Search | Punch and Jurists

U.S. v. Jones, No. 97-50629 (5th Cir.) (149 F.3d 364) (July 31, 1998) (Judge Robert M. Parker)

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

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Search and Seizure

U.S. v. Jones, No. 97-50629 (5th Cir.) (149 F.3d 364) (July 31, 1998) (Judge Robert M. Parker) by Justice Marshall's famous quote about the evils of dragnet-type searches. QUOTE OF THE WEEK - The spectre of today's dragnet-style sweep searches. "The evidence in this cause has evoked images of other …

U.S. v. Rodriguez-Rivas, No. 97-50650 (5th Cir.) (151 F.3d 377) (August 17, 1998) (Judge John M. Jr. Duhé)

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

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

U.S. v. Rodriguez-Rivas, No. 97-50650 (5th Cir.) (151 F.3d 377) (August 17, 1998) (Judge John M. Jr. Duhé) by United States v. Rodriguez-Rivas, 151 F.3d 377 (5th Cir. 1998) (Judge Duhé) United States v. Jones, 149 F.3d 364 (5th Cir. 1998) (Judge Parker) These two cases evoke Justice Marshall's eloquent …

U.S. v. Salzano, No. 97-3337 (10th Cir.) (149 F.3d 1238) (July 28, 1998) (Judge David M. Ebel)

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

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Probable/Proximate Cause

U.S. v. Salzano, No. 97-3337 (10th Cir.) (149 F.3d 1238) (July 28, 1998) (Judge David M. Ebel) by United States v. Salzano, 149 F.3d 1238 (10th Cir. 1998) (Judge Ebel) United States v. Salzano, 158 F.3d 1107 (10th Cir. 1998) (En Banc) (Judge Ebel) In this case, the Tenth Circuit, …

U.S. v. Rodriguez-Rivas, No. 97-50650 (5th Cir.) (151 F.3d 377) (August 17, 1998) (Judge John M. Jr. Duhé)

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

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Search and Seizure

U.S. v. Rodriguez-Rivas, No. 97-50650 (5th Cir.) (151 F.3d 377) (August 17, 1998) (Judge John M. Jr. Duhé) by QUOTE OF THE WEEK - The spectre of today's dragnet-style sweep searches. "The evidence in this cause has evoked images of other nations, under other flags, when no man traveled his …

Abel v. U.S., No. 2 (U.S. Supreme Court) (362 U.S. 217; 80 S.Ct. 683) (March 28, 2060) (Justice Frankfurter)

Article • August 7, 1998

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Abandoned Property

Abel v. U.S., No. 2 (U.S. Supreme Court) (362 U.S. 217; 80 S.Ct. 683) (March 28, 2060) (Justice Frankfurter) by Case held that a search, without a warrant, of articles that had been abandoned was permissible under the Fourth Amendment.

U.S. v. Sepe, No. 91-708-CR (S.D.Fla.) (1 F.Supp.2d 1372) (April 21, 1998) (Judge Norman C. Roettger)

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

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Informants and Paid Witnesses

U.S. v. Sepe, No. 91-708-CR (S.D.Fla.) (1 F.Supp.2d 1372) (April 21, 1998) (Judge Norman C. Roettger) by QUOTE OF THE WEEK - One view of the impact of the Federal Sentencing Guidelines. "[I]n the 10 plus years since the sentencing guidelines went into full force and effect in the federal …

U.S. v. Rowland, No. 96-1512 (10th Cir.) (145 F.3d 1194) (June 2, 1998) (Judge Michael R. Murphy)

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

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Warrants - Anticipatory

U.S. v. Rowland, No. 96-1512 (10th Cir.) (145 F.3d 1194) (June 2, 1998) (Judge Michael R. Murphy) by Case is noted for Judge McKay's dissent in which he argued that the good faith exception of U.S. v. Leon, 468 U.S. 897 (1984) should not be applied to an improperly executed …

U.S. v. Brannon, No. 97-10378 (9th Cir.) (146 F.3d 1194) (July 21, 1998) (Judge John T. Jr. Noonan)

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

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Breathalyzer Tests

U.S. v. Brannon, No. 97-10378 (9th Cir.) (146 F.3d 1194) (July 21, 1998) (Judge John T. Jr. Noonan) by Over the dissent of Judge Wallach, the Court held that the results of an uncompleted breathalyzer test was admissible.

U.S. v. Guapi, No. 97-6289 (11th Cir.) (144 F.3d 1393) (June 29, 1998) (Judge Paul H. Roney)

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

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Consent

U.S. v. Guapi, No. 97-6289 (11th Cir.) (144 F.3d 1393) (June 29, 1998) (Judge Paul H. Roney) by Case held that although the defendant consented to a search on a Greyhound bus, the search was invaild because the circumstances under which the consent was obtained made it involuntary and coerced. …

U.S. v. Nicholson, No. 97-6114 (10th Cir.) (144 F.3d 632) (May 5, 1998) (Judge Bobby R. Baldock)

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

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Searches - Containers/Luggage

U.S. v. Nicholson, No. 97-6114 (10th Cir.) (144 F.3d 632) (May 5, 1998) (Judge Bobby R. Baldock) by Rare case in which a conviction was overturned due to police search of an overhead luggage rack in which the police manipulated the luggage to determine whether is contained contraband. In this …

Singh v. Prunty, No. 96-56726 (9th Cir.) (142 F.3d 1157) (April 27, 1998) (Judge Donald P. Lay)

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

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Informants and Paid Witnesses

Singh v. Prunty, No. 96-56726 (9th Cir.) (142 F.3d 1157) (April 27, 1998) (Judge Donald P. Lay) by Quote from Judge Trott in which he stated that the use of informers, accessories, accomplices, false friends, or any of the other betrayals which are "dirty business" may raise serious questions of …

Singh v. Prunty, No. 96-56726 (9th Cir.) (142 F.3d 1157) (April 27, 1998) (Judge Donald P. Lay)

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

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Informants and Paid Witnesses

Singh v. Prunty, No. 96-56726 (9th Cir.) (142 F.3d 1157) (April 27, 1998) (Judge Donald P. Lay) by Case held that the knowing and deliberate suppression of the evidence of benefits received by an informant violated the Brady rule and constituted severe prejudice that warranted granting a writ of habeas …

Norwood v. Bain, No. 96-2164 (4th Cir.) (143 F.3d 843) (May 13, 1998) (Judge James Dickson Jr. Phillips)

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

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Searches - Vehicle checkpoints

Norwood v. Bain, No. 96-2164 (4th Cir.) (143 F.3d 843) (May 13, 1998) (Judge James Dickson Jr. Phillips) by Here the Court held that the warrantless searches of a group of motorcycle riders at a police checkpoint violated the Fourth Amendment, but that the plaintiffs were not entitled to compensatory …

U.S. v. Beck, No. 97-4143 (8th Cir.) (140 F.3d 1129) (April 6, 1998) (Judge Mark W. Bennett)