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U.S. v. Gandia, No. 04-6477-cr (2nd Cir.) (424 F.3d 255) (September 19, 2005) (Judge Robert D. Sack)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Searches - Protective Sweep

U.S. v. Gandia, No. 04-6477-cr (2nd Cir.) (424 F.3d 255) (September 19, 2005) (Judge Robert D. Sack) by The Second Circuit held that the "protective sweep" exception to the warrant requirement, recognized in Maryland v. Buie, 494 U.S. 325 (1990), does not automatically allow the police to ramble through a …

U.S. v. Malouf, No. 03-cr-10298-NG (D.Mass.) (377 F.Supp.2d 315) (June 14, 2005) (Judge Nancy Gertner)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Sentencing Factors vs. Essential Elements of Crime

U.S. v. Malouf, No. 03-cr-10298-NG (D.Mass.) (377 F.Supp.2d 315) (June 14, 2005) (Judge Nancy Gertner) by In this decision, Judge Gertner addressed sentencing rights where the defendant pled guilty to a drug conspiracy indictment, leaving the quantity to be determined by the judge through a jury waiver. Over government objection, …

U.S. v. Alvarado-Rivera, No. 03-2308 (8th Cir.) (412 F.3d 942) (June 20, 2005) (Judge Diana E. Murphy)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Sufficiency of Evidence

U.S. v. Alvarado-Rivera, No. 03-2308 (8th Cir.) (412 F.3d 942) (June 20, 2005) (Judge Diana E. Murphy) by This case is noted for Judge Bright’s dissent to the imposition of a lengthy drug sentence, which he described with these words: “Martha Alvarado-Rivera was sentenced to ten years in prison, rather …

Padilla v. Hanft, No. 05-6396 (4th Cir.) (423 F.3d 386) (September 9, 2005) (Judge J. Michael Luttig)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists

Padilla v. Hanft, No. 05-6396 (4th Cir.) (423 F.3d 386) (September 9, 2005) (Judge J. Michael Luttig) by In a major victory for the Bush Administration, the Fourth Circuit has upheld the authority of the President to detain without charges a suspected terrorist, even when that suspect is an American …

U.S. v. Okai, No. 8:05CR19 (D.Neb.) (2005 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 19096) (August 22, 2005) (Judge Joseph F. Bataillon)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists

U.S. v. Okai, No. 8:05CR19 (D.Neb.) (2005 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 19096) (August 22, 2005) (Judge Joseph F. Bataillon) by The indictment in this case did not charge any relevant conduct beyond a single incident. The government (and the presentence report) used other conduct to increase the amount of loss. The …

U.S. v. Harju, No. 05-CR-97 (E.D.Wisc.) (384 F.Supp.2d 1278) (August 21, 2005) (Judge Lynn S. Adelman)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Probable Cause

U.S. v. Harju, No. 05-CR-97 (E.D.Wisc.) (384 F.Supp.2d 1278) (August 21, 2005) (Judge Lynn S. Adelman) by In the minds of the Framers of our Constitution, one of the principal purposes of the Fourth Amendment was to preclude "the petty tyranny of unregulated rummagers." (Amsterdam, “Perspectives on the Fourth Amendment,” …

U.S. v. Elso, No. 04-13043 (11th Cir.) (422 F.3d 1305) (September 2, 2005) (Judge Rosemary Barkett)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Sufficiency of Evidence

U.S. v. Elso, No. 04-13043 (11th Cir.) (422 F.3d 1305) (September 2, 2005) (Judge Rosemary Barkett) by Here, the Eleventh Circuit affirmed amoney laundering convictions against a lawyer, Juan Carlos Elso, who was charged with laundering the drug proceeds of one of his clients. Elso went to his client’s home …

U.S. v. Zabriskie, No. 02-4228 (10th Cir.) (415 F.3d 1139) (July 14, 2005) (Judge Terrence L. O'Brien)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists

U.S. v. Zabriskie, No. 02-4228 (10th Cir.) (415 F.3d 1139) (July 14, 2005) (Judge Terrence L. O'Brien) by In a decision that discusses at length the permissible scope of Allen charges, the Tenth Circuit held that it was impermissibly coercive, and a violation of the defendant’s due process and Sixth …

U.S. v. Austin, No. 04-10576 (9th Cir.) (416 F.3d 1016) (August 2, 2005) (Judge Warren J. Ferguson)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Joint Defense Agreement

U.S. v. Austin, No. 04-10576 (9th Cir.) (416 F.3d 1016) (August 2, 2005) (Judge Warren J. Ferguson) by Shortly after being indicted in this RICO case, the defendants entered into a court-approved, written Joint Defense Agreement (JDA) allowing them to conduct joint defense meetings and share information on a confidential …

U.S. v. Dare, No. 04-30202 (9th Cir.) (425 F.3d 634) (September 23, 2005) (Judge Edward Leavy)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Mandatory Minimums

U.S. v. Dare, No. 04-30202 (9th Cir.) (425 F.3d 634) (September 23, 2005) (Judge Edward Leavy) by In Harris v. U.S., 536 U.S. 545 (2002), the Supreme Court affirmed a mandatory minimum seven year sentence based on the district court’s finding by a preponderance of the evidence that Harris had …

U.S. v. Betancourt, No. 03-41590 (5th Cir.) (422 F.3d 240) (August 17, 2005) (Judge Edith Brown Clement)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Proceeds of an Unlawful Activity

U.S. v. Betancourt, No. 03-41590 (5th Cir.) (422 F.3d 240) (August 17, 2005) (Judge Edith Brown Clement) by This case is a potent reminder of the all-inclusive forfeiture power of Big Brother. On December 11, 2002, Jose Luis Betancourt, purchased a Texas lottery ticket that became worth more than $5 …

U.S. v. Razmilovic, No. 04-4543-cr(L) (2nd Cir.) (419 F.3d 134) (August 17, 2005) (Judge Ralph K. Jr. Winter)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Pre-Trial Restraint of Assets

U.S. v. Razmilovic, No. 04-4543-cr(L) (2nd Cir.) (419 F.3d 134) (August 17, 2005) (Judge Ralph K. Jr. Winter) by U.S. v. Razmilovic, 419 F.3d 134 (2nd Cir. 08/17/05) (Judge Winter) U.S. v. Wingerter, 369 F.Supp.2d 799 (E.D.Va. 2005) (Judge Ellis) Both of these cases address the extraordinary remedy of a …

Rendon v. Transportation Security Administration, No. 04-4229 (6th Cir.) (424 F.3d 475) (September 22, 2005) (Judge Cornelia G. Kennedy)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Searches - Security Checkpoints

Rendon v. Transportation Security Administration, No. 04-4229 (6th Cir.) (424 F.3d 475) (September 22, 2005) (Judge Cornelia G. Kennedy) by The Court affirmed a $700 civil penalty that was imposed, pursuant to 49 C.F.R. § 1540.109, on a passenger who mouthed off to a Transportation Security Administration screener at an …

U.S. v. Bussell, No. 02-50495 (9th Cir.) (414 F.3d 1048) (July 12, 2005) (Judge Richard R. Clifton)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists

U.S. v. Bussell, No. 02-50495 (9th Cir.) (414 F.3d 1048) (July 12, 2005) (Judge Richard R. Clifton) by This case presents an interesting question: what to tell the jury when a codefendant (and spouse) dies during jury deliberations. The defendant and her husband were on trial for bankruptcy fraud. After …

U.S. v. Morris, No. 04-80200 (E.D.Mich.) (377 F.Supp.2d 630) (July 20, 2005) (Judge Arthur Tarnow)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Plea Bargaining

U.S. v. Morris, No. 04-80200 (E.D.Mich.) (377 F.Supp.2d 630) (July 20, 2005) (Judge Arthur Tarnow) by

U.S. v. Bedonie, No. 04-4103 (10th Cir.) (413 F.3d 1126) (June 27, 2005) (Judge Monroe G. McKay)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Delay/Lateness

U.S. v. Bedonie, No. 04-4103 (10th Cir.) (413 F.3d 1126) (June 27, 2005) (Judge Monroe G. McKay) by Here the Court held that a district court does not have jurisdiction to re-open a restitution order, on its own motion, either pursuant to the Mandatory Victims Restitution Act (MVRA) or the …

U.S. v. Ellefson, No. 04-1293 (8th Cir.) (419 F.3d 859) (August 23, 2005) (Judge Raymond W. Gruender)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Drug or Alcohol Dependence

U.S. v. Ellefson, No. 04-1293 (8th Cir.) (419 F.3d 859) (August 23, 2005) (Judge Raymond W. Gruender) by

Wade v. Daniels, No. Civ. No. 05-189-HA (D.Or.) (373 F.Supp.2d 1201) (June 20, 2005) (Judge Ancer L. Haggerty)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Early Release

Wade v. Daniels, No. Civ. No. 05-189-HA (D.Or.) (373 F.Supp.2d 1201) (June 20, 2005) (Judge Ancer L. Haggerty) by In this case the petitioner charged that the BOP had unconstitutionally denied him early release eligibility under 18 U.S.C. § 3621(e) by ruling him ineligible for participation in the BOP’s residential …

U.S. v. Scott, No. 04-10090 (9th Cir.) (424 F.3d 888) (September 9, 2005) (Judge Alex Kozinski)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Doctrine of Unconstitutional Conditions

U.S. v. Scott, No. 04-10090 (9th Cir.) (424 F.3d 888) (September 9, 2005) (Judge Alex Kozinski) by Here the Court held that a broad consent given by a pretrial detainee to searches of his self and his residence as a condition of his release on bail was invalid as a …

Lopez v. Gonzales, No. 04-2397 (8th Cir.) (417 F.3d 934) (August 9, 2005) (Judge Raymond W. Gruender)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Aggravated Felonies

Lopez v. Gonzales, No. 04-2397 (8th Cir.) (417 F.3d 934) (August 9, 2005) (Judge Raymond W. Gruender) by U.S. v. Amaya-Portillo, 423 F.3d 427 (4th Cir. 09/06/05) (Judge Cacheris) Lopez v. Gonzalez, 417 F.3d 934 (8th Cir. 09/09/05) (Judge Gruender) In Amaya-Portillo, a divided panel from the Fourth Circuit reversed …