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Virginia v. Hicks, No. 02-371 (U.S. Supreme Court) (539 U.S. 113; 123 S.Ct. 2191) (June 16, 2003) (Justice Scalia)

Article • June 20, 2003

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Vagueness/Overbreadth

Virginia v. Hicks, No. 02-371 (U.S. Supreme Court) (539 U.S. 113; 123 S.Ct. 2191) (June 16, 2003) (Justice Scalia) by The issue before the Court in this case was whether a public housing authority’s anti-trespass policy, designed to limit trafic in crime-ridden areas, was facially invalid under the First Amendment's …

Bounds v. Smith, No. 75-915 (U.S. Supreme Court) (430 U.S. 817; 97 S.Ct. 1491) (April 27, 1977) (Justice Marshall)

Article • June 16, 2003

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Access To Courts

Bounds v. Smith, No. 75-915 (U.S. Supreme Court) (430 U.S. 817; 97 S.Ct. 1491) (April 27, 1977) (Justice Marshall) by Here the Court held that the fundamental constitutional right of access to the courts requires prison authorities to assist prisoners in the preparation and filing of meaningful legal papers by …

Richardson v. U.S., No. 97-8629 (U.S. Supreme Court) (526 U.S. 813; 119 S.Ct. 1707) (June 1, 1999) (Justice Breyer)

Article • June 14, 2003 • from P&J May, 1999

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Elements of Offense

Richardson v. U.S., No. 97-8629 (U.S. Supreme Court) (526 U.S. 813; 119 S.Ct. 1707) (June 1, 1999) (Justice Breyer) by Here the Court held that a jury in a CCE case under 21 USC §848 case must unanimously agree not only that the defendant committed some “continuing series of violations,” …

U.S. v. Alvarez-Machain, No. 91-712 (U.S. Supreme Court) (504 U.S. 655; 112 S.Ct. 2188) (June 15, 1992) (Justice Rehnquist)

Article • June 10, 2003

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Treaty Rights

U.S. v. Alvarez-Machain, No. 91-712 (U.S. Supreme Court) (504 U.S. 655; 112 S.Ct. 2188) (June 15, 1992) (Justice Rehnquist) by Here the majority held that a criminal defendant, abducted to the United States from a nation with which it has an extradition treaty, does not thereby acquire a defense to …

Yates v. U.S., No. 6 (U.S. Supreme Court) (354 U.S. 298; 77 S.Ct. 1064) (June 17, 2057) (Justice Harlan)

Article • June 9, 2003

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Sufficiency of Evidence

Yates v. U.S., No. 6 (U.S. Supreme Court) (354 U.S. 298; 77 S.Ct. 1064) (June 17, 2057) (Justice Harlan) by Here the Court held that a verdict must be set aside where the verdict is supportable on one ground but not on another, and it is impossible to tell which …

Yates v. U.S., No. 2 (U.S. Supreme Court) (355 U.S. 66; 78 S.Ct. 128) (November 25, 2057) (Justice Clark)

Article • June 9, 2003

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Contempt

Yates v. U.S., No. 2 (U.S. Supreme Court) (355 U.S. 66; 78 S.Ct. 128) (November 25, 2057) (Justice Clark) by In this case, the petitioner, a high executive officer of the Communist Party of California, and 13 codefendants were indicted and convicted of conspiracy to violate the Smith Act. During …

Hudson v. U.S., No. 96-976 (U.S. Supreme Court) (522 U.S. 93; 118 S.Ct. 488) (December 10, 1997) (Justice Rehnquist)

Article • June 7, 2003

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Punishment

Hudson v. U.S., No. 96-976 (U.S. Supreme Court) (522 U.S. 93; 118 S.Ct. 488) (December 10, 1997) (Justice Rehnquist) by Case held that if a penalty is applied under a civil statutory scheme, only the "clearest proof" will transform a civil penalty into a criminal punishment for double jeopardy purposes, …

Buchanan v. Angelone, No. 96-8400 (U.S. Supreme Court) (522 U.S. 269; 118 S.Ct. 757) (January 21, 1998) (Justice Rehnquist)

Article • June 7, 2003

Filed under: Jury Instructions, Punch And Jurists

Buchanan v. Angelone, No. 96-8400 (U.S. Supreme Court) (522 U.S. 269; 118 S.Ct. 757) (January 21, 1998) (Justice Rehnquist) by In this case, the Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of the Virginia pattern capital sentencing instruction against a challenge on Eighth and Fourteenth Amendment grounds. As Justice Rehnquist explained: "This …

Bates v. U.S., No. 96-7185 (U.S. Supreme Court) (522 U.S. 23; 118 S.Ct. 285) (November 4, 1997) (Justice Ginsburg)

Article • June 7, 2003

Filed under: Punch And Jurists

Bates v. U.S., No. 96-7185 (U.S. Supreme Court) (522 U.S. 23; 118 S.Ct. 285) (November 4, 1997) (Justice Ginsburg) by This case involved an interpretation of 20 U.S.C. § 1097(a) which makes is a felony to "knowingly and willfully" misapply student loan funds insured under Title IV of the Higher …

U.S. v. Gagnon, No. 84-690 (U.S. Supreme Court) (470 U.S. 522; 105 S.Ct. 1482) (March 18, 1985) (Per Curiam)

Article • June 5, 2003

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Presence of Defendant

U.S. v. Gagnon, No. 84-690 (U.S. Supreme Court) (470 U.S. 522; 105 S.Ct. 1482) (March 18, 1985) (Per Curiam) by In this case, the Government appealed from the reversal of the convictions of four respondents who were convicted of cocaine distribution conspiracy and who then had those convictions reversed on …

U.S. Dep't of Justice v. Reporters Comm. for Freedom of the Press, No. 87-1379 (U.S. Supreme Court) (489 U.S. 749; 109 S.Ct. 1468) (March 22, 1989) (Justice Stevens)

Article • June 5, 2003

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Rap Sheets

U.S. Dep't of Justice v. Reporters Comm. for Freedom of the Press, No. 87-1379 (U.S. Supreme Court) (489 U.S. 749; 109 S.Ct. 1468) (March 22, 1989) (Justice Stevens) by The Court held that rap sheets are categorically protected from disclosure under the individual privacy exemption for law enforcement information, even …

Abbate v. U.S., No. 7 (U.S. Supreme Court) (359 U.S. 187; 79 S.Ct. 666) (March 30, 2059) (Justice Brennan)

Article • June 4, 2003

Filed under: Punch And Jurists

Abbate v. U.S., No. 7 (U.S. Supreme Court) (359 U.S. 187; 79 S.Ct. 666) (March 30, 2059) (Justice Brennan) by The petitioners were convicted under an Illinois statute for conspiring in Illinois to destroy property outside that state. Federal indictments were subsequently returned against the same petitioners in one of …

Thompson v. U.S., No. 79-5180 (U.S. Supreme Court) (444 U.S. 248; 100 S.Ct. 512) (January 14, 1980) (Per Curiam)

Article • June 4, 2003

Filed under: Punch And Jurists

Thompson v. U.S., No. 79-5180 (U.S. Supreme Court) (444 U.S. 248; 100 S.Ct. 512) (January 14, 1980) (Per Curiam) by The petitioner in this case was brought to trial in a state court on a charge of armed burglary, and was convicted by a jury of a lesser-included offense. He …

Murray v. Carrier, No. 84-1554 (U.S. Supreme Court) (477 U.S. 478; 106 S.Ct. 2639) (June 26, 1986) (Justice O'Connor)

Article • June 2, 2003

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Actual Innocence/Claim of Innocence

Murray v. Carrier, No. 84-1554 (U.S. Supreme Court) (477 U.S. 478; 106 S.Ct. 2639) (June 26, 1986) (Justice O'Connor) by The Court granted certiorari in this case to consider "whether a federal habeas petitioner can show cause for a procedural default by establishing that competent defense counsel inadvertently failed to …

U.S. v. Aguilar-Portillo, No. 02-3817 (8th Cir.) (334 F.3d 744) (July 1, 2003) (Judge Morris Sheppard Arnold)