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U.S. v. Stewart, No. 95-3163 (D.C. Cir.) (104 F.3d 1377) (February 10, 1997) (Judge Judith W. Rogers)

Article • March 1, 1997 • from P&J March, 1997

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Chain of Custody

U.S. v. Stewart, No. 95-3163 (D.C. Cir.) (104 F.3d 1377) (February 10, 1997) (Judge Judith W. Rogers) by Here the Court held that an unexplained 12-day delay in placing drugs under seal was harmless error.

U.S. v. One Lot of U.S. Currency ($36,634), No. 96-1753 (1st Cir.) (103 F.3d 1048) (January 8, 1997) (Judge Sandra L. Lynch)

Article • February 1, 1997 • from P&J February, 1997

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Drug Dealer/Courier Profile

U.S. v. One Lot of U.S. Currency ($36,634), No. 96-1753 (1st Cir.) (103 F.3d 1048) (January 8, 1997) (Judge Sandra L. Lynch) by The First Circuit concluded that the Government had met its burden of proving that the currency carried by the defendant was drug-related based on the following factors: …

U.S. v. Glover, No. 95-3346 (7th Cir.) (101 F.3d 1183) (December 2, 1996) (Judge Ilana Diamond Rovner)

Article • January 1, 1997 • from P&J January, 1997

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Fragmentary Statements/Summaries

U.S. v. Glover, No. 95-3346 (7th Cir.) (101 F.3d 1183) (December 2, 1996) (Judge Ilana Diamond Rovner) by This case explores the right of a party against whom a fragmentary statement has been introduced to demand the admission of additional portions of the entire document, as spelled out in Fed.R.Evid. …

Muhammed v. Drug Enforcement Agency, No. 95-3194 (8th Cir.) (92 F.3d 648) (August 8, 1996) (Judge C. Arlen Beam)

Article • September 1, 1996 • from P&J September, 1996

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Drug Dealer/Courier Profile

Muhammed v. Drug Enforcement Agency, No. 95-3194 (8th Cir.) (92 F.3d 648) (August 8, 1996) (Judge C. Arlen Beam) by While the government's failure to approve the DEA's seizure in this case turned on the lack of adequate notice to the claimants, the facts are illustrative of the Court's view …

U.S. v. Houlihan, No. 95-1614 (1st Cir.) (92 F.3d 1271) (August 22, 1996) (Judge Bruce M. Selya)

Article • September 1, 1996 • from P&J September, 1996

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Fragmentary Statements/Summaries

U.S. v. Houlihan, No. 95-1614 (1st Cir.) (92 F.3d 1271) (August 22, 1996) (Judge Bruce M. Selya) by Case affirmed trial court's discretion to permit use of fragmentary statements so long as it determines that they are not misleading or prejudicial.

U.S. v. Hooper, No. 90-1584, No. 1168 (2nd Cir.) (935 F.2d 484) (June 5, 1991) (Judge William Homer Timbers)

Article • January 1, 1994

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Drug Dealer/Courier Profile

U.S. v. Hooper, No. 90-1584, No. 1168 (2nd Cir.) (935 F.2d 484) (June 5, 1991) (Judge William Homer Timbers) by Case is noted for Judge Pratt's dissent in which he called the drug dealer profile "laughable" because it is so fluid that it can be used to justify designating anyone …

U.S. v. Lui, No. 89-50557 (9th Cir.) (941 F.2d 844) (August 5, 1991) (Judge Cynthia Holcomb Hall)

Article • January 1, 1994

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Drug Dealer/Courier Profile

U.S. v. Lui, No. 89-50557 (9th Cir.) (941 F.2d 844) (August 5, 1991) (Judge Cynthia Holcomb Hall) by Court denounced the use of drug courier profile evidence as inherently prejucicial and nothing more than opinion evidence. Court stated: " We have denounced the use of drug courier profile evidence as …

U.S. v. Carr, No. 93-1376 (3rd Cir.) (25 F.3d 1194) (June 3, 1994) (Judge Robert E. Cowen)

Article • January 1, 1994

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Drug-Tainted Currency

U.S. v. Carr, No. 93-1376 (3rd Cir.) (25 F.3d 1194) (June 3, 1994) (Judge Robert E. Cowen) by In this case, Judge Becker, in a concurring and dissenting opinion, expressed concern that a canine alert to a particular bundle of currency has little probative value because a substantial amount of …

U.S. v. Lim, No. 92-10078 (9th Cir.) (984 F.2d 331) (February 27, 1993) (Judge Harry Pregerson)

Article • January 1, 1994

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Drug Dealer/Courier Profile

U.S. v. Lim, No. 92-10078 (9th Cir.) (984 F.2d 331) (February 27, 1993) (Judge Harry Pregerson) by Case noted that drug courier profile evidence is extremely prejudicial and may be used only in limited circumstances, "such as to establish modus operandi in exceptional cases." (Id., at 335).