Punch and Jurists

Walters v. McCormick, No. 94-35684 (9th Cir.) (108 F.3d 1165) (March 12, 1997) (Judge Jerome Farris) by This "unprecedented" habeas corpus case takes the cake as a blatant example of coaching witnesses to achieve a conviction; but to understand what happened, one must read the descriptive dissenting opinion of Judge …

U.S. v. Lin, No. 95-3164 (D.C. Cir.) (101 F.3d 760) (December 10, 1996) (Judge Patricia M. Wald) by Citing its decision in U.S. v. Duran, 96 F.3d 1995 (D.C.Cir. 1996), the Court held that when a defedant fails to object to judicial comments at the time they are made and …

U.S. v. Duran, No. 95-3096 (D.C. Cir.) (96 F.3d 1495) (October 8, 1996) (Judge Patricia M. Wald) by Among the many issues raised in this case was a claim that the trial judge had shown improper partiality towards the Government's case, in violation of Rule 614(b) of the Fed.R.Evid. In …

U.S. v. Filani, No. 95-1051, No. 73 (2nd Cir.) (74 F.3d 378) (January 11, 1996) (Judge Richard J. Cardamone) by This is a rare case in which the Second Circuit reversed a conviction because it found that Judge Tsoucalas had "unmistakably" interfered with the defendant's right to a fair trial …

U.S. v. Filani, No. 95-1051, No. 73 (2nd Cir.) (74 F.3d 378) (January 11, 1996) (Judge Richard J. Cardamone) by This is a rare case in which the Second Circuit reversed a conviction because it found that Judge Tsoucalas had "unmistakably" interfered with the defendant's right to a fair trial …