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Luce v. U.S., No. 83-912 (U.S. Supreme Court) (469 U.S. 38; 105 S.Ct. 460) (December 10, 1984) (Justice Burger)

Article • November 24, 2002

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Appealable Issues/Orders

Luce v. U.S., No. 83-912 (U.S. Supreme Court) (469 U.S. 38; 105 S.Ct. 460) (December 10, 1984) (Justice Burger) by In this case the Supreme Court granted certiorari to resolve a conflict among the Circuits as to whether the defendant, who did not testify at trial, is entitled to review …

U.S. v. Broce, No. 87-1190 (U.S. Supreme Court) (488 U.S. 563; 109 S.Ct. 757) (January 23, 1989) (Justice Kennedy)

Article • November 23, 2002

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Knowingly and Voluntarily Made

U.S. v. Broce, No. 87-1190 (U.S. Supreme Court) (488 U.S. 563; 109 S.Ct. 757) (January 23, 1989) (Justice Kennedy) by Here the Court explained the finality of a guilty plea, noting that a guilty plea generally bars any double jepardy collateral attacks, with limited exceptions, as well as the right …

Coffin v. U.S., No. 741 (U.S. Supreme Court) (156 U.S. 432; 15 S.Ct. 394) (March 5, 1995) (Justice White)

Article • November 21, 2002

Filed under: Punch And Jurists

Coffin v. U.S., No. 741 (U.S. Supreme Court) (156 U.S. 432; 15 S.Ct. 394) (March 5, 1995) (Justice White) by In this case, the Court stated that "the principle that there is a presumption of innocence in favor of the accused is undoubted law, axiomatic and elementary, and its enforcement …

Coy v. Iowa, No. 86-6757 (U.S. Supreme Court) (487 U.S. 1012; 108 S.Ct. 2798) (June 29, 1988) (Justice Scalia)

Article • November 19, 2002

Filed under: Punch And Jurists

Coy v. Iowa, No. 86-6757 (U.S. Supreme Court) (487 U.S. 1012; 108 S.Ct. 2798) (June 29, 1988) (Justice Scalia) by The appellant in this case was charged with sexually assaulting two 13-year-old girls. At his jury trial, the state court granted the State's motion, pursuant to a 1985 state statute …

Arizona v. Youngblood, No. 86-1904 (U.S. Supreme Court) (488 U.S. 51; 109 S.Ct. 333) (November 29, 1988) (Justice Rehnquist)

Article • November 18, 2002

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Evidence - Destruction/Fabrication/Manipulation of

Arizona v. Youngblood, No. 86-1904 (U.S. Supreme Court) (488 U.S. 51; 109 S.Ct. 333) (November 29, 1988) (Justice Rehnquist) by In this case the victim, a 10-year-old boy, was molested and sodomized by a middle-aged man for 1 1/2 hours. After the assault, the boy was taken to a hospital …

Hoffman Estates v. Flipside, Hoffman Estates, Inc., No. 80-1681 (U.S. Supreme Court) (455 U.S. 489; 102 S.Ct. 1186) (March 3, 1982) (Justice Marshall)

Article • November 14, 2002

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Vagueness/Overbreadth

Hoffman Estates v. Flipside, Hoffman Estates, Inc., No. 80-1681 (U.S. Supreme Court) (455 U.S. 489; 102 S.Ct. 1186) (March 3, 1982) (Justice Marshall) by This is one of the Supreme Court's seminal decisions on the issue of statutes that are claimed to be unconstitutionally vague and overly broad, upholding a …

Michigan v. Tucker, No. 73-482 (U.S. Supreme Court) (417 U.S. 433; 95 S.Ct. 2357) (June 10, 1974) (Justice Rehnquist)

Article • November 10, 2002

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Miranda

Michigan v. Tucker, No. 73-482 (U.S. Supreme Court) (417 U.S. 433; 95 S.Ct. 2357) (June 10, 1974) (Justice Rehnquist) by This case involved an un-Mirandized custodial interrogation that occurred prior to the issuance of the Miranda decision. During the course of the interrogation, the defendant identified a relevant witness of …

Williams v. Taylor, No. 99-6615 (U.S. Supreme Court) (529 U.S. 420; 120 S.Ct. 1479) (April 18, 2000) (Justice Kennedy)

Article • November 9, 2002 • from P&J April, 2000

Filed under: Punch And Jurists

Williams v. Taylor, No. 99-6615 (U.S. Supreme Court) (529 U.S. 420; 120 S.Ct. 1479) (April 18, 2000) (Justice Kennedy) by This is one of two cases decided by the Supreme Court on the same day, bearing identical case names. (The other case was (Terry) Williams v. Taylor, No. 98-8384, which …

U.S. v. Watson, No. 74-538 (U.S. Supreme Court) (423 U.S. 411; 96 S.Ct. 820) (January 26, 1976) (Justice White)

Article • November 6, 2002

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Warrants

U.S. v. Watson, No. 74-538 (U.S. Supreme Court) (423 U.S. 411; 96 S.Ct. 820) (January 26, 1976) (Justice White) by Here, over the dissent of Justice Marshall, the Court held that that a warrant is not necessary for a police officer to make an arrest in a public place, so …

U.S. v. Watson, No. 74-538 (U.S. Supreme Court) (423 U.S. 411; 96 S.Ct. 820) (January 26, 1976) (Justice White)

Article • November 6, 2002

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Consensual Encounters

U.S. v. Watson, No. 74-538 (U.S. Supreme Court) (423 U.S. 411; 96 S.Ct. 820) (January 26, 1976) (Justice White) by In this case, the Ninth Circuit reversed the defendant's conviction for possession of stolen mail in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1708, on the grounds that the postal inspector had …

Wong Sun v. U.S., No. 36 (U.S. Supreme Court) (371 U.S. 471; 83 S.Ct. 407) (January 14, 2063) (Justice Brennan)

Article • November 5, 2002

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Co-onspirator and Accomplice Statements/Testimony

Wong Sun v. U.S., No. 36 (U.S. Supreme Court) (371 U.S. 471; 83 S.Ct. 407) (January 14, 2063) (Justice Brennan) by The Court stated: " We arrive at this conclusion upon two clear lines of decisions which converge to require it. One line of our decisions establishes that criminal confessions …

Colorado v. Spring, No. 85-1512 (U.S. Supreme Court) (479 U.S. 564; 107 S.Ct. 851) (January 27, 1987) (Justice Powell)

Article • November 3, 2002

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Miranda

Colorado v. Spring, No. 85-1512 (U.S. Supreme Court) (479 U.S. 564; 107 S.Ct. 851) (January 27, 1987) (Justice Powell) by This case is noted principally for its suggestion that, in some circumstances, affirmative misrepresentations by the police may be sufficient to invalidate a suspect's waiver of his Fifth Amendment privilege …

In Re Gault, No. 116 (U.S. Supreme Court) (387 U.S. 1; 87 S.Ct. 1428) (May 15, 2067) (Justice Fortas)

Article • November 3, 2002

Filed under: Due Process, Punch And Jurists

In Re Gault, No. 116 (U.S. Supreme Court) (387 U.S. 1; 87 S.Ct. 1428) (May 15, 2067) (Justice Fortas) by This is one of the Supreme Court's seminal cases on the due process rights of juveniles. Here, the parents of a 15-year-old boy challenged a judgment of the Supreme Court …

Soldal v. Cook County, No. 91-6516 (U.S. Supreme Court) (506 U.S. 56; 113 S.Ct. 538) (December 8, 1992) (Justice White)

Article • November 1, 2002

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Seizure

Soldal v. Cook County, No. 91-6516 (U.S. Supreme Court) (506 U.S. 56; 113 S.Ct. 538) (December 8, 1992) (Justice White) by In this case mobile home park owners had begun civil proceedings to evict petitioner's trailer from the mobile home park, but forcibly evicted the trailer before obtaining a court …

Berthoff v. U.S., No. 99-1276 (1st Cir.) (308 F.3d 124) (October 21, 2002) (Judge Norman H. Stahl)