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Evans v. Chavis, No. 04-721 (U.S. Supreme Court) (546 U.S. 189; 126 S.Ct. 846) (January 10, 2006) (Justice Breyer)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists

Evans v. Chavis, No. 04-721 (U.S. Supreme Court) (546 U.S. 189; 126 S.Ct. 846) (January 10, 2006) (Justice Breyer) by In yet another case that involved still another reversal of a Ninth Circuit decision, a unanimous Supreme Court held that California prisoner Reginald Chavis' Federal habeas claim fell outside the …

Hoblock v. Albany County Bd. of Elections, No. 04-5876(cv)(L) (2nd Cir.) (422 F.3d 77) (September 2, 2005) (Judge John M. Jr. Walker)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Rooker-Feldman Doctrine

Hoblock v. Albany County Bd. of Elections, No. 04-5876(cv)(L) (2nd Cir.) (422 F.3d 77) (September 2, 2005) (Judge John M. Jr. Walker) by Defendant county board of elections appealed from a judgment of the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York granting plaintiff voters' motion for …

U.S. v. Fagans, No. 04-4845-cr (2nd Cir.) (406 F.3d 138) (April 27, 2005) (Judge Jon O. Newman)

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

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Remands/Rehearings/Resentencings

U.S. v. Fagans, No. 04-4845-cr (2nd Cir.) (406 F.3d 138) (April 27, 2005) (Judge Jon O. Newman) by In this case the Court addressed three specific Booker questions, namely: (1) whether to remand for resentencing, rather than for consideration of whether to resentence, where an objection to the compulsory use …

U.S. v. Dessesaure, No. 04-2170 (1st Cir.) (429 F.3d 359) (November 30, 2005) (Judge Sandra L. Lynch)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Warrantless Searches

U.S. v. Dessesaure, No. 04-2170 (1st Cir.) (429 F.3d 359) (November 30, 2005) (Judge Sandra L. Lynch) by In this case, the First Circuit addressed the Government’s interlocutory appeal from Judge Gertner’s partial allowance of the defendant’s motion to suppress evidence in U.S. v. Dessesaure, 314 F. Supp. 2d 81 …

U.S. v. Davis, No. 04-50030 (9th Cir.) (428 F.3d 802) (November 2, 2005) (Judge Charles R. Breyer)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Strickland Standard

U.S. v. Davis, No. 04-50030 (9th Cir.) (428 F.3d 802) (November 2, 2005) (Judge Charles R. Breyer) by Amending and replacing decision previously reported at 410 F.3d 1122, and adding partial dissent of Judge Consuelo M. Callahan.

In Re: Gale Nettles, No. 04-4104 (7th Cir.) (394 F.3d 1001) (January 21, 2005) (Judge Richard A. Posner)

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Filed under: Recusal, Punch And Jurists

In Re: Gale Nettles, No. 04-4104 (7th Cir.) (394 F.3d 1001) (January 21, 2005) (Judge Richard A. Posner) by

Padilla v. Hanft, No. 05-6396 (4th Cir.) (432 F.3d 582) (December 21, 2005) (Judge J. Michael Luttig)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists

Padilla v. Hanft, No. 05-6396 (4th Cir.) (432 F.3d 582) (December 21, 2005) (Judge J. Michael Luttig) by In a decision that represents a major setback for the Bush Administration’s legal strategy for its war on terrorism, a panel from the conservative and normally submissive Fourth Circuit denied the Government’s …

U.S. v. Baker, No. 00-13083 (11th Cir.) (432 F.3d 1189) (December 13, 2005) (Judge Rosemary Barkett)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Acquitted Conduct/Uncharged Crimes/Dismissed Counts

U.S. v. Baker, No. 00-13083 (11th Cir.) (432 F.3d 1189) (December 13, 2005) (Judge Rosemary Barkett) by See also Footnote 68 where the Court explained why the Supreme Court's ruling in Crawford v. Washington is inapplicable at sentencing. In this 137-page decision, the 11th Circuit affirmed lengthy sentences for a …

U.S. v. Stone, No. 04-6184 (6th Cir.) (432 F.3d 651) (December 23, 2005) (Judge Cornelia G. Kennedy)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Factual Disputes/Findings

U.S. v. Stone, No. 04-6184 (6th Cir.) (432 F.3d 651) (December 23, 2005) (Judge Cornelia G. Kennedy) by Here, in rejecting a Booker challenge based on the district court's findings of fact regarding tax losses and an obstruction of justice enhancement, the Court emphasized that "Booker did not eliminate judicial …

U.S. v. Stone, No. 04-6184 (6th Cir.) (432 F.3d 651) (December 23, 2005) (Judge Cornelia G. Kennedy)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Sentencing Hearings

U.S. v. Stone, No. 04-6184 (6th Cir.) (432 F.3d 651) (December 23, 2005) (Judge Cornelia G. Kennedy) by Joining with the First Circuit’s decision in U.S. v. Luciano, 414 F.3d 174 (1st Cir. 2005), the Sixth Circuit held that because the Supreme Court's decision in Crawford v. Washington, 541 U.S. …

U.S. v. Degenhardt, No. 2:03-CR-00297 PGS (D.Utah) (405 F.Supp.2d 1340) (December 21, 2005) (Judge Paul G. Cassell)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Victim's Rights

U.S. v. Degenhardt, No. 2:03-CR-00297 PGS (D.Utah) (405 F.Supp.2d 1340) (December 21, 2005) (Judge Paul G. Cassell) by

U.S. v. Angelos, No. 04-4282 (10th Cir.) (433 F.3d 738) (January 9, 2006) (Judge Mary Beck Briscoe)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Constitutional Challenges

U.S. v. Angelos, No. 04-4282 (10th Cir.) (433 F.3d 738) (January 9, 2006) (Judge Mary Beck Briscoe) by In November, 2004, Judge Paul Cassell of the D.Utah, an appointee of President Bush and a former law clerk to Justice Scalia, startled a lot of people when he questioned the wisdom …

U.S. v. Pho, No. 05-2455 (1st Cir.) (433 F.3d 53) (January 5, 2006) (Judge Bruce M. Selya)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Crack v. Powdered Cocaine

U.S. v. Pho, No. 05-2455 (1st Cir.) (433 F.3d 53) (January 5, 2006) (Judge Bruce M. Selya) by In this case, the First Circuit articulated a significant limit on the acceptable justifications for a non-Guidelines sentence. Here, the district court had sought to reduce the infamous 100:1 ratio between a …

U.S. v. Hankton, No. 03-2345 (7th Cir.) (432 F.3d 779) (December 29, 2005) (Judge John L. Coffey)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Drug Quantity

U.S. v. Hankton, No. 03-2345 (7th Cir.) (432 F.3d 779) (December 29, 2005) (Judge John L. Coffey) 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 …

Irons v. Carey, No. 05-15275 (9th Cir.) (408 F.3d 1165) (May 18, 2005) (Per Curiam)

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

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Standard[s] of Review

Irons v. Carey, No. 05-15275 (9th Cir.) (408 F.3d 1165) (May 18, 2005) (Per Curiam) by Here the panel issued an ominous and potentially far-reaching order directing the parties to file supplemental briefs discussing discussing the constitutionality of the standards that Congress set forth in AEDPA (28 U.S.C. § 2254(d)(1)).

U.S. v. McBride, No. 04-4347 (6th Cir.) (343 F.3d 470) (January 17, 2006) (Judge Boyce F. Jr. Martin)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Downward Departures

U.S. v. McBride, No. 04-4347 (6th Cir.) (343 F.3d 470) (January 17, 2006) (Judge Boyce F. Jr. Martin) by

U.S. v. Hammoud, No. 03-4253 (4th Cir.) (405 F.3d 1034) (April 27, 2005) (Per Curiam)

Article • December 1, 2005 • from P&J August, 2004

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Blakely/Booker

U.S. v. Hammoud, No. 03-4253 (4th Cir.) (405 F.3d 1034) (April 27, 2005) (Per Curiam) by

Doe v. Smith, No. 05-1903 (7th Cir.) (429 F.3d 706) (November 21, 2005) (Judge Frank H. Easterbrook)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Jurisdiction

Doe v. Smith, No. 05-1903 (7th Cir.) (429 F.3d 706) (November 21, 2005) (Judge Frank H. Easterbrook) by Plaintiff former girlfriend sought review of a decision of the United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois, which dismissed her complaint against defendant former boyfriend. The complain sought compensation …

U.S. v. Gibson, No. 04-14776 (11th Cir.) (434 F.3d 1234) (January 4, 2006) (Judge Gerald B. Tjoflat)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists

U.S. v. Gibson, No. 04-14776 (11th Cir.) (434 F.3d 1234) (January 4, 2006) (Judge Gerald B. Tjoflat) by Defendant's sentence on drug related charges is vacated and remanded for reconsideration where the district court erred in concluding that Blakely required the government to charge in an indictment, and prove to …

U.S. v. Clark, No. 05-4274 (4th Cir.) (434 F.3d 684) (January 12, 2006) (Judge J. Michael Luttig)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Sentencing Disparity

U.S. v. Clark, No. 05-4274 (4th Cir.) (434 F.3d 684) (January 12, 2006) (Judge J. Michael Luttig) by