Punch and Jurists

U.S. v. Thompson, No. 96-1390 (2nd Cir.) (113 F.3d 13) (May 7, 1997) (Judge Dennis G. Jacobs) by This case deals with two frequently litigated restitution issues. First, the Court emphatically affirmed that a failure to object to a restitutionary order is not a bar to appellate review "because improperly …

U.S. v. Cosgrove, No. 92-5078 (11th Cir.) (73 F.3d 297) (January 22, 1996) (Judge Emmett Ripley Cox) by In this case, three defendants pled guilty pursuant to cooperation agreements with the Government. At sentencing, the Government recommended sentences of 66, 84 and 60 months, reflecting the defendants' relative culpability and …

U.S. v. Whittaker, No. 92-1732, No. 1485 (2nd Cir.) (999 F.2d 38) (July 9, 1993) (Judge Daniel M. Friedman) by In this case the Court explained the three separate occasions upon which a previously deported alien may commit an offense in violation of the provisions of 8 U.S.C. § 1326(a). …