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Malone v. Calderon, No. 98-99035 (9th Cir.) (165 F.3d 1234) (January 6, 1999) (Judge Robert R. Beezer)

Article • March 1, 1999 • from P&J March, 1999

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Fair Trial

Malone v. Calderon, No. 98-99035 (9th Cir.) (165 F.3d 1234) (January 6, 1999) (Judge Robert R. Beezer) by This decision must be read in conjunction with the Court's order dated January 8, 1999, reported at 164 F.3d 1210, which was reviewed in the February 22, 1999 issue of P&J where …

Malone v. Calderon, No. 99-99001 (9th Cir.) (167 F.3d 1221) (January 12, 1999) (Per Curiam)

Article • March 1, 1999 • from P&J March, 1999

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Fair Trial

Malone v. Calderon, No. 99-99001 (9th Cir.) (167 F.3d 1221) (January 12, 1999) (Per Curiam) by This decision must be read in conjunction with the Court's order dated January 8, 1999, reported at 164 F.3d 1210, which was reviewed in the February 22, 1999 issue of P&J where we wrote: …

U.S. v. Morrison, No. 79-395 (U.S. Supreme Court) (449 U.S. 361; 101 S.Ct. 665) (January 13, 1981) (Justice White)

Article • February 24, 1999

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Invasion of Defense Camp

U.S. v. Morrison, No. 79-395 (U.S. Supreme Court) (449 U.S. 361; 101 S.Ct. 665) (January 13, 1981) (Justice White) by "Our approach has thus been to identify and then neutralize the taint by tailoring relief appropriate in the circumstances to assure the defendant the effective assistance of counsel and a …

Malone v. Calderon, No. 98-99035 (9th Cir.) (164 F.3d 1210) (January 8, 1999) (Per Curiam)

Article • February 1, 1999 • from P&J February, 1999

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Fair Trial

Malone v. Calderon, No. 98-99035 (9th Cir.) (164 F.3d 1210) (January 8, 1999) (Per Curiam) by The Court’s Order in this case was only four sentences long. The Ninth Circuit summarily rejected the defendant’s request for an en banc review of his petition for habeas relief - on the technical …

Illinois v. Allen, No. 606 (U.S. Supreme Court) (397 U.S. 337; 90 S.Ct. 1057) (March 31, 1970) (Justice Black)

Article • October 1, 1998 • from P&J October, 1998

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Restraint of Defendant

Illinois v. Allen, No. 606 (U.S. Supreme Court) (397 U.S. 337; 90 S.Ct. 1057) (March 31, 1970) (Justice Black) by In the Supreme Court's leading case on the use of shackles, the Court wrote that "no person should be tried while shackled and gagged except as a last resort" because …

U.S. v. Neill, No. Crim. No. 95-0323 (D.D.C.) (952 F.Supp. 834) (January 17, 1997) (Judge Joyce Hens Green)

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

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Invasion of Defense Camp

U.S. v. Neill, No. Crim. No. 95-0323 (D.D.C.) (952 F.Supp. 834) (January 17, 1997) (Judge Joyce Hens Green) by This rather extraordinary case depicts a new level of prosecutorial misconduct and portends a new, thoroughly outrageous, tactic that is certain to grow like wildfire now that Judge Green has found …

U.S. v. Neill, No. Crim. No. 95-0323 (D.D.C.) (952 F.Supp. 834) (January 17, 1997) (Judge Joyce Hens Green)

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

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Fair Trial

U.S. v. Neill, No. Crim. No. 95-0323 (D.D.C.) (952 F.Supp. 834) (January 17, 1997) (Judge Joyce Hens Green) by QUOTE OF THE WEEK - Does the Government have the right to break the law in its efforts to stop crime? "Decency, security, and liberty alike demand that government officials shall …

U.S. v. Taylor, No. 3:99-00339 (D.S.C.) (956 F.Supp. 622) (February 28, 1997) (Judge Falcon B. Hawkins)

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

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Fair Trial

U.S. v. Taylor, No. 3:99-00339 (D.S.C.) (956 F.Supp. 622) (February 28, 1997) (Judge Falcon B. Hawkins) by QUOTE OF THE WEEK - The demonizing game of tacking skins of victims to the wall!! "While lawyers representing private parties may -- indeed, must -- do everything ethically permissible to advance their …

U.S. v. Torres, No. 96-2024 (10th Cir.) (99 F.3d 360) (October 30, 1996) (Judge Wade Brorby)

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

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Presence of Defendant

U.S. v. Torres, No. 96-2024 (10th Cir.) (99 F.3d 360) (October 30, 1996) (Judge Wade Brorby) by Here the Court held that a reduction of sentence in an 18 USC § 3582 proceeding is a "different animal" from resentencing after vacating an original sentence per instructions from the court of …