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U.S. v. Williams, No. 6:04-cr-111-Orl-31JGG (M.D.Fla.) (372 F.Supp.2d 1335) (May 5, 2005) (Judge Gregory A. Presnell)

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

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

U.S. v. Williams, No. 6:04-cr-111-Orl-31JGG (M.D.Fla.) (372 F.Supp.2d 1335) (May 5, 2005) (Judge Gregory A. Presnell) by Defendant was convicted of three counts of selling crack cocaine. Based on defendant's criminal history, the nature of the offense, and applicable enhancements, the government sought a sentence of 360 months to life. …

U.S. v. Houston, No. 04-30216 (9th Cir.) (406 F.3d 1121) (May 9, 2005) (Judge Richard C. Tallman)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Proximate Cause/Causation

U.S. v. Houston, No. 04-30216 (9th Cir.) (406 F.3d 1121) (May 9, 2005) (Judge Richard C. Tallman) by Rosemary Houston was convicted of distributing methadone to her friend, Trina Bradford, which resulted in Bradford’s death. Houston obtained the methadone from her doctor and then sold it to Bradford, who overdosed …

U.S. v. Maali, No. 6:02-CR-171-ORL-28KR (M.D.Fla.) (358 F.Supp.2d 1154) (February 28, 2005) (Judge John II Antoon)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Sufficiency of Evidence

U.S. v. Maali, No. 6:02-CR-171-ORL-28KR (M.D.Fla.) (358 F.Supp.2d 1154) (February 28, 2005) (Judge John II Antoon) by Like the general conspiracy statutes and the RICO statutes, the money laundering statutes have become a prosecutorial tool that not only allows the creative prosecutor the ability to demand penalties far beyond what …

U.S. v. Allen, No. 98-2549 (8th Cir.) (406 F.3d 940) (May 2, 2005) (Judge David R. Hansen)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists

U.S. v. Allen, No. 98-2549 (8th Cir.) (406 F.3d 940) (May 2, 2005) (Judge David R. Hansen) by This much-litigated, capital punishment case, arose out of an armed robbery of a St. Louis bank in which a security guard was killed. In a prior ruling (that was on remand from …

U.S. v. Arroyo, No. 03-3113 (7th Cir.) (406 F.3d 881) (May 5, 2005) (Judge Joel L. Flaum)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Presentence Reports (PSRs)

U.S. v. Arroyo, No. 03-3113 (7th Cir.) (406 F.3d 881) (May 5, 2005) (Judge Joel L. Flaum) by

U.S. v. Locascio, No. 03 CR 304(CBA) (E.D.N.Y.) (357 F.Supp.2d 558) (February 2, 2005) (Judge Carol Bagley Amon)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Juries - Anonymous/Sequestered

U.S. v. Locascio, No. 03 CR 304(CBA) (E.D.N.Y.) (357 F.Supp.2d 558) (February 2, 2005) (Judge Carol Bagley Amon) by In a criminal prosecution for racketeering, the government filed a motion to empanel an anonymous and partially sequestered jury for the trial of the case. One of the defendants filed a …

Kurnaz v. Bush, No. Civ. No. 04-1135 (ESH) (D.D.C.) (2005 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 6560) (April 12, 2005) (Judge Ellen Segal Huvelle)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists

Kurnaz v. Bush, No. Civ. No. 04-1135 (ESH) (D.D.C.) (2005 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 6560) (April 12, 2005) (Judge Ellen Segal Huvelle) by In their habeas petitions, petitioner alien detainees requested a preliminary injunction ordering respondents, the President of the United States, the Secretary, United States Department of Defense, and army …

A.C.L.U. v. Department of Defense, No. 04 CIV. 4151 (AKH) (S.D.N.Y.) (357 F.Supp.2d 708) (February 28, 2005) (Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists

A.C.L.U. v. Department of Defense, No. 04 CIV. 4151 (AKH) (S.D.N.Y.) (357 F.Supp.2d 708) (February 28, 2005) (Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein) by Defendant, the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), moved for a stay while it considered whether or not to appeal from the court's order. The court order at issue directed …

U.S. v. Cosimi, No. 03 Cr. 514 (VM) (S.D.N.Y.) (368 F.Supp.2d 345) (May 11, 2005) (Judge Victor Marrero)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists

U.S. v. Cosimi, No. 03 Cr. 514 (VM) (S.D.N.Y.) (368 F.Supp.2d 345) (May 11, 2005) (Judge Victor Marrero) by The defendant, Pietro Cosimi, was one of 17 defendants charged with a conspiracy to smuggle the illegal drug “Ecstacy” into the United States. On December 3, 2004, he signed a plea …

In Re Grand Jury Proceedings # 5 Empanelled, No. 04-2168 (4th Cir.) (401 F.3d 247) (March 11, 2005) (Judge Roger L. Gregory)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Crime Fraud Exception

In Re Grand Jury Proceedings # 5 Empanelled, No. 04-2168 (4th Cir.) (401 F.3d 247) (March 11, 2005) (Judge Roger L. Gregory) by This case is noted for its extended discussion of the crime-fraud exception to the attorney/client privilege, and for its finding that the district court had abused its …

U.S. v. Goldberg, No. 03-3955 (7th Cir.) (406 F.3d 891) (May 5, 2005) (Judge Richard A. Posner)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Increased Sentence on Appeal/Remand

U.S. v. Goldberg, No. 03-3955 (7th Cir.) (406 F.3d 891) (May 5, 2005) (Judge Richard A. Posner) by In this decision, Judge Posner forcefully suggested that nothing in the law prevents a judge from increasing a defendant’s sentence on a Booker remand. Numerous commentators have suggested that there are both …

U.S. v. Chriswell, No. 04-5020 (6th Cir.) (401 F.3d 459) (March 18, 2005) (Judge Julia Smith Gibbons)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Unduly Influencing a Minor

U.S. v. Chriswell, No. 04-5020 (6th Cir.) (401 F.3d 459) (March 18, 2005) (Judge Julia Smith Gibbons) by Court held that two level enhancement under USSG § 2A3.2(b)(2)(B) for unduly influencing a minor to engage in prohibited sexual conduct is not available in cases where the victim was an undercover …

Mangiafico v. Blumenthal, No. 3:04CV74MRK (D.Conn.) (358 F.Supp.2d 6) (March 2, 2005) (Judge Mark R. Kravitz)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Immunity - Absolute and Qualified

Mangiafico v. Blumenthal, No. 3:04CV74MRK (D.Conn.) (358 F.Supp.2d 6) (March 2, 2005) (Judge Mark R. Kravitz) by This decision is particularly noted for Judge Kravitz' detailed analysis of the development of the concept of absolute immunity for government officials under the Supreme Court's rulings from Imbler v. Pachtman to Kalina …

U.S. v. Williams, No. 04-3175 (10th Cir.) (403 F.3d 1188) (April 15, 2005) (Judge Stephen H. Anderson)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Blakely/Booker

U.S. v. Williams, No. 04-3175 (10th Cir.) (403 F.3d 1188) (April 15, 2005) (Judge Stephen H. Anderson) by Defendant filed (1) a motion to suppress, on the grounds of a lack of a reasonable suspicion to conduct an investigatory detention, (2) a motion to dismiss, (3) a motion to suppress …

O'Donald v. Johns, No. 04-2990 (3rd Cir.) (402 F.3d 172) (March 22, 2005) (Per Curiam)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Calculation of 54 Days

O'Donald v. Johns, No. 04-2990 (3rd Cir.) (402 F.3d 172) (March 22, 2005) (Per Curiam) by Petitioner federal inmate challenged an order from the United States District Court For the Western District of Pennsylvania, which denied the inmate's 28 U.S.C.S. § 2241 habeas petition in which he challenged the Bureau …

U.S. v. Hughes, No. 03-4172 (4th Cir.) (401 F.3d 540) (March 16, 2005) (Judge William W. Jr. Wilkins)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Plain Error

U.S. v. Hughes, No. 03-4172 (4th Cir.) (401 F.3d 540) (March 16, 2005) (Judge William W. Jr. Wilkins) by Defendant appealed the judgment of the United States District Court for the District of Maryland, at Greenbelt, convicting him of three counts of bankruptcy fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § …

U.S. v. Robinson, No. 1:01-CR-131(lek) (N.D.N.Y.) (357 F.Supp.2d 523) (February 23, 2005) (Judge Lawrence E. Kahn)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Presentence Reports (PSRs)

U.S. v. Robinson, No. 1:01-CR-131(lek) (N.D.N.Y.) (357 F.Supp.2d 523) (February 23, 2005) (Judge Lawrence E. Kahn) by Many defense lawyers are reluctant to fight too hard to correct what they consider to be insignificant inaccuracies that often appear in a presentence report (PSI). They assume (understandably) that (a) raising such …

U.S. v. Norgaard, No. CR99-5508RJB (W.D.Wash.) (357 F.Supp.2d 1274) (January 25, 2005) (Judge Robert J. Bryan)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists

U.S. v. Norgaard, No. CR99-5508RJB (W.D.Wash.) (357 F.Supp.2d 1274) (January 25, 2005) (Judge Robert J. Bryan) by Eureka! We have finally found a published decision in which a court actually granted a defendant’s motion, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3583(e)(1), for early termination of supervised release. That statute permits the …

U.S. v. Riccardi, No. 03-3132 (10th Cir.) (405 F.3d 852) (April 19, 2005) (Judge Michael W. McConnell)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Blakely/Booker

U.S. v. Riccardi, No. 03-3132 (10th Cir.) (405 F.3d 852) (April 19, 2005) (Judge Michael W. McConnell) by

Minnesota v. Dickerson, No. 91-2019 (U.S. Supreme Court) (508 U.S. 366; 113 S.Ct. 2130) (June 7, 1993) (Justice White)

Article • March 21, 2005

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Searches - Plain View

Minnesota v. Dickerson, No. 91-2019 (U.S. Supreme Court) (508 U.S. 366; 113 S.Ct. 2130) (June 7, 1993) (Justice White) by In this case the Court held that, during a pat down search of defendant for weapons, officer's "squeezing, sliding and otherwise manipulating" the contents of defendant's pocket was unconstitutional. However, …