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Article • June 1, 2005 • from P&J June, 2005
U.S. v. Schmeilski, No. 04-2014 (7th Cir.) (408 F.3d 917) (May 25, 2005) (Judge Ann Claire Williams) by "Improper double counting occurs 'when a district court imposes two or more upward adjustments within the same guidelines range, when both are premised on the same conduct.' United States v. Haines, 32 …
Article • June 1, 2005 • from P&J June, 2005
U.S. v. Holmes, No. 04-1007 (8th Cir.) (413 F.3d 770) (July 7, 2005) (Judge Michael J. Melloy) by Here the Court vacated a conviction for being a felon in possession of a firearm on the grounds that the prosecutor engaged in “highly improper” conduct by stating, during the rebuttal phase …
Article • May 6, 2005
Kalina v. Fletcher, No. 96-792 (U.S. Supreme Court) (522 U.S. 118; 118 S.Ct. 502) (December 10, 1997) (Justice Stevens) by This is an important case on the immunity of prosecutors which held that a prosecutor may be held liable for damages in a § 1983 action for making false statements …
Article • May 6, 2005
Butz v. Economou, No. 76-709 (U.S. Supreme Court) (438 U.S. 478; 98 S.Ct. 2894) (June 29, 1978) (Justice White) by The Court held that the absolute immunity accorded to criminal prosecutors in criminal proceedings under Imbler v. Pachtman should also apply to government officials and administrative agency attorneys playing similar …
Article • May 4, 2005
Burns v. Reed, No. 89-1715 (U.S. Supreme Court) (500 U.S. 478; 111 S.Ct. 1934) (May 30, 1991) (Justice White) by In this case, the Court held that a state prosecuting attorney is absolutely immune from liability for damages under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for participating in a probable-cause hearing, but …
Article • May 3, 2005 • from P&J April, 2005
Pace v. DiGuglielmo, No. 03-9627 (U.S. Supreme Court) (544 U.S. 408; 125 S.Ct. 1807) (April 27, 2005) (Justice Rehnquist) by Here the Court held that a state post-conviction motion is not "properly filed," within the meaning of the tolling provision of the AEDPA’s statute of limitations, when that motion was …
Article • May 1, 2005 • from P&J May, 2005
U.S. v. Dalton, No. 04-7043 (10th Cir.) (409 F.3d 1247) (June 2, 2005) (Judge Stephen H. Anderson) by U.S. v. Dalton, 2005 U.S. App. LEXIS 9989 (10th Cir. June 2, 2005) (Judge Anderson) U.S. v. Lauder, 2005 U.S. App. LEXIS 10608 (10th Cir. June 8, 2005) (Judge Tymkovich) Both of …
Article • May 1, 2005 • from P&J May, 2005
U.S. v. Pineyro, No. 02-cr-10140-NG (D.Mass.) (372 F.Supp.2d 133) (May 18, 2005) (Judge Nancy Gertner) by This is an important decision in which Judge Gertner addressed certain aspects of the quality of medical services afforded to inmates by the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP). It is also the first decision …
Article • May 1, 2005 • from P&J May, 2005
Medellin v. Dretke, No. 04-5928 (U.S. Supreme Court) (544 U.S. 660; 125 S.Ct. 2088) (May 23, 2005) (Per Curiam) by Here, by a vote of 5-to-4, the Supreme Court dismissed, as "improvidently granted," a major test case on whether rulings by the World Court on American death penalty cases must …
Article • May 1, 2005 • from P&J May, 2005
Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Shackles
Deck v. Missouri, No. 04-5293 (U.S. Supreme Court) (544 U.S. 622; 125 S.Ct. 2007) (May 23, 2005) (Justice Breyer) by By a vote of 7-to-2, the Court held that "it is unconstitutional to require an individual, appearing before a jury for a possible death sentence, to be restrained by shackles …
Article • May 1, 2005 • from P&J May, 2005
Filed under: Punch And Jurists
U.S. v. Coleman, No. CR-2-02-130 (S.D.Ohio) (370 F.Supp.2d 661) (May 24, 2005) (Judge Algenon L. Marbley) by U.S. v. Magallanez, 408 F.3d 672 (10th Cir. May 17, 2005) (Judge McConnell) U.S. v. Coleman, 2005 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 9834 (S.D.Ohio May 24, 2005) (Judge Marbley) These two cases are noted because …
Article • May 1, 2005 • from P&J May, 2005
U.S. v. Navarro-Vargas, No. 02-50663 (9th Cir.) (408 F.3d 1184) (May 23, 2005) (Judge Jay S. Bybee) by By a vote of 6-to-5, and over a compelling dissent by Judge hawkins, the majority of the en banc court rejected a claim that the model grand jury instructions violate the Fifth …
Article • May 1, 2005 • from P&J May, 2005
Filed under: AEDPA, Punch And Jurists
U.S. v. Bendolph, No. 01-2468 (3rd Cir.) (409 F.3d 155) (May 16, 2005) (Judge Franklin S. Van Antwerpen) by
Article • May 1, 2005 • from P&J May, 2005
U.S. v. Swindle, No. 03-1773 (2nd Cir.) (407 F.3d 562) (May 11, 2005) (Judge Wilfred Feinberg) by
Article • May 1, 2005 • from P&J May, 2005
U.S. v. Deutsch, No. 02-3235 (7th Cir.) (403 F.3d 915) (April 12, 2005) (Per Curiam) by
Article • May 1, 2005 • from P&J May, 2005
Simmons v. Nash, No. Civ. No. 04-4334(JEI) (D.N.J.) (361 F.Supp.2d 452) (March 30, 2005) (Judge Joseph E. Irenas) by This is the first case we can remember seeing in which a petitioner has successfully challenged his classification by the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) as a sex offender. The core …
Article • May 1, 2005 • from P&J May, 2005
U.S. v. Gust, No. 04-30208 (9th Cir.) (403 F.3d 797) (April 26, 2005) (Judge Ronald M. Gould) by Defendant filed a motion to suppress a shotgun. The motion was denied. Defendant entered a conditional guilty plea for possession of an unregistered firearm in violation of 26 U.S.C.S. § 5861(d), in …
Article • May 1, 2005 • from P&J May, 2005
U.S. v. McGough, No. 04-12077 (11th Cir.) (412 F.3d 1232) (June 15, 2005) (Judge Emmett Ripley Cox) by U.S. v. Johnson, 410 F.3d 137 (4th Cir. 06/08/05) (Judge Motz) U.S. v. McGough, 412 F.3d 1232 (11th Cir. 06/15/05) (Judge Cox) Both of these cases address the so-called “community-caretaking exception” - …
Article • May 1, 2005 • from P&J May, 2005
Simon v. U.S., No. CR-90-216 (CPS) (E.D.N.Y.) (361 F.Supp.2d 35) (March 17, 2005) (Judge Charles P. Sifton) by Defendant was sentenced to 322 months in prison after he was convicted of conspiring to distribute more than 50 grams of cocaine base in violation of 21 U.S.C.S. § 846. Subsequent to …
Article • May 1, 2005 • from P&J May, 2005
Filed under: Punch And Jurists
U.S. v. Magallanez, No. 04-8021 (10th Cir.) (408 F.3d 672) (May 17, 2005) (Judge Michael W. McConnell) by U.S. v. Magallanez, 408 F.3d 672 (10th Cir. May 17, 2005) (Judge McConnell) U.S. v. Coleman, 2005 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 9834 (S.D.Ohio May 24, 2005) (Judge Marbley) These two cases are noted …
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