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Mackey v. Property Clerk of N.Y. City Police Dept., No. 97 Cov. 5336 (HB) (S.D.N.Y.) (26 F.Supp.2d 585) (May 27, 1998) (Judge Harold Jr. Baer)

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

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Return/Retention of Property

Mackey v. Property Clerk of N.Y. City Police Dept., No. 97 Cov. 5336 (HB) (S.D.N.Y.) (26 F.Supp.2d 585) (May 27, 1998) (Judge Harold Jr. Baer) by Here Judge Baer refused to dismiss an action for damages under § 1983 because the New York Police Department had failed to comply with …

U.S. v. Leviner, No. 97-10260 (D.Mass.) (31 F.Supp.2d 23) (December 22, 1998) (Judge Nancy Gertner)

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

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Racial/Ethnic Bias/Profiling

U.S. v. Leviner, No. 97-10260 (D.Mass.) (31 F.Supp.2d 23) (December 22, 1998) (Judge Nancy Gertner) by This case is noted because it has been called the first decision in the country to grant a downward departure because the defendant's criminal history may have been improperly inflated by racial disparities. In …

Pennslyvania v. Mimms, No. 76-1830 (U.S. Supreme Court) (434 U.S. 106; 98 S.Ct. 330) (December 5, 1977) (Per Curiam)

Article • December 15, 1998

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Searches - Automobile

Pennslyvania v. Mimms, No. 76-1830 (U.S. Supreme Court) (434 U.S. 106; 98 S.Ct. 330) (December 5, 1977) (Per Curiam) by The rule in this case was extended to the passengers of the car as well, in Maryland v. Wilson, 519 U.S. 408 (1997). In this case the Court held that …

Atwater v. City of Lago Vista, No. 98-50302 (5th Cir.) (195 F.3d 242) (November 24, 1999) (Judge Emilio M. Garza)

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

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Probable/Proximate Cause

Atwater v. City of Lago Vista, No. 98-50302 (5th Cir.) (195 F.3d 242) (November 24, 1999) (Judge Emilio M. Garza) by Here a divided en banc court held that no Fourth Amendment violation occurred when the police arrested and booked a mother for driving without a seat belt and failing …

Edmond v. Goldsmith, No. IP 98 1400-C B/S (S.D.Ind.) (38 F.Supp.2d 1016) (November 18, 1998) (Judge Sarah Evans Barker)

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

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Searches - Vehicle checkpoints

Edmond v. Goldsmith, No. IP 98 1400-C B/S (S.D.Ind.) (38 F.Supp.2d 1016) (November 18, 1998) (Judge Sarah Evans Barker) by Citing Michigan Dept. of Police v. Sitz, 496 U.S. 444 (1990), the Court noted that courts are required to balance the promotion of legitimate governmental interests against the intrusion, both …

Montgomery v. De Simone, No. 97-5179 (3rd Cir.) (159 F.3d 120) (October 16, 1998) (Judge Carol Los Mansmann)

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

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Probable/Proximate Cause

Montgomery v. De Simone, No. 97-5179 (3rd Cir.) (159 F.3d 120) (October 16, 1998) (Judge Carol Los Mansmann) by Here the Court held that the common law rule, embodied in the Restatement of Torts, that a conviction presumptively establishes the existence of probable cause does not apply in the context …

Pena v. U.S., No. 96-50644 (5th Cir.) (157 F.3d 984) (October 7, 1998) (Judge Fortunato P. Benavides)

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

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Return/Retention of Property

Pena v. U.S., No. 96-50644 (5th Cir.) (157 F.3d 984) (October 7, 1998) (Judge Fortunato P. Benavides) by Here the Court held that while a suit for money damages could not be maintained under Fed.R.Crim.P. 41(e), the inmate's motion, combined with Government's destruction of property, presented a valid Bivins claim …

U.S. v. Beckner, No. Crim. No. 93-60 (M.D.La.) (16 F.Supp.2d 677) (July 23, 1998) (Judge Adrian G. Duplantier)

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

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Return/Retention of Property

U.S. v. Beckner, No. Crim. No. 93-60 (M.D.La.) (16 F.Supp.2d 677) (July 23, 1998) (Judge Adrian G. Duplantier) by This forfeiture case addresses the question whether, after a conviction has been reversed on appeal, a defendant may bring an action under the All Writs Act (28 U.S.C. § 1651) for …

U.S. v. Bulacan, No. 97-10222 (9th Cir.) (156 F.3d 963) (September 17, 1998) (Judge Harry Pregerson)

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

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Searches - Administrative

U.S. v. Bulacan, No. 97-10222 (9th Cir.) (156 F.3d 963) (September 17, 1998) (Judge Harry Pregerson) by The court noted that because administrative searches "require no warrant or particularized suspicion, an administrative search scheme invests the Government with the power to intrude into the privacy of ordinary citizens. This power …

Minnesota v. Carter, No. 97-1147 (U.S. Supreme Court) (525 U.S. 83; 119 S.Ct. 469) (December 1, 1998) (Justice Rehnquist)

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

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Search and Seizure

Minnesota v. Carter, No. 97-1147 (U.S. Supreme Court) (525 U.S. 83; 119 S.Ct. 469) (December 1, 1998) (Justice Rehnquist) by Back in 1990, a majority of the Supreme Court ruled, in Minnesota v. Olson, 495 U.S. 91 (1990), that an overnight guest had a "legitimate expectation of privacy" while visiting …

U.S. v. $141,770.00 in U.S. Currency, No. 97-2393 (8th Cir.) (157 F.3d 600) (October 5, 1998) (Judge David R. Hansen)

Article • November 1, 1998 • from P&J February, 1996

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Probable/Proximate Cause

U.S. v. $141,770.00 in U.S. Currency, No. 97-2393 (8th Cir.) (157 F.3d 600) (October 5, 1998) (Judge David R. Hansen) by Under 21 U.S.C. § 881(a)(6), all money furnished or intended to be furnished in exchange for illegal drugs, all drug proceeds, and all money used or intended to be …

U.S. v. Moreno-Chaparro, No. 97-50641 (5th Cir.) (157 F.3d 298) (September 30, 1998) (Judge Henry A. Politz)

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

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Searches - Border Stops/Searches

U.S. v. Moreno-Chaparro, No. 97-50641 (5th Cir.) (157 F.3d 298) (September 30, 1998) (Judge Henry A. Politz) by Court reversed conviction on the grounds that the Border Patrol did not have reasonable grounds to believe that the defendant had crossed the border, and thus the stop of defendant's vehicle violated …

U.S. v. Hurston, No. Crim. 97-81183-DT (E.D.Mich.) (12 F.Supp.2d 630) (June 26, 1998) (Judge Paul D. Borman)