (9th Cir. Dec. 16, 2005) (Judge Graber) U.S. v. Talley, 431 F.3d 784 …

U.S. v. Valencia-Aguirre, No. 8:03-cr-445-T-23EAJ (M.D.Fla.) (409 F.Supp.2d 1358) (January 9, 2006) (Judge Steven D. Merryday)

Article • December 1, 2005 • from P&J December, 2005

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Reasonableness of Sentence

U.S. v. Valencia-Aguirre, No. 8:03-cr-445-T-23EAJ (M.D.Fla.) (409 F.Supp.2d 1358) (January 9, 2006) (Judge Steven D. Merryday) by

U.S. v. Antonakopoulos, No. 03-1384 (1st Cir.) (399 F.3d 68) (February 22, 2005) (Judge Sandra L. Lynch)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Plain Error

U.S. v. Antonakopoulos, No. 03-1384 (1st Cir.) (399 F.3d 68) (February 22, 2005) (Judge Sandra L. Lynch) by In reviewing the impact of U.S. v. Booker on sentencing, the Court observed that: "The mandatory nature of the Guidelines has produced particular results which led trial judges to express that the …

U.S. v. Heredia, No. 03-10585 (9th Cir.) (429 F.3d 820) (October 24, 2005) (Judge Jay S. Bybee)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Knowledge of Illegality

U.S. v. Heredia, No. 03-10585 (9th Cir.) (429 F.3d 820) (October 24, 2005) (Judge Jay S. Bybee) by Amending and supplementing decision previously reported at 426 F.3d 1226 (9th Cir. Oct. 24, 2005); but this decision was subsequently reversed by an en banc decision reported at 481 F.3d 1188 (9th …

U.S. v. Harris, No. 03-51139 (5th Cir.) (434 F.3d 767) (December 27, 2005) (Judge Priscilla R. Owen)

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Filed under: Terrorism, Punch And Jurists

U.S. v. Harris, No. 03-51139 (5th Cir.) (434 F.3d 767) (December 27, 2005) (Judge Priscilla R. Owen) by Defendant challenged a decision from the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas, which convicted him of violations of 18 U.S.C. §§ 844(i), 924(c)(1) and imposed a sentence under …

U.S. v. Mickelson, No. 05-2324 (8th Cir.) (433 F.3d 1050) (January 6, 2006) (Judge Diana E. Murphy)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Reasonableness of Sentence

U.S. v. Mickelson, No. 05-2324 (8th Cir.) (433 F.3d 1050) (January 6, 2006) (Judge Diana E. Murphy) by Defendant appealed from the sentence imposed by the United States District Court for the Northern District of Iowa, following his guilty plea to receiving child pornography in violation of 18 U.S.C. § …

U.S. v. Vaughn, No. 05-1518 (7th Cir.) (433 F.3d 917) (January 6, 2006) (Judge Kenneth F. Ripple)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Reasonableness of Sentence

U.S. v. Vaughn, No. 05-1518 (7th Cir.) (433 F.3d 917) (January 6, 2006) (Judge Kenneth F. Ripple) by "After Booker, although the Sentencing Guidelines are advisory, sentencing judges nevertheless are required to compute correctly the applicable sentencing range; they then may depart from this range if appropriate justification is offered …

U.S. v. Abu Ali, No. CRIM.A. 05-53 (E.D.Va.) (396 F.Supp.2d 703) (October 24, 2005) (Judge Gerald Bruce Lee)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists

U.S. v. Abu Ali, No. CRIM.A. 05-53 (E.D.Va.) (396 F.Supp.2d 703) (October 24, 2005) (Judge Gerald Bruce Lee) by Defendant, a pretrial detainee, was indicted on several terrorism-related counts, including conspiracy to provide, and with providing, material support and resources to terrorists and to a certain foreign terrorist organization. The …

Rice v. Collins, No. 04-52 (U.S. Supreme Court) (546 U.S. 333; 126 S.Ct. 969) (January 18, 2006) (Justice Kennedy)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists

Rice v. Collins, No. 04-52 (U.S. Supreme Court) (546 U.S. 333; 126 S.Ct. 969) (January 18, 2006) (Justice Kennedy) by Here a unanimous court reversed the Ninth Circuit’s determination that a California trial court had unreasonably dismissed a Batson challenge to the striking of an African-American juror by substituting its …

Brown v. Sanders, No. 04-980 (U.S. Supreme Court) (546 U.S. 212; 126 S.Ct. 884) (January 11, 2006) (Justice Scalia)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Aggravating Factors/Circumstances

Brown v. Sanders, No. 04-980 (U.S. Supreme Court) (546 U.S. 212; 126 S.Ct. 884) (January 11, 2006) (Justice Scalia) by In its latest attempt to clarify its own death penalty jurisprudence, the Supreme Court chose this highly fact-specific and technical case to establish a new and somewhat simplistic rule for …

U.S. v. Georgia, No. 04-1203 (U.S. Supreme Court) (546 U.S. 151; 126 S.Ct. 877) (January 10, 2006) (Justice Scalia)

Article • December 1, 2005 • from P&J December, 2005

Filed under: Eighth Amendment, Punch And Jurists

U.S. v. Georgia, No. 04-1203 (U.S. Supreme Court) (546 U.S. 151; 126 S.Ct. 877) (January 10, 2006) (Justice Scalia) by In this brief and far from momentous ruling, the Supreme Court held that a disabled state inmate may sue a state for money damages under Title II of the Americans …