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U.S. v. Grant, No. 99-12052 (11th Cir.) (256 F.3d 1146) (July 10, 2001) (Judge Edward E. Carnes)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Credibility of Declarant

U.S. v. Grant, No. 99-12052 (11th Cir.) (256 F.3d 1146) (July 10, 2001) (Judge Edward E. Carnes) by Federal Rule of Evidence 806 provides that if the credibility of the declarant is attacked, it may be supported by any evidence which would be admissible for those purposes if he testified …

Mitchell v. Mason, No. 99-1839 (6th Cir.) (257 F.3d 554) (July 12, 2001) (Judge Karen Nelson Moore)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Counsel - Constructive denial of

Mitchell v. Mason, No. 99-1839 (6th Cir.) (257 F.3d 554) (July 12, 2001) (Judge Karen Nelson Moore) by In this case, the habeas petitioner argued that he was entitled to a presumption of ineffective assistance of counsel where the record indicated that his trial counsel had consulted with him for …

U.S. v. Cabeza, No. 00-14583 (11th Cir.) (258 F.3d 1256) (July 25, 2001) (Per Curiam)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Burden of Proof

U.S. v. Cabeza, No. 00-14583 (11th Cir.) (258 F.3d 1256) (July 25, 2001) (Per Curiam) by Here, joining the 4th and 6th Circuits, the Eleventh Circuit held that Apprendi does not require jury in forfeiture proceeding to make factual determinations beyond reasonable doubt since forfeiture is a punishment, not an …

U.S. v. Baptiste, No. 99-31027 (5th Cir.) (264 F.3d 578) (August 31, 2001) (Judge Edith H. Jones)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists

U.S. v. Baptiste, No. 99-31027 (5th Cir.) (264 F.3d 578) (August 31, 2001) (Judge Edith H. Jones) by It often seems as if the Supreme Court’s decision in Apprendi v. New Jersey, 530 U.S. 466 (2000) has created the same sort of fervor and dissension in judicial circles that the …

U.S. v. Humber, No. 00-11054 (11th Cir.) (255 F.3d 1308) (July 5, 2001) (Judge James C. Hill)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Double Counting

U.S. v. Humber, No. 00-11054 (11th Cir.) (255 F.3d 1308) (July 5, 2001) (Judge James C. Hill) by As explained by the Court, this appeal presented "a simple question of first impression in this circuit and apparently all others under the sentencing guidelines: can a defendant who pleads guilty to …

U.S. v. Cernobyl, No. 00-7033 (10th Cir.) (255 F.3d 1215) (June 29, 2001) (Judge David M. Ebel)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists

U.S. v. Cernobyl, No. 00-7033 (10th Cir.) (255 F.3d 1215) (June 29, 2001) (Judge David M. Ebel) by Here the defendant first argued that the Supreme Court's decision in Apprendi v. New Jersey rendered 21 U.S.C. § 841 facially unconstitutional. In rejecting that claim, the Court stated: "We note that …

U.S. v. Williams, No. 92 CR 1131 (E.D.N.Y.) (146 F.Supp.2d 249) (May 30, 2001) (Judge I. Leo Glasser)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Simple Possession/Personal Use versus Distribution

U.S. v. Williams, No. 92 CR 1131 (E.D.N.Y.) (146 F.Supp.2d 249) (May 30, 2001) (Judge I. Leo Glasser) by Here, on remand from the 2nd Circuit, Judge Glasser took sharp issue with that court's ruling that he should have excluded from his drug quantity assessment all drugs that the defendant …

Moore v. Morton, No. 98-5429 (3rd Cir.) (255 F.3d 95) (June 22, 2001) (Judge Anthony J. Scirica)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Hypnotically Refreshed Memory

Moore v. Morton, No. 98-5429 (3rd Cir.) (255 F.3d 95) (June 22, 2001) (Judge Anthony J. Scirica) by In this case, the Third Circuit reversed the district court’s denial of a writ of habeas corpus, and held that the appellant’s 1987 trial for rape and robbery “was so infected with …

U.S. v. Nguyen, No. 98-9334 (11th Cir.) (255 F.3d 1335) (July 6, 2001) (Judge Emmett Ripley Cox)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists

U.S. v. Nguyen, No. 98-9334 (11th Cir.) (255 F.3d 1335) (July 6, 2001) (Judge Emmett Ripley Cox) by

U.S. v. King, No. 00-3023 (D.C. Cir.) (254 F.3d 1098) (July 3, 2001) (Judge Douglas Ginsburg)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Burden of Proof

U.S. v. King, No. 00-3023 (D.C. Cir.) (254 F.3d 1098) (July 3, 2001) (Judge Douglas Ginsburg) by In its ruling, the Court stated: "In calculating King's sentence, the district court enhanced the applicable Guidelines range based upon facts it found by a preponderance of the evidence to be true but …

U.S. v. Gomez, No. 00-2249 (1st Cir.) (255 F.3d 31) (July 6, 2001) (Judge Bruce M. Selya)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Drug Quantity

U.S. v. Gomez, No. 00-2249 (1st Cir.) (255 F.3d 31) (July 6, 2001) (Judge Bruce M. Selya) by Here the Court held that Apprendi does not require the trial court to submit to the jury for its determination the quantity of drugs that are used to increase a Guidelines sentence …

Smith v. Zachary, No. 99-4084 (7th Cir.) (255 F.3d 466) (June 28, 2001) (Judge Terrence T. Evans)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Exhaustion of Remedies

Smith v. Zachary, No. 99-4084 (7th Cir.) (255 F.3d 466) (June 28, 2001) (Judge Terrence T. Evans) by Here, over the dissent of Judge Williams, the majority concluded that the inmate's claim of a violent, random assault by a prison guard dealt with "prison conditions" and thus required that he …

U.S. v. Austin, No. 00-2933 (8th Cir.) (255 F.3d 593) (June 18, 2001) (Judge Paul A. Magnuson)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Burden of Proof

U.S. v. Austin, No. 00-2933 (8th Cir.) (255 F.3d 593) (June 18, 2001) (Judge Paul A. Magnuson) by Here the Court held that any Apprendi challenge to the imposition of a two-level leadership enhancement was "categoricaly barred" where that enhancement did not lead to the imposition of a sentence above …

U.S. v. Sebaggala, No. 99-1349 (1st Cir.) (256 F.3d 59) (July 16, 2001) (Judge Bruce M. Selya)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Perjury/Perjured Testimony

U.S. v. Sebaggala, No. 99-1349 (1st Cir.) (256 F.3d 59) (July 16, 2001) (Judge Bruce M. Selya) by The defendant in this case, the Mayor of the capitol city of Kampala, Uganda, was charged with a number of crimes stemming from his currency exchange business in Uganda. Among the charges …

U.S. v. Barrios-Gutierrez, No. 99-10148 (9th Cir.) (255 F.3d 1024) (July 3, 2001) (Judge Diarmuid F. O'Scannlain)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists

U.S. v. Barrios-Gutierrez, No. 99-10148 (9th Cir.) (255 F.3d 1024) (July 3, 2001) (Judge Diarmuid F. O'Scannlain) by Some judicial thoughts that help to explain why plea agreements account for more than 90% of the total convictions in America. QUOTE OF THE WEEK - Some thoughts on the high level …

U.S. v. Pressler, No. 00-1824 (3rd Cir.) (256 F.3d 144) (July 2, 2001) (Judge Edward R. Becker)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists

U.S. v. Pressler, No. 00-1824 (3rd Cir.) (256 F.3d 144) (July 2, 2001) (Judge Edward R. Becker) by

U.S. v. Sullivan, No. 00-8012 (10th Cir.) (255 F.3d 1256) (July 11, 2001) (Judge Stephen H. Anderson)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Burden of Proof

U.S. v. Sullivan, No. 00-8012 (10th Cir.) (255 F.3d 1256) (July 11, 2001) (Judge Stephen H. Anderson) by The Court held that the Apprendi rule did not apply to sentencing factors (such as the loss calculations in the instant tax case under USSG § 2T1.1(c)(2)) that increased the defendant's guideline …

U.S. v. Clinton, No. 99-30253 (5th Cir.) (256 F.3d 311) (June 27, 2001) (Judge Harold R. Jr. DeMoss)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists

U.S. v. Clinton, No. 99-30253 (5th Cir.) (256 F.3d 311) (June 27, 2001) (Judge Harold R. Jr. DeMoss) by

U.S. v. Stewart, No. 98-4155 (4th Cir.) (256 F.3d 231) (July 6, 2001) (Judge Karen J. Williams)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists

U.S. v. Stewart, No. 98-4155 (4th Cir.) (256 F.3d 231) (July 6, 2001) (Judge Karen J. Williams) by

U.S. v. McCulligan, No. 00-2562 (3rd Cir.) (256 F.3d 97) (July 6, 2001) (Judge Maryanne Trump Barry)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists

U.S. v. McCulligan, No. 00-2562 (3rd Cir.) (256 F.3d 97) (July 6, 2001) (Judge Maryanne Trump Barry) by