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Vore v. U.S. Dept. of Justice, No. CV 02-405 TUC DCB (D.Ariz.) (281 F.Supp.2d 1129) (September 8, 2003) (Judge David C. Bury)

Article • November 1, 2003 • from P&J November, 2003

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, DNA Evidence/Testing

Vore v. U.S. Dept. of Justice, No. CV 02-405 TUC DCB (D.Ariz.) (281 F.Supp.2d 1129) (September 8, 2003) (Judge David C. Bury) by Defendant United States sought to obtain DNA blood test information from plaintiff, a federal inmate convicted of bank robbery, pursuant to the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act …

U.S. v. VanHorn, No. 02-3687 (8th Cir.) (344 F.3d 729) (October 1, 2003) (Judge David R. Hansen)

Article • October 1, 2003 • from P&J October, 2003

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Delegation of Authority

U.S. v. VanHorn, No. 02-3687 (8th Cir.) (344 F.3d 729) (October 1, 2003) (Judge David R. Hansen) by The defendant in this case argued that the district court abdicated its judicial function under the Mandatory Victims Restitution Act of 1996, 18 U.S.C. § 3664, by setting the restitution schedule in …

U.S. v. Kincade, No. 02-50380 (9th Cir.) (345 F.3d 1095) (October 2, 2003) (Judge Stephen Reinhardt)

Article • September 1, 2003 • from P&J September, 2003

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, DNA Evidence/Testing

U.S. v. Kincade, No. 02-50380 (9th Cir.) (345 F.3d 1095) (October 2, 2003) (Judge Stephen Reinhardt) by Here, in a case of first impression for any Court of Appeals, a divided panel from the Ninth Circuit held that the forced extraction of blood from parolees pursuant to the DNA Analysis …

Doe v. City of Layayette, Indiana, No. 01-3624 (7th Cir.) (334 F.3d 606) (June 27, 2003) (Judge Ann Claire Williams)

Article • August 1, 2003 • from P&J August, 2003

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Travel Restrictions

Doe v. City of Layayette, Indiana, No. 01-3624 (7th Cir.) (334 F.3d 606) (June 27, 2003) (Judge Ann Claire Williams) by Here the Court held that a City order, entered without notice of a hearing, banning the petitioner, a convicted sex offender, from all city parks - including a golf …

U.S. v. Kimler, No. 02-3097 (10th Cir.) (335 F.3d 1132) (July 7, 2003) (Judge Stephen H. Anderson)

Article • August 1, 2003 • from P&J August, 2003

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, DNA Evidence/Testing

U.S. v. Kimler, No. 02-3097 (10th Cir.) (335 F.3d 1132) (July 7, 2003) (Judge Stephen H. Anderson) by Here the Court upheld as authorized by the plain language of the underlying statutes two special conditions of supervised rellease to give DNA samples and to attend sex eduction therapy imposed on …

U.S. v. T.M., No. 02-10189 (9th Cir.) (330 F.3d 1235) (June 4, 2003) (Judge Jr. William C. Canby)

Article • July 1, 2003 • from P&J July, 2003

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Special Conditions

U.S. v. T.M., No. 02-10189 (9th Cir.) (330 F.3d 1235) (June 4, 2003) (Judge Jr. William C. Canby) by Here the Court held that the imposition of special conditions on a defendant convicted of drug crimes requiring him to participate in sex offender treatment and register as a sex offender, …

U.S. v. Britt, No. 02-10306 (9th Cir.) (332 F.3d 1229) (June 19, 2003) (Judge A. Wallace Tashima)

Article • June 1, 2003 • from P&J June, 2003

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Occupational Restrictions

U.S. v. Britt, No. 02-10306 (9th Cir.) (332 F.3d 1229) (June 19, 2003) (Judge A. Wallace Tashima) by The defendant, a credit counselor in the credit repair business, pled guilty to conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine. Among the nine special conditions of supervised release recommended by the probation department were two …

U.S. v. Fields, No. 02-3266 (8th Cir.) (324 F.3d 1025) (April 8, 2003) (Judge Diana E. Murphy)

Article • April 1, 2003 • from P&J April, 2003

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Special Conditions

U.S. v. Fields, No. 02-3266 (8th Cir.) (324 F.3d 1025) (April 8, 2003) (Judge Diana E. Murphy) by Here the Court affirmed affirms as reasonable, not overly vague and not unduly restrictive, a special condition of supervised release that prohibited the defendant (who was convicted of child pornography) from owning …

U.S. v. Dotson, No. 02-4208 (4th Cir.) (324 F.3d 256) (March 28, 2003) (Judge William B. Jr. Traxler)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Special Conditions

U.S. v. Dotson, No. 02-4208 (4th Cir.) (324 F.3d 256) (March 28, 2003) (Judge William B. Jr. Traxler) by In one sense, this is just another case about the broad range of “special conditions” of supervised release that are rapidly becoming “standard conditions” at sentencing. In another sense, the case …

U.S. v. Ridgeway, No. 02-11751 (11th Cir.) (319 F.3d 1313) (January 31, 2003) (Per Curiam)

Article • March 1, 2003 • from P&J March, 2003

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Special Conditions

U.S. v. Ridgeway, No. 02-11751 (11th Cir.) (319 F.3d 1313) (January 31, 2003) (Per Curiam) by Here the Court held that a special condition of supervised release requiring the defendant to “refrain from conduct or activities which would give reasonable cause to believe [that he has] violated any criminal law” …

U.S. v. Henderson, No. 01-CR-197 (E.D.Wisc.) ( F.Supp.2d ) (February 18, 2003) (Judge Rudolph T. Randa)

Article • January 1, 2003 • from P&J January, 2003

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, DNA Evidence/Testing

U.S. v. Henderson, No. 01-CR-197 (E.D.Wisc.) ( F.Supp.2d ) (February 18, 2003) (Judge Rudolph T. Randa) by Here the Court enjoined the Probation Office from attempting to collect DNA samples from a defendant convicted only of bank larceny, holding that the crime was not a qualifying offense under the provisions …

U.S. v. Allen, No. 01-2643 (1st Cir.) (312 F.3d 512) (December 10, 2002) (Judge Juan R. Torruella)

Article • January 1, 2003 • from P&J January, 2003

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Special Conditions

U.S. v. Allen, No. 01-2643 (1st Cir.) (312 F.3d 512) (December 10, 2002) (Judge Juan R. Torruella) by A special condition of defendant's supervised release, relating to alcohol, was reasonably related to defendant's history and to goals of supervised release; and a mental healt condition did not involve an impermissible …

Roberts v. United States Jaycees, No. 83-724 (U.S. Supreme Court) (468 U.S. 609; 104 S.Ct. 3244) (July 3, 1984) (Justice Brennan)

Article • December 6, 2002

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Association - Right of

Roberts v. United States Jaycees, No. 83-724 (U.S. Supreme Court) (468 U.S. 609; 104 S.Ct. 3244) (July 3, 1984) (Justice Brennan) by In this case, the Supreme Court addressed the right to association in two forms: freedom of expressive association and freedom of intimate association. First, the Court identified "a …

U.S. v. Freeman, No. 01-3475 (3rd Cir.) (316 F.3d 386) (January 6, 2003) (Judge Jane R. Roth)

Article • December 1, 2002 • from P&J December, 2002

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Special Conditions

U.S. v. Freeman, No. 01-3475 (3rd Cir.) (316 F.3d 386) (January 6, 2003) (Judge Jane R. Roth) by U.S. v. Lee, 315 F.3d 206 (3rd Cir. 2003) (Judge Ward) U.S. v. Freeman, 316 F.3d 386 (3rd Cir. 2003) (Judge Roth) As these two cases show, the Courts continue to struggle …

U.S. v. Lee, No. 01-4485 (3rd Cir.) (315 F.3d 206) (January 7, 2003) (Judge Robert J. Ward)

Article • December 1, 2002 • from P&J December, 2002

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Special Conditions

U.S. v. Lee, No. 01-4485 (3rd Cir.) (315 F.3d 206) (January 7, 2003) (Judge Robert J. Ward) by U.S. v. Lee, 315 F.3d 206 (3rd Cir. 2003) (Judge Ward) U.S. v. Freeman, 316 F.3d 386 (3rd Cir. 2003) (Judge Roth) As these two cases show, the Courts continue to struggle …

U.S. v. Miles, No. CR.S-95-325 WBS (E.D.Cal.) (228 F.Supp.2d 1130) (October 31, 2002) (Judge William B. Shubb)

Article • December 1, 2002 • from P&J December, 2002

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, DNA Evidence/Testing

U.S. v. Miles, No. CR.S-95-325 WBS (E.D.Cal.) (228 F.Supp.2d 1130) (October 31, 2002) (Judge William B. Shubb) by Recently, District Judge Gonzalez of the S.D.Cal. Ruled that the retroactive application of the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act (42 U.S.C. § 14135) (the DNA Act) to all Federal defendants serving terms …

U.S. v. Reynard, No. 98-CR-2402-IEG (S.D.Cal.) (220 F.Supp.2d 1142) (August 26, 2002) (Judge Irma E. Gonzales)

Article • November 1, 2002 • from P&J November, 2002

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, DNA Evidence/Testing

U.S. v. Reynard, No. 98-CR-2402-IEG (S.D.Cal.) (220 F.Supp.2d 1142) (August 26, 2002) (Judge Irma E. Gonzales) by In 2000, Congress enacted one of those proverbial wonders of modern day penal legislation - the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act (42 U.S.C. § 14135a et seq.) (the DNA Act). Among other things, …

Eunique v. Powell, No. 99-66984 (9th Cir.) (302 F.3d 971) (August 23, 2002) (Judge Ferdinand F. Fernandez)

Article • October 1, 2002 • from P&J October, 2002

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Travel Restrictions

Eunique v. Powell, No. 99-66984 (9th Cir.) (302 F.3d 971) (August 23, 2002) (Judge Ferdinand F. Fernandez) by Although this case does not directly deal with persons who have been formally charged with crimes, it does deal with an offshoot of the growing web of criminal statutes that make it …

N.A.A.C.P. v. Alabama, No. 92 (U.S. Supreme Court) (357 U.S. 449; 78 S.Ct. 1163) (June 30, 2058) (Justice Harlan)

Article • September 24, 2002

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Association - Right of

N.A.A.C.P. v. Alabama, No. 92 (U.S. Supreme Court) (357 U.S. 449; 78 S.Ct. 1163) (June 30, 2058) (Justice Harlan) by Here the Court reversed contempt citations issued against the NAACP for failing to disclose to the state of Alabama the names of its members and agents, holding that such disclosures …

U.S. v. Erwin, No. 01-5221 (10th Cir.) (299 F.3d 1230) (August 21, 2002) (Judge Diana E. Murphy)

Article • September 1, 2002 • from P&J September, 2002

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Special Conditions

U.S. v. Erwin, No. 01-5221 (10th Cir.) (299 F.3d 1230) (August 21, 2002) (Judge Diana E. Murphy) by Here the Court held that the district court had abused its discretion in prohibiting the defendant from engaging in commercial fishing as a special condition of supervised release because the condition was …