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U.S. v. Erwin, No. 94-1766 (6th Cir.) (155 F.3d 818) (September 17, 1998) (Judge James L. Ryan)

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

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Terry Stops

U.S. v. Erwin, No. 94-1766 (6th Cir.) (155 F.3d 818) (September 17, 1998) (Judge James L. Ryan) by En banc Court held that police were not required to allow defendant to leave when their suspicion that he was driving while intoxicated proved unwarranted, but they could continue to detain him …

U.S. v. Acosta-Colon, No. 97-1170 (1st Cir.) (157 F.3d 9) (October 6, 1998) (Judge Norman H. Stahl)

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

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Terry Stops

U.S. v. Acosta-Colon, No. 97-1170 (1st Cir.) (157 F.3d 9) (October 6, 1998) (Judge Norman H. Stahl) by Case held that Federal officials who handcuffed an airport traveller and removed him to an interrogation room for nearly 30 minutes, causing him to miss a flight, effected a de facto arrest …

U.S. v. Castro, No. 96-40687 (5th Cir.) (129 F.3d 752) (November 19, 1997) (Judge Henry A. Politz)

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

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Terry Stops

U.S. v. Castro, No. 96-40687 (5th Cir.) (129 F.3d 752) (November 19, 1997) (Judge Henry A. Politz) by In the parlance of the Government's alphabet language, this is one of those IYCMAVAGSSTDI* cases (*"If you can't make a valid arrest, get some sucker to do it.") Here, a "massive" armada …

U.S. v. Brodie, No. 3:96-CR-363-H (N.D.Tex.) (975 F.Supp. 851) (February 18, 1997) (Judge Barefoot Sanders)

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

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Terry Stops

U.S. v. Brodie, No. 3:96-CR-363-H (N.D.Tex.) (975 F.Supp. 851) (February 18, 1997) (Judge Barefoot Sanders) by QUOTE OF THE WEEK - One of the most vivid assessments of the evils of ignoring the Fourth Amendment was given by Justice Marshall some ten years ago when he described the all-too common …

U.S. v. Alvarado-Ramirez, No. P-96-CR-59 (W.D.Tex.) (975 F.Supp. 906) (January 23, 1997) (Judge W. Royal Furgeson)

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

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Terry Stops

U.S. v. Alvarado-Ramirez, No. P-96-CR-59 (W.D.Tex.) (975 F.Supp. 906) (January 23, 1997) (Judge W. Royal Furgeson) by QUOTE OF THE WEEK - One of the most vivid assessments of the evils of ignoring the Fourth Amendment was given by Justice Marshall some ten years ago when he described the all-too …

U.S. v. Ogunbiyi, No. 3:95crs (N.D.W.Va.) (957 F.Supp. 89) (March 6, 1997) (Judge Robert Earl Maxwell)

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

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Terry Stops

U.S. v. Ogunbiyi, No. 3:95crs (N.D.W.Va.) (957 F.Supp. 89) (March 6, 1997) (Judge Robert Earl Maxwell) by United States v. Palacios, 957 F.Supp. 50 (S.D.N.Y. 1997) (Judge Cedarbaum) United States v. Skinner, 957 F.Supp 228 (M.D.Ga. 1997) (Judge Fitzpatrick) What is unusual about this trio of cases is that in …

U.S. v. Ventura, No. 95-1871 (1st Cir.) (85 F.3d 708) (May 30, 1996) (Judge Frank M. Coffin)

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

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Terry Stops

U.S. v. Ventura, No. 95-1871 (1st Cir.) (85 F.3d 708) (May 30, 1996) (Judge Frank M. Coffin) by The defendants in this case were charged with failing to report the transportation of money in excess of $10,000 and with making false statements to Customs officials. They moved to suppress certain …

U.S. v. Bayless, No. 95 Cr. 533 (HB) (S.D.N.Y.) (913 F.Supp. 232) (January 22, 1996) (Judge Harold Jr. Baer)

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

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Terry Stops

U.S. v. Bayless, No. 95 Cr. 533 (HB) (S.D.N.Y.) (913 F.Supp. 232) (January 22, 1996) (Judge Harold Jr. Baer) by This is a case that sent shock waves throughout the judicial system, and even had the President of the United States talking about impeaching a Federal Judge because he wrote …

U.S. v. Bayless, No. 95 Cr. 533 (HB) (S.D.N.Y.) (921 F.Supp. 211) (April 1, 1996) (Judge Harold Jr. Baer)

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

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Terry Stops

U.S. v. Bayless, No. 95 Cr. 533 (HB) (S.D.N.Y.) (921 F.Supp. 211) (April 1, 1996) (Judge Harold Jr. Baer) by In the March 18, 1996 issue of P&J, we reported on Judge Baer’s initial controversial decision in this case (U.S. v. Bayless, 913 F.Supp. 232 (S.D.N.Y. 1996)), in which he …