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Miranda v. Castro, No. 01-56124 (9th Cir.) (292 F.3d 1063) (June 12, 2002) (Judge Diarmuid F. O'Scannlain)

Article • May 1, 2002 • from P&J May, 2002

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Reliance on erroneous advice

Miranda v. Castro, No. 01-56124 (9th Cir.) (292 F.3d 1063) (June 12, 2002) (Judge Diarmuid F. O'Scannlain) by Here the court held that reliance on erroneous advice of counsel as to the proper due date for filing a habeas petition did not constitute the type of "extraordinary circumstance" that warranted …

Sorrels v. McKee, No. 01-35222 (9th Cir.) (287 F.3d 1213) (May 2, 2002) (Judge Barry G. Silverman)

Article • May 1, 2002 • from P&J May, 2002

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Prison Mail

Sorrels v. McKee, No. 01-35222 (9th Cir.) (287 F.3d 1213) (May 2, 2002) (Judge Barry G. Silverman) by Here the Court again affirmed that a prison's no-gift publications policy which prevented him from receiving books violated the prisoner's First Amendment rights - although it upheld a claim of immunity by …

U.S. v. Day, No. 00-56525 (9th Cir.) (285 F.3d 1167) (April 10, 2002) (Judge Alfred T. Goodwin)

Article • May 1, 2002 • from P&J May, 2002

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Burden of Proof

U.S. v. Day, No. 00-56525 (9th Cir.) (285 F.3d 1167) (April 10, 2002) (Judge Alfred T. Goodwin) by Here, in a claim for denial of effective assistance of counsel, the Ninth Circuit held that the district court had erred in concluding that the defendant could not show prejudice by counsel's …

U.S. v. Couch, No. 01-1826 (3rd Cir.) (291 F.3d 251) (May 20, 2002) (Judge Yvette Kane)

Article • May 1, 2002 • from P&J May, 2002

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Concurrent and Consecutive Sentences

U.S. v. Couch, No. 01-1826 (3rd Cir.) (291 F.3d 251) (May 20, 2002) (Judge Yvette Kane) by The defendant in this case robbed three different supermarkets in Pennsylvania, on three different occasions in December 1999, April 2000 and June 2000. He later entered a single guilty plea to six counts …

U.S. v. Bailey, No. 78-990 (U.S. Supreme Court) (444 U.S. 394; 100 S.Ct. 624) (January 21, 1980) (Justice Rehnquist)

Article • April 29, 2002

Filed under: Punch And Jurists

U.S. v. Bailey, No. 78-990 (U.S. Supreme Court) (444 U.S. 394; 100 S.Ct. 624) (January 21, 1980) (Justice Rehnquist) by Here the Court denied the defense of duress in a case involving an escape from a Federal prison where the defendants argued that they feared being beaten by Federal guards …

U.S. v. Bagley, No. 84-48 (U.S. Supreme Court) (473 U.S. 667; 105 S.Ct. 3383) (July 2, 1985) (Justice Blackmun)

Article • April 27, 2002

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Brady/Giglio/Jencks Act Issues

U.S. v. Bagley, No. 84-48 (U.S. Supreme Court) (473 U.S. 667; 105 S.Ct. 3383) (July 2, 1985) (Justice Blackmun) by In this case, the Court held that the duty of disclosure included impeachment as well as exculpatory evidence. In analyzing the reach of its decision in Brady v. Maryland, 373 …

Napue v. Illinois, No. 583 (U.S. Supreme Court) (360 U.S. 264; 79 S.Ct. 1173) (June 15, 2059) (Justice Warren)

Article • April 26, 2002

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Exculpatory Evidence - Disclosure Obligations

Napue v. Illinois, No. 583 (U.S. Supreme Court) (360 U.S. 264; 79 S.Ct. 1173) (June 15, 2059) (Justice Warren) by In this case the defendant was charged with murder. At his trial, the State's principal witness, one George Hamer, and a man doing time for the same murder with which …

Custis v. U.S., No. 93-5209 (U.S. Supreme Court) (511 U.S. 485; 114 S.Ct. 1732) (May 23, 1994) (Justice Rehnquist)

Article • April 9, 2002

Filed under: Punch And Jurists

Custis v. U.S., No. 93-5209 (U.S. Supreme Court) (511 U.S. 485; 114 S.Ct. 1732) (May 23, 1994) (Justice Rehnquist) by Here the Court held that a defendant facing an enhanced sentence under the Armed Career Criminal Act on the basis of prior state convictions generally can not challenge the constitutionality …

U.S. v. Awadallah (No. 1), No. 01 Cr. 1026 (SAS) (S.D.N.Y.) (202 F.Supp.2d 55) (April 30, 2002) (Judge Shira A. Scheindlin)

Article • April 1, 2002 • from P&J April, 2002

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Material Witness Statute

U.S. v. Awadallah (No. 1), No. 01 Cr. 1026 (SAS) (S.D.N.Y.) (202 F.Supp.2d 55) (April 30, 2002) (Judge Shira A. Scheindlin) by U.S. v. Awadallah, 202 F.Supp.2d 55 (S.D.N.Y. 2002) (Judge Scheindlin) (Case 1) U.S. v. Awadallah, 202 F.Supp.2d 82 (S.D.N.Y. 2002) (Judge Scheindlin) (Case 2) We are getting an …

U.S. v. Awadallah (No. 1), No. 01 Cr. 1026 (SAS) (S.D.N.Y.) (202 F.Supp.2d 55) (April 30, 2002) (Judge Shira A. Scheindlin)

Article • April 1, 2002 • from P&J April, 2002

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Material Witness Statute

U.S. v. Awadallah (No. 1), No. 01 Cr. 1026 (SAS) (S.D.N.Y.) (202 F.Supp.2d 55) (April 30, 2002) (Judge Shira A. Scheindlin) by “The Constitution of the United States is a law for rulers and people, equally in war and in peace, and covers with the shield of its protection all …

U.S. v. Awadallah (No. 2), No. 01 Cr. 1026 (SAS) (S.D.N.Y.) (202 F.Supp.2d 82) (April 30, 2002) (Judge Shira A. Scheindlin)

Article • April 1, 2002 • from P&J April, 2002

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Material Witness Statute

U.S. v. Awadallah (No. 2), No. 01 Cr. 1026 (SAS) (S.D.N.Y.) (202 F.Supp.2d 82) (April 30, 2002) (Judge Shira A. Scheindlin) by This is the second of two separate decisions by Judge Scheindlin in which she attacked the Government's use of the material witness statute, in this case suppressing evidence …

Thompson v. Davis, No. 01-15091 (9th Cir.) (282 F.3d 780) (March 8, 2002) (Per Curiam)

Article • April 1, 2002 • from P&J April, 2002

Filed under: Americans with Disabilities Act, Punch And Jurists

Thompson v. Davis, No. 01-15091 (9th Cir.) (282 F.3d 780) (March 8, 2002) (Per Curiam) by This case is noted for its somewhat surprising (but potentially very useful) ruling that parole boards are not free to disregard the provisions of the Americans With Disabilities Act (42 U.S.C. § 12101 et …

Zadvydas v. Davis, No. 97-31345 (5th Cir.) (285 F.3d 398) (March 12, 2002) (Per Curiam)

Article • April 1, 2002 • from P&J April, 2002

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Limitations on Period of Detention

Zadvydas v. Davis, No. 97-31345 (5th Cir.) (285 F.3d 398) (March 12, 2002) (Per Curiam) by Here, on remand from the Supreme Court's decision, Zadvydas v. Davis, 533 U.S. 678 (2001), the Fifth Circuit granted habeas relief to the petitioner, agreeing now that there was no significant likelihood of the …

Alabama v. Shelton, No. 00-1214 (U.S. Supreme Court) (535 U.S. 654; 122 S.Ct. 1764) (May 20, 2002) (Justice Ginsburg)

Article • April 1, 2002 • from P&J April, 2002

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Misdemeanor Offenses

Alabama v. Shelton, No. 00-1214 (U.S. Supreme Court) (535 U.S. 654; 122 S.Ct. 1764) (May 20, 2002) (Justice Ginsburg) by Here a sharply divided Supreme Court held that an indigent defendant has a right to court appointed counsel even in misdemeanor cases that result in a suspended sentence - a …

U.S. v. Searcy, No. 01-1876S1 (8th Cir.) (284 F.3d 938) (March 28, 2002) (Judge Richard S. Arnold)

Article • April 1, 2002 • from P&J April, 2002

Filed under: Punch And Jurists

U.S. v. Searcy, No. 01-1876S1 (8th Cir.) (284 F.3d 938) (March 28, 2002) (Judge Richard S. Arnold) by The defendant in this case pled guilty to possession of cocaine base with intent to distribute. The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa imposed a sentence of 110 months. …

U.S. v. Gomes, No. 01-1143 (2nd Cir.) (289 F.3d 71) (April 24, 2002) (Judge John M. Jr. Walker)

Article • April 1, 2002 • from P&J April, 2002

Filed under: Punch And Jurists

U.S. v. Gomes, No. 01-1143 (2nd Cir.) (289 F.3d 71) (April 24, 2002) (Judge John M. Jr. Walker) by Here the Court vacated a district court order permitting the Government to forcibly medicate a pretrial detainee with antipsychotic drugs on the grounds that it failed to consider and evaluate the …

U.S. v. Outen, No. 97-1103 (2nd Cir.) (286 F.3d 622) (April 12, 2002) (Judge Sonia Sotomayor)

Article • April 1, 2002 • from P&J May, 2002

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Sentences - Authorized

U.S. v. Outen, No. 97-1103 (2nd Cir.) (286 F.3d 622) (April 12, 2002) (Judge Sonia Sotomayor) by In this case, the Second Circuit addressed what it termed "two important questions arising from the Supreme Court's landmark decision in Apprendi . . . and this circuit's application of that decision to …

U.S. v. Weaver, No. 00-4754 (4th Cir.) (282 F.3d 302) (February 28, 2002) (Judge Frank J. Magill)

Article • April 1, 2002 • from P&J April, 2002

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Seizure

U.S. v. Weaver, No. 00-4754 (4th Cir.) (282 F.3d 302) (February 28, 2002) (Judge Frank J. Magill) by In this case, a police officer approached and questioned a bank robbery suspect who was waiting for a bus in suburban Virginia. The man, Otis L. Weaver Jr., gave the officer his …

U.S. v. Banks, No. 00-10439 (9th Cir.) (282 F.3d 699) (March 5, 2002) (Judge Henry A. Politz)

Article • April 1, 2002 • from P&J April, 2002

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Searches - Knock and Announce

U.S. v. Banks, No. 00-10439 (9th Cir.) (282 F.3d 699) (March 5, 2002) (Judge Henry A. Politz) by On July 15th, 1998, Las Vegas police officers executed a warrant to search the apartment of suspected drug dealer Lashawn Banks. The officers followed knock and announce procedure, and after waiting 15 …

U.S. v. Hebroni, No. 02-1106 (2nd Cir.) (2002 U.S. App. LEXIS 4120) (March 13, 2002) (Per Curiam)

Article • April 1, 2002 • from P&J November, 2003

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Special Conditions

U.S. v. Hebroni, No. 02-1106 (2nd Cir.) (2002 U.S. App. LEXIS 4120) (March 13, 2002) (Per Curiam) by United States v. Hebroni, No. 02-1106 (2nd Cir. 03/13/2002) (Per Curiam) (Unpublished) United States v. Speed Joyeros, S.A., No. 00 CR 960 (E.D.N.Y. 2002) (Judge Weinstein) In the 4/15/02 issue of P&J, …