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

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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 …

Benjamin v. Fischer, No. 02 Civ. 679 (SAS) (S.D.N.Y.) (248 F.Supp.2d 251) (December 17, 2002) (Judge Shira A. Scheindlin)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Evidence - Extrinsic

Benjamin v. Fischer, No. 02 Civ. 679 (SAS) (S.D.N.Y.) (248 F.Supp.2d 251) (December 17, 2002) (Judge Shira A. Scheindlin) by

U.S. v. Bach, No. 02-1238 (8th Cir.) (310 F.3d 1063) (November 18, 2002) (Judge C. Arlen Beam)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Searches - Cellphones/Computers/Internet

U.S. v. Bach, No. 02-1238 (8th Cir.) (310 F.3d 1063) (November 18, 2002) (Judge C. Arlen Beam) by The district court erred in suppressing e-mails seized by Yahoo! technicians from the company's California-based servers because even though the search violated the provisions of 18 USC § 3105, the search was …

U.S. v. Gale, No. 01-3011 (D.C. Cir.) (314 F.3d 1) (January 7, 2003) (Judge Stephen F. Williams)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Perjury/Perjured Testimony

U.S. v. Gale, No. 01-3011 (D.C. Cir.) (314 F.3d 1) (January 7, 2003) (Judge Stephen F. Williams) by The case addressed the issue of whether convicted defendants have any rights to challenge their convictions that were based, at least in part, on the testimony of a frequently used and highly …

U.S. v. Lyons, No. 02-1364 (3rd Cir.) (2002 U.S. App. LEXIS 27373) (December 23, 2002) (Judge Edward R. Becker)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Participation in plea discussions

U.S. v. Lyons, No. 02-1364 (3rd Cir.) (2002 U.S. App. LEXIS 27373) (December 23, 2002) (Judge Edward R. Becker) by Although this is an “unpublished” decision (and therefore has limited precedential value), it is still noteworthy because it constitutes a rare example of an official reprimand from the Circuit Court …

U.S. v. Lentz, No. CRIM.A.01-150-A (E.D.Va.) (225 F.Supp.2d 672) (August 22, 2002) (Judge Gerald Bruce Lee)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Federal Death Penalty Act

U.S. v. Lentz, No. CRIM.A.01-150-A (E.D.Va.) (225 F.Supp.2d 672) (August 22, 2002) (Judge Gerald Bruce Lee) by Defendant moved to dismiss the government's notice of intent to seek the death penalty, or, in the alternative, to strike the aggravating factors. Defendant also moved by way of a supplemental motion to …

U.S. v. Benitez, No. 00-50181 (9th Cir.) (310 F.3d 1221) (November 25, 2002) (Judge James R. Browning)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Withdrawal

U.S. v. Benitez, No. 00-50181 (9th Cir.) (310 F.3d 1221) (November 25, 2002) (Judge James R. Browning) by Defendant appealed from his conviction, entered in the United States District Court for the Central District of California upon a plea of guilty, and his 120 month sentence for conspiracy to possess …

U.S. v. Tucker, No. 01-4150 (10th Cir.) (305 F.3d 1193) (September 16, 2002) (Judge Michael R. Murphy)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists

U.S. v. Tucker, No. 01-4150 (10th Cir.) (305 F.3d 1193) (September 16, 2002) (Judge Michael R. Murphy) by The defendant in this case was convicted of one count of possession of child pornography. He had previously been convicted of sexually abusing a child, he was paroled. As a part of …

U.S. v. Boyd, No. 01-3697 (6th Cir.) (312 F.3d 213) (December 4, 2002) (Judge Ronald Lee Gilman)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists

U.S. v. Boyd, No. 01-3697 (6th Cir.) (312 F.3d 213) (December 4, 2002) (Judge Ronald Lee Gilman) by Here the Court upheld a two-level enhancement for the “transmission” of child pornography under U.S.S.G. § 2G2.2(b)(5), even though the defendant only received the materials, holding that the Guideline is not limited …

U.S. v. McCarter, No. 01-21203 (5th Cir.) (316 F.3d 536) (December 27, 2002) (Judge Patrick E. Higginbotham)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Severance

U.S. v. McCarter, No. 01-21203 (5th Cir.) (316 F.3d 536) (December 27, 2002) (Judge Patrick E. Higginbotham) by Here, with unusually sharp words that impugned the motives of the prosecutor, the Court vacated a drug conviction on the grounds that the district court had abused its discretion in failing to …

Francolino v. Kuhlman, No. 01 Civ. 3882 (AGS) (S.D.N.Y.) (224 F.Supp.2d 615) (September 3, 2002) (Judge Allen G. Schwartz)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Forum/Judge Shopping

Francolino v. Kuhlman, No. 01 Civ. 3882 (AGS) (S.D.N.Y.) (224 F.Supp.2d 615) (September 3, 2002) (Judge Allen G. Schwartz) by Petitioner sought a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 seeking his release from custody arising from a state court judgment in which a jury found petitioner …

U.S. v. One 1992 Lexus SC400 VIN JT8UZ30C2N0017133, No. 96 C 5116 (N.D.Ill.) (167 F.Supp.2d 977) (May 12, 2001) (Judge John A. Nordberg)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists

U.S. v. One 1992 Lexus SC400 VIN JT8UZ30C2N0017133, No. 96 C 5116 (N.D.Ill.) (167 F.Supp.2d 977) (May 12, 2001) (Judge John A. Nordberg) by In this case the Government sought to recover from the girl friend of a convicted drug trafficker certain assets that were allegedly given to her as …

Banks v. Horn, No. 99-9005 (3rd Cir.) (316 F.3d 228) (January 14, 2003) (Judge Marjorie O. Rendell)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists

Banks v. Horn, No. 99-9005 (3rd Cir.) (316 F.3d 228) (January 14, 2003) (Judge Marjorie O. Rendell) by Here, on remand from the Supreme Court, the Third Circuit again affirmed its prior decision that the state courts had unreasonably applied Supreme Court precedent during the penalty phase of the appellant's …

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

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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. Rayborn, No. 01-5632 (6th Cir.) (312 F.3d 229) (December 6, 2002) (Judge Gilbert S. Merritt)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists

U.S. v. Rayborn, No. 01-5632 (6th Cir.) (312 F.3d 229) (December 6, 2002) (Judge Gilbert S. Merritt) by The defendant was the pastor of a Baptist church in Memphis, TN. He was charged with destroying his church building by arson in order to collect insurance proceeds, in violation of 18 …

U.S. v. Kaquatosh, No. 02-CR-151 (E.D.Wisc.) (227 F.Supp.2d 1045) (October 17, 2002) (Judge Lynn S. Adelman)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Joinder of Offenses and/or Defendants

U.S. v. Kaquatosh, No. 02-CR-151 (E.D.Wisc.) (227 F.Supp.2d 1045) (October 17, 2002) (Judge Lynn S. Adelman) by Here the Court granted the defendant’s motion for severance under Rule 8(a) of the Fed.R.Crim.P., after finding that two charges of assault were not of the same or similar character as the third …

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)

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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. Cordero, No. 01-2437 (3rd Cir.) (313 F.3d 161) (December 17, 2002) (Judge Theodore A. McKee)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Sentences - Authorized

U.S. v. Cordero, No. 01-2437 (3rd Cir.) (313 F.3d 161) (December 17, 2002) (Judge Theodore A. McKee) by U.S. v. Cordero, 313 F.3d 161 (3rd Cir. 2002) (Judge McKee) U.S. v. Shaw, 313 F.3d 219 (4th Cir. 2002) (Judge Traxler) Both of these cases address an interesting question: when a …

U.S. v. Neil, No. 01-50459 (9th Cir.) (312 F.3d 419) (November 20, 2002) (Judge William A. Fletcher)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Foreign Crimes/Convictions/Conduct

U.S. v. Neil, No. 01-50459 (9th Cir.) (312 F.3d 419) (November 20, 2002) (Judge William A. Fletcher) by The defendant-appellant in this case conditionally pleaded guilty to sexual contact with a minor in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2244(a)(3), but asserted that the United States lacked jurisdiction since the crime …

Hamdi v. Rumsfeld, No. 02-7338 (4th Cir.) (316 F.3d 450) (January 8, 2003) (Judge J. Harvie III Wilkinson)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists

Hamdi v. Rumsfeld, No. 02-7338 (4th Cir.) (316 F.3d 450) (January 8, 2003) (Judge J. Harvie III Wilkinson) by In a significant decision with broad implications on America’s war on terrorism, a panel from the conservative Fourth Circuit upheld the indefinite detention, without charges and without access to an attorney, …