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U.S. v. Rivas-Gonzalez, No. 03-30167 (9th Cir.) (384 F.3d 1034) (September 27, 2004) (Judge Ronald M. Gould)

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

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Cultural Assimilation

U.S. v. Rivas-Gonzalez, No. 03-30167 (9th Cir.) (384 F.3d 1034) (September 27, 2004) (Judge Ronald M. Gould) by U.S. v. Castillo, 386 F.3d 632 (5th Cir. 09/22/04) (Judge Barksdale) U.S. v. Rivas-Gonzalez, 384 F.3d 1034 (9th Cir. 09/27/04) (Judge Gould) These two cases are noted for their extended discussions of …

U.S. v. Gonzalez, No. 05-2555 (7th Cir.) (462 F.3d 754) (September 11, 2006) (Judge Richard A. Posner)

Article • August 1, 2004 • from P&J August, 2006

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Reasonableness of Sentence

U.S. v. Gonzalez, No. 05-2555 (7th Cir.) (462 F.3d 754) (September 11, 2006) (Judge Richard A. Posner) by U.S. v. Gonzalez, 462 F.3d 754 (7th Cir. Sept. 11, 2006) (Judge Posner) U.S. v. Reuter, 463 F.3d 792 (7th Cir. Sept. 19, 2006) (Judge Posner) The New York Sun once called …

U.S. v. Medas, No. 03 CR 1048 (E.D.N.Y.) (323 F.Supp.2d 436) (July 1, 2004) (Judge I. Leo Glasser)

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

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Sentences - Adjustments and Departures

U.S. v. Medas, No. 03 CR 1048 (E.D.N.Y.) (323 F.Supp.2d 436) (July 1, 2004) (Judge I. Leo Glasser) by

Jones-El v. Berge, No. 03-4318 (7th Cir.) (374 F.3d 541) (July 2, 2004) (Judge Michael S. Kanne)

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

Filed under: Punch And Jurists

Jones-El v. Berge, No. 03-4318 (7th Cir.) (374 F.3d 541) (July 2, 2004) (Judge Michael S. Kanne) by Plaintiffs, prisoners, sued defendants, a correctional facility and individuals, alleging that the conditions of their confinement violated the Eighth Amendment. The parties entered into a consent decree. The prisoner later moved to …

U.S. v. Crawford, No. 01-50633 (9th Cir.) (372 F.3d 1048) (June 21, 2004) (Judge Susan P. Graber)

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

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Warrantless Searches

U.S. v. Crawford, No. 01-50633 (9th Cir.) (372 F.3d 1048) (June 21, 2004) (Judge Susan P. Graber) by Here the Ninth Circuit, sitting en banc, overruled a three-judge panel decision previously reported at 323 F.3d 700 (9th Cir. 2003) and held, by a vote of 8-to-3, that a suspicionless and …

U.S. v. Taveras, No. 03-2140 (1st Cir.) (380 F.3d 532) (August 17, 2004) (Judge Kermit A. Lipez)

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

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Confrontation Clause/Rights

U.S. v. Taveras, No. 03-2140 (1st Cir.) (380 F.3d 532) (August 17, 2004) (Judge Kermit A. Lipez) by This is a case in which the defendant's supervised release was revoked based entirely on the hearsay testimony of his probation officer Carmen Wallace. The First Circuit did not decide whether Crawford …

U.S. v. Salinas, No. 03-2376 (1st Cir.) (373 F.3d 161) (June 28, 2004) (Judge Bruce M. Selya)

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

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Passport Fraud

U.S. v. Salinas, No. 03-2376 (1st Cir.) (373 F.3d 161) (June 28, 2004) (Judge Bruce M. Selya) by Challenges to the Government’s choice of venue are rarely made, in large part because they are so rarely granted. However, as this decision observes, defendants have a constitutional right to be tried …

White v. Scibana, No. 03-C-581-C (W.D.Wisc.) (321 F.Supp.2d 1037) (June 10, 2004) (Judge Barbara B. Crabb)

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

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Calculation of 54 Days

White v. Scibana, No. 03-C-581-C (W.D.Wisc.) (321 F.Supp.2d 1037) (June 10, 2004) (Judge Barbara B. Crabb) by In its prior decision reported at 314 F.Supp.2d 834, the Court had concluded that the Federal Bureau of Prisons was acting contrary to 18 U.S.C.S. § 3624(b) by calculating habeas petitioner's good conduct …

U.S. v. Wilmore, No. 03-10297 (9th Cir.) (381 F.3d 868) (August 25, 2004) (Judge Donald P. Lay)

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

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Crawford

U.S. v. Wilmore, No. 03-10297 (9th Cir.) (381 F.3d 868) (August 25, 2004) (Judge Donald P. Lay) by U.S. v. Wilmore, 381 F.3d 868 (9th Cir. 08/25/2004) (Judge Lay) U.S. v. Gonzalez-Marichal, 317 F.Supp.2d 1200 (S.D.Cal. 2004) (Judge Miller) U.S. v. Massino, 319 F.Supp.2d 295 (E.D.N.Y. 2004) (Judge Garaufis) As …

U.S. v. Koch, No. 02-6278 (6th Cir.) (383 F.3d 436) (August 26, 2004) (Judge Jeffrey S. Sutton)

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

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Sentences - Adjustments and Departures

U.S. v. Koch, No. 02-6278 (6th Cir.) (383 F.3d 436) (August 26, 2004) (Judge Jeffrey S. Sutton) by Just two weeks after calling for an en banc review in this case, a majority of the active judges from the Sixth Circuit held, by a voye of 8 to 5, that …

U.S. v. Barraza, No. 94CR0074R (S.D.Cal.) (318 F.Supp.2d 1031) (May 17, 2004) (Judge John S. Sr. Rhoades)

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

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Revocation Proceedings

U.S. v. Barraza, No. 94CR0074R (S.D.Cal.) (318 F.Supp.2d 1031) (May 17, 2004) (Judge John S. Sr. Rhoades) by Defendant was charged with violating the conditions of his unsupervised release. The matter was before the court on the limited issue of whether, pursuant to Crawford v. Washington, it was a violation …

U.S. v. Holbrook, No. 02-4844 (4th Cir.) (376 F.3d 259) (July 21, 2004) (Per Curiam)

Article • August 1, 2004 • from P&J July, 2004

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Breach of Plea/Coop./Immunity Agreements

U.S. v. Holbrook, No. 02-4844 (4th Cir.) (376 F.3d 259) (July 21, 2004) (Per Curiam) by

U.S. v. Brodie, No. CRIM. 02-0190ESH (D.D.C.) (326 F.Supp.2d 83) (July 19, 2004) (Judge Ellen Segal Huvelle)

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

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Pre-Indictment Delay

U.S. v. Brodie, No. CRIM. 02-0190ESH (D.D.C.) (326 F.Supp.2d 83) (July 19, 2004) (Judge Ellen Segal Huvelle) by In their trial on conspiracy charges under 18 U.S.C.S. § 371, defendants filed motions to sever based on misjoinder under Fed. R. Crim. P. 14, a motion to dismiss based on speedy …

U.S. v. Weston, No. CRIM.A. 98-357(EGS) (D.D.C.) (326 F.Supp.2d 64) (July 15, 2004) (Judge Emmet G. Sullivan)

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

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Antipsychotic Drugs/Forced Medication

U.S. v. Weston, No. CRIM.A. 98-357(EGS) (D.D.C.) (326 F.Supp.2d 64) (July 15, 2004) (Judge Emmet G. Sullivan) by The Government requested to extend defendant's involuntary medical treatment for an additional 180-day period pursuant to 18 U.S.C.S. § 4241(d) in connection with his indictment for the murders of two police officers …

Garrett v. Athens-Clarke County, GA, No. 03-11264 (11th Cir.) (378 F.3d 1274) (July 30, 2004) (Per Curiam)

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

Filed under: Excessive Force, Punch And Jurists

Garrett v. Athens-Clarke County, GA, No. 03-11264 (11th Cir.) (378 F.3d 1274) (July 30, 2004) (Per Curiam) by An arrestee died from positional asphyxia after being fettered by police. Plaintiff, the arrestee's mother, sued defendant police officers for wrongful death and deprivation of civil rights. The U.S. District Court for …

Edwards v. U.S., No. 96-8732 (U.S. Supreme Court) (523 U.S. 511; 118 S.Ct. 1475) (April 28, 1998) (Justice Breyer)

Article • July 13, 2004

Filed under: Punch And Jurists

Edwards v. U.S., No. 96-8732 (U.S. Supreme Court) (523 U.S. 511; 118 S.Ct. 1475) (April 28, 1998) (Justice Breyer) by In this brief opinion (which was decided before Apprendi v. New Jersey, 530 U.S. 466 (2000)), the Supreme Court unanimously held that, as long as the jury determines that a …

Oregon v. Elstad, No. 83-773 (U.S. Supreme Court) (470 U.S. 298; 105 S.Ct. 1285) (March 4, 1985) (Justice O'Connor)

Article • July 2, 2004

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Miranda

Oregon v. Elstad, No. 83-773 (U.S. Supreme Court) (470 U.S. 298; 105 S.Ct. 1285) (March 4, 1985) (Justice O'Connor) by In this case, the defendant made incriminating statements while in custodial interrogation prior to the issuance of Miranda warnings. The police then administered Miranda warnings, and thereafter the defendant made …

U.S. v. McClain, No. 02-1093(L) (2nd Cir.) (377 F.3d 219) (July 28, 2004) (Judge Sonia Sotomayor)

Article • July 1, 2004 • from P&J July, 2004

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Crawford

U.S. v. McClain, No. 02-1093(L) (2nd Cir.) (377 F.3d 219) (July 28, 2004) (Judge Sonia Sotomayor) by U.S. v. McClain, 377 F.3d 219 (2nd Cir. 07/28/2004) (Judge Sotomayor) U.S. v. Saget, 377 F.3d 223 (2nd Cir. 07/28/2004) (Judge Sotomayor) These are the Second Circuit’s first two decisions interpreting the Supreme …

Ramos v. Ashcroft, No. 03-4050 (7th Cir.) (371 F.3d 948) (June 15, 2004) (Judge Frank H. Easterbrook)

Article • July 1, 2004 • from P&J July, 2004

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Stonewalling

Ramos v. Ashcroft, No. 03-4050 (7th Cir.) (371 F.3d 948) (June 15, 2004) (Judge Frank H. Easterbrook) by Petitioner alien sought judicial review of an order by the Board of Immigration Appeals. The alien's removal hearing was held by teleconference with the alien, his attorney and witnesses, and the government …

U.S. v. Grammas, No. 03-50310 (5th Cir.) (371 F.3d 281) (May 21, 2004) (Judge Edith Brown Clement)

Article • July 1, 2004 • from P&J July, 2004

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Strickland Standard

U.S. v. Grammas, No. 03-50310 (5th Cir.) (371 F.3d 281) (May 21, 2004) (Judge Edith Brown Clement) by Petitioner inmate was convicted of knowingly altering a vehicle identification number, and possession of a firearm by a previously convicted felon. The United States District Court for the Western District of Texas …