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U.S. v. McClain, No. 04-5887 (6th Cir.) (430 F.3d 299) (December 2, 2005) (Judge Alice M. Batchelder)

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

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Good Faith Exception

U.S. v. McClain, No. 04-5887 (6th Cir.) (430 F.3d 299) (December 2, 2005) (Judge Alice M. Batchelder) by In an issue of first impression for the Sixth Circuit, the Court was called upon to reconcile two conflicting doctrines of Fourth Amendment law. The Leon good faith doctrine (U.S. v. Leon, …

U.S. v. Paracha, No. 03 Cr. 1197 (SHS) (S.D.N.Y.) (2006 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 1) (January 3, 2006) (Judge Sidney H. Stein)

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

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Material Support to Terrorism

U.S. v. Paracha, No. 03 Cr. 1197 (SHS) (S.D.N.Y.) (2006 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 1) (January 3, 2006) (Judge Sidney H. Stein) by

U.S. v. Menyweather, No. 03-50496 (9th Cir.) (431 F.3d 692) (December 16, 2005) (Judge Susan P. Graber)

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

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Reasonableness of Sentence

U.S. v. Menyweather, No. 03-50496 (9th Cir.) (431 F.3d 692) (December 16, 2005) (Judge Susan P. Graber) 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.4d 784 …

U.S. v. Talley, No. 05-11353 (11th Cir.) (431 F.3d 784) (December 2, 2005) (Per Curiam)

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

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Reasonableness of Sentence

U.S. v. Talley, No. 05-11353 (11th Cir.) (431 F.3d 784) (December 2, 2005) (Per Curiam) by The Court rejected the government’s argument that, post-Booker, a sentence within the guideline range is "per se reasonable," but held that a sentence is not unreasonable when the district court fails to discuss the …

Scarver v. Litscher, No. 05-2999 (7th Cir.) (434 F.3d 972) (January 18, 2006) (Judge Richard A. Posner)

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

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Supermax prisons

Scarver v. Litscher, No. 05-2999 (7th Cir.) (434 F.3d 972) (January 18, 2006) (Judge Richard A. Posner) by Triple murderer Christopher Scarver – best known as the inmate who murdered Jeffrey Dahmer – filed this lawsuit, claiming that conditions in Wisconsin’s most secure prison (known as the “Supermax”) amounted to …

U.S. v. Adams, No. 04-30339 (9th Cir.) (432 F.3d 1092) (January 3, 2006) (Judge Arthur L. Alarcon)

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

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Withdrawal

U.S. v. Adams, No. 04-30339 (9th Cir.) (432 F.3d 1092) (January 3, 2006) (Judge Arthur L. Alarcon) by

U.S. v. Glover, No. 04-16745 (11th Cir.) (431 F.3d 744) (November 29, 2005) (Per Curiam)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Harmless Error

U.S. v. Glover, No. 04-16745 (11th Cir.) (431 F.3d 744) (November 29, 2005) (Per Curiam) by

U.S. v. Whittington, No. 5:04 CR 00025 (W.D.Va.) (395 F.Supp.2d 392) (October 26, 2005) (Judge Glen Edward Conrad)

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

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Relevant Conduct

U.S. v. Whittington, No. 5:04 CR 00025 (W.D.Va.) (395 F.Supp.2d 392) (October 26, 2005) (Judge Glen Edward Conrad) by Defendant pled to an information which charged him with a conspiracy to distribute cocaine base from on or about September 12, 2003, through December 30, 2004. Defendant turned eighteen on September …

U.S. v. Sattar, No. S1 02 Cr. 395(JKG) (S.D.N.Y.) (395 F.Supp.2d 66) (October 24, 2005) (Judge John G. Koeltl)

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

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Material Support to Terrorism

U.S. v. Sattar, No. S1 02 Cr. 395(JKG) (S.D.N.Y.) (395 F.Supp.2d 66) (October 24, 2005) (Judge John G. Koeltl) by Defendant, Lynne Stewart, an attorney and visitor of a terrorist inmate, filed a Fed. R. Civ. P. 33 motion for a new trial, or in the alternative, an evidentiary hearing …

Bernitt v. Martinez, No. 05-2508 (8th Cir.) (432 F.3d 868) (December 28, 2005) (Per Curiam)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Calculation of 54 Days

Bernitt v. Martinez, No. 05-2508 (8th Cir.) (432 F.3d 868) (December 28, 2005) (Per Curiam) by In this brief per curiam decision, the Eighth Circuit rejected claims by more than two dozen inmates at the Yankton Federal Prison Camp who argued that the BOP incorrectly calculates time off for good …

U.S. v. Bowers, No. 05-4908 (3rd Cir.) (432 F.3d 518) (December 27, 2005) (Judge Edward R. Becker)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Crimes of Violence/Violent Felony

U.S. v. Bowers, No. 05-4908 (3rd Cir.) (432 F.3d 518) (December 27, 2005) (Judge Edward R. Becker) by In another decision that shows the many definitions of violent crimes under Federal law, the Third Circuit concluded "that the crime of felon in possession is not a crime of violence within …

Dusenbery v. U.S., No. 00-6567 (U.S. Supreme Court) (534 U.S. 161; 122 S.Ct. 694) (January 8, 2002) (Justice Rehnquist)

Article • November 19, 2005 • from P&J December, 2001

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Prison Mail

Dusenbery v. U.S., No. 00-6567 (U.S. Supreme Court) (534 U.S. 161; 122 S.Ct. 694) (January 8, 2002) (Justice Rehnquist) by The Supreme Court granted certiorari in this case to resolve a Circuit split concerning the constitutional adequacy of the means employed by Government to provide notice to federal prisoners of …

Henderson v. U.S., No. 84-1744 (U.S. Supreme Court) (476 U.S. 321; 106 S.Ct. 1871) (May 19, 1986) (Justice Powell)

Article • November 11, 2005

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Excludable Time

Henderson v. U.S., No. 84-1744 (U.S. Supreme Court) (476 U.S. 321; 106 S.Ct. 1871) (May 19, 1986) (Justice Powell) by The Speedy Trial Act (STA) directs that a defendant be tried within 70 days of the latest of either the filing of an indictment or information, or the first appearance …

Williams v. Taylor, No. 98-8384 (U.S. Supreme Court) (529 U.S. 362; 120 S.Ct. 1495) (April 18, 2000) (Justice Stevens)

Article • November 1, 2005

Filed under: Punch And Jurists

Williams v. Taylor, No. 98-8384 (U.S. Supreme Court) (529 U.S. 362; 120 S.Ct. 1495) (April 18, 2000) (Justice Stevens) by QUOTE OF THE WEEK - The Supreme Court’s “Picayune Power” In an article published on the Op-Ed page of The New York Times on 4/20/00, Professor Stephen Gillers, the Vice …

Williams v. Taylor, No. 98-8384 (U.S. Supreme Court) (529 U.S. 362; 120 S.Ct. 1495) (April 18, 2000) (Justice Stevens)

Article • November 1, 2005

Filed under: Punch And Jurists

Williams v. Taylor, No. 98-8384 (U.S. Supreme Court) (529 U.S. 362; 120 S.Ct. 1495) (April 18, 2000) (Justice Stevens) by This is one of two cases decided by the Supreme Court on the same day, bearing identical case names. (The other case was (Michael) Williams v. Taylor, No. 99-6615, which …

U.S. v. Perry, No. C.R. No. 04-098S (D.R.I.) (389 F.Supp.2d 278) (September 16, 2005) (Judge William E. Smith)

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

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

U.S. v. Perry, No. C.R. No. 04-098S (D.R.I.) (389 F.Supp.2d 278) (September 16, 2005) (Judge William E. Smith) by This is another of a growing series of post-Booker rulings that takes issue with the huge sentencing disparity mandated by the Guidelines for cases involving crack cocaine compared to cases involving …

U.S. v. Howard, No. 03-50524 (9th Cir.) (429 F.3d 843) (November 15, 2005) (Judge Mary M. Schroeder)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Shackles

U.S. v. Howard, No. 03-50524 (9th Cir.) (429 F.3d 843) (November 15, 2005) (Judge Mary M. Schroeder) by In this consolidated interlocutory appeal involving 17 defendants whose motions to unshackle were denied without an evidentiary hearing, the Ninth Circuit has struck down, as unjustified, a blanket policy of the U.S. …

Summerlin v. Schriro, No. 98-99002 (9th Cir.) (427 F.3d 623) (October 17, 2005) (Judge Sidney R. Thomas)

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

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Effective Assistance of Counsel

Summerlin v. Schriro, No. 98-99002 (9th Cir.) (427 F.3d 623) (October 17, 2005) (Judge Sidney R. Thomas) by The petitioner inmate sought and was denied a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254, challenging his murder conviction and death sentence. After reversing a decision of the court vacating …

Zhang v. U.S., No. 04-cv-3261 (ADS) (E.D.N.Y.) (401 F.Supp.2d 233) (November 18, 2005) (Judge Arthur D. Spatt)

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

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Misleading Advice/Statements to Defendant

Zhang v. U.S., No. 04-cv-3261 (ADS) (E.D.N.Y.) (401 F.Supp.2d 233) (November 18, 2005) (Judge Arthur D. Spatt) by Here the Court vacated the plea of a permanent resident who pled guilty to mail fraud on the ground that he had been misinformed by the court, his counsel and the prosecutor …

Valencia v. Gonzales, No. 03-72028 (9th Cir.) (431 F.3d 673) (December 12, 2005) (Judge Carlos T. Bea)

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

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Crimes of Violence/Violent Felony

Valencia v. Gonzales, No. 03-72028 (9th Cir.) (431 F.3d 673) (December 12, 2005) (Judge Carlos T. Bea) by Once again a Circuit Court has delved into the wacky world of what constitutes a “crime of violence” for purposes of determining whether a alien may be removed from the U.S. under …