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U.S. v. Gray, No. 00-11491 (11th Cir.) (260 F.3d 1267) (August 7, 2001) (Judge Stanley Marcus)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Three Strikes Statutes/Rule

U.S. v. Gray, No. 00-11491 (11th Cir.) (260 F.3d 1267) (August 7, 2001) (Judge Stanley Marcus) by United States v. Davis, 260 F.3d 965 (8th Cir. 2001) (Judge Beam) United States v. Gray, 260 F.3d 1267 (11th Cir. 2001) (Judge Marcus) Here, the Eighth and Eleventh Circuits joined with the …

U.S. v. Booker, No. 00-2609 (7th Cir.) (260 F.3d 820) (August 14, 2001) (Judge William J. Bauer)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Plain Error

U.S. v. Booker, No. 00-2609 (7th Cir.) (260 F.3d 820) (August 14, 2001) (Judge William J. Bauer) by

U.S. v. $10,700 in U.S. Currency, No. 00-1635 (3rd Cir.) (258 F.3d 215) (July 19, 2001) (Judge Marjorie O. Rendell)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Burden of Proof

U.S. v. $10,700 in U.S. Currency, No. 00-1635 (3rd Cir.) (258 F.3d 215) (July 19, 2001) (Judge Marjorie O. Rendell) by The claimants in this case, Allan Johnson and Jermaine Thomas, were stopped for a traffic violation while driving in a highway outside of Wilmington, DE. The police officer became …

U.S. v. Villafranca, No. 99-40593 (5th Cir.) (260 F.3d 374) (July 25, 2001) (Judge Patrick E. Higginbotham)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Informants and Paid Witnesses

U.S. v. Villafranca, No. 99-40593 (5th Cir.) (260 F.3d 374) (July 25, 2001) (Judge Patrick E. Higginbotham) by Ramon Amado Villafranca, the defendant in this case, was a state-court prosecutor from Laredo, Texas. He was convicted in Federal court for accepting bribes in exchange for fixing drug cases, in violation …

U.S. v. Dewes, No. CR-1-98-072-3 (S.D.Ohio) (152 F.Supp.2d 925) (May 9, 2001) (Judge S. Arthur Spiegel)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists

U.S. v. Dewes, No. CR-1-98-072-3 (S.D.Ohio) (152 F.Supp.2d 925) (May 9, 2001) (Judge S. Arthur Spiegel) by In this case, the Court held that it had the authority to grant a Government’s motion, pursuant to Fed.R.Crim.P. 35(b), to reduce a sentence based on substantial assistance provided by the defendant more …

Wilson v. Lawrence County, No. 00-2828 (8th Cir.) (260 F.3d 946) (August 15, 2001) (Judge C. Arlen Beam)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists

Wilson v. Lawrence County, No. 00-2828 (8th Cir.) (260 F.3d 946) (August 15, 2001) (Judge C. Arlen Beam) by

U.S. v. Hunerlach, No. 00-12340 (11th Cir.) (258 F.3d 1282) (July 27, 2001) (Judge Rosemary Barkett)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Relevant Conduct

U.S. v. Hunerlach, No. 00-12340 (11th Cir.) (258 F.3d 1282) (July 27, 2001) (Judge Rosemary Barkett) by One of the questions raised on this appeal was whether a district court can depart upward from CHC I based on criminal conduct which also constitutes relevant conduct that the district court has …

Ali v. Johnson, No. 00-10777 (5th Cir.) (259 F.3d 317) (July 11, 2001) (Judge Edith H. Jones)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Prison Conditions

Ali v. Johnson, No. 00-10777 (5th Cir.) (259 F.3d 317) (July 11, 2001) (Judge Edith H. Jones) by Here the Court held that prisoners sentenced to incarceration cannot state a viable Thirteenth Amendment claim if the prison system requires them to work since under those conditions "no issue of peonage …

U.S. v. Omoruyi, No. 00-4330 (3rd Cir.) (260 F.3d 291) (August 7, 2001) (Judge Morton I. Greenberg)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Money Laundering/Structuring

U.S. v. Omoruyi, No. 00-4330 (3rd Cir.) (260 F.3d 291) (August 7, 2001) (Judge Morton I. Greenberg) by

Mayweathers v. Newland, No. 00-16708 (9th Cir.) (258 F.3d 930) (August 2, 2001) (Judge Dorothy Wright Nelson)

Article • September 1, 2001 • from P&J September, 2001

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Injunctions/TROs

Mayweathers v. Newland, No. 00-16708 (9th Cir.) (258 F.3d 930) (August 2, 2001) (Judge Dorothy Wright Nelson) by This case involved a class action prison lawsuit brought by various Muslim inmates against prison officials in which they sought a preliminary injunction forbidding prison officials from disciplining inmates who missed work …

U.S. v. Carrera, No. 00-1234 (7th Cir.) (259 F.3d 818) (August 3, 2001) (Judge Michael S. Kanne)

Article • September 1, 2001 • from P&J September, 2001

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Sentences - Length/Severity of

U.S. v. Carrera, No. 00-1234 (7th Cir.) (259 F.3d 818) (August 3, 2001) (Judge Michael S. Kanne) by In this case the defendants argued that the district court's finding that their offenses involved over 500 grams of cocaine violated the rule announced by the Supreme Court in Apprendi because it …

DeFeo v. U.S., No. 99 CIV 9094 RWS (S.D.N.Y.) (153 F.Supp.2d 453) (July 25, 2001) (Judge Robert W. Sweet)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists

DeFeo v. U.S., No. 99 CIV 9094 RWS (S.D.N.Y.) (153 F.Supp.2d 453) (July 25, 2001) (Judge Robert W. Sweet) by

U.S. v. Alvarez-Pineda, No. 99-2313 (10th Cir.) (258 F.3d 1230) (August 3, 2001) (Judge David M. Ebel)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Aberrant Behavior

U.S. v. Alvarez-Pineda, No. 99-2313 (10th Cir.) (258 F.3d 1230) (August 3, 2001) (Judge David M. Ebel) by United States v. Spinello, 265 F.3d 150 (3rd Cir. 2001) (Judge Barry) United States v. Alvarez-Pineda, 258 F.3d 1230 (10th Cir. 2001) (Judge Ebel) Effective November 1, 2000, the Sentencing Commission amended …

U.S. v. Naranjo, No. 00-50203 (5th Cir.) (259 F.3d 379) (July 23, 2001) (Judge Rhesa Hawkins Barksdale)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists

U.S. v. Naranjo, No. 00-50203 (5th Cir.) (259 F.3d 379) (July 23, 2001) (Judge Rhesa Hawkins Barksdale) by This is one of those absurdly contorted decisions of convenience that shows America’s fixation on doing whatever is necessary to justify long prison sentences - at least for American prisoners. Yet, we …

U.S. v. Photogrammetric Data Services, Inc., No. 00-4498 (4th Cir.) (259 F.3d 229) (July 30, 2001) (Judge William B. Jr. Traxler)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Declarant Unavailable Exception

U.S. v. Photogrammetric Data Services, Inc., No. 00-4498 (4th Cir.) (259 F.3d 229) (July 30, 2001) (Judge William B. Jr. Traxler) by The corporate defendant (herein PDS) and the corporate employee, David Webb (Webb), were convicted of various counts of highway project fraud and mail fraud. The charges stemmed from …

U.S. v. Laster, No. 99-6244 (6th Cir.) (258 F.3d 525) (July 26, 2001) (Judge Eugene E. Jr. Siler)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Records - Business/Foreign/Public, etc.

U.S. v. Laster, No. 99-6244 (6th Cir.) (258 F.3d 525) (July 26, 2001) (Judge Eugene E. Jr. Siler) by This case is particularly noted for Judge Moore's dissent in which she disagreed with the majority's "close enough" approach of approving the admission of business records under Rule 807 (the residual …

U.S. v. Stewart, No. 1:00-CR-105-ALL (E.D.Tenn.) (154 F.Supp.2d 1336) (June 29, 2001) (Judge Curtis L. Collier)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists

U.S. v. Stewart, No. 1:00-CR-105-ALL (E.D.Tenn.) (154 F.Supp.2d 1336) (June 29, 2001) (Judge Curtis L. Collier) by In this case, the Court approved a special eight-level downward departure for “extraordinary acceptance of responsibility” - on top of the three level reduction for acceptance of responsibility under U.S.S.G. § 3E1.1. Although …

U.S. v. Berry, No. 00-30222 (9th Cir.) (258 F.3d 971) (August 2, 2001) (Judge Stephen S. Trott)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Factual Disputes/Findings

U.S. v. Berry, No. 00-30222 (9th Cir.) (258 F.3d 971) (August 2, 2001) (Judge Stephen S. Trott) by The defendant in this case challenged the district court's reliance on the hearsay statements of his co-defendants at sentencing, alleging that: (1) the statements were inherently unreliable in that they were self-serving …

U.S. v. James, No. 00-3292 (10th Cir.) (257 F.3d 1173) (July 16, 2001) (Judge Mary Beck Briscoe)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Constitutional Challenges

U.S. v. James, No. 00-3292 (10th Cir.) (257 F.3d 1173) (July 16, 2001) (Judge Mary Beck Briscoe) by One of the many issues raised on appeal by the defendant in this case was his claim that the Supreme Court’s decision in Apprendi v. New Jersey, 430 U.S. 466 (2000) rendered …

U.S. v. Longoria, No. 00-50405 (5th Cir.) (259 F.3d 363) (July 19, 2001) (Per Curiam)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Indictment/Information

U.S. v. Longoria, No. 00-50405 (5th Cir.) (259 F.3d 363) (July 19, 2001) (Per Curiam) by In this case, the defendant was charged and convicted only of an unstated quantity of drugs. The defendant pled guilty and was sentenced to 69 months - or nine months longer than the five …