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U.S. v. Kimler, No. 02-3097 (10th Cir.) (335 F.3d 1132) (July 7, 2003) (Judge Stephen H. Anderson)

Article • August 1, 2003 • from P&J August, 2003

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, DNA Evidence/Testing

U.S. v. Kimler, No. 02-3097 (10th Cir.) (335 F.3d 1132) (July 7, 2003) (Judge Stephen H. Anderson) by Here the Court upheld as authorized by the plain language of the underlying statutes two special conditions of supervised rellease to give DNA samples and to attend sex eduction therapy imposed on …

Lawrence v. Texas, No. 02-102 (U.S. Supreme Court) (539 U.S. 558; 123 S.Ct. 2472) (June 26, 2003) (Justice Kennedy)

Article • June 1, 2003 • from P&J June, 2003

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Constitutional Challenges

Lawrence v. Texas, No. 02-102 (U.S. Supreme Court) (539 U.S. 558; 123 S.Ct. 2472) (June 26, 2003) (Justice Kennedy) by In a sweeping decision that effectively overturns similar criminal anti-sodomy laws in 13 states, the Supreme Court, by a surprising vote of 6 to 3, overturned a Texas "homosexual conduct" …

U.S. v. Henderson, No. 01-CR-197 (E.D.Wisc.) ( F.Supp.2d ) (February 18, 2003) (Judge Rudolph T. Randa)

Article • January 1, 2003 • from P&J January, 2003

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, DNA Evidence/Testing

U.S. v. Henderson, No. 01-CR-197 (E.D.Wisc.) ( F.Supp.2d ) (February 18, 2003) (Judge Rudolph T. Randa) by Here the Court enjoined the Probation Office from attempting to collect DNA samples from a defendant convicted only of bank larceny, holding that the crime was not a qualifying offense under the provisions …

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)

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

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. Reynard, No. 98-CR-2402-IEG (S.D.Cal.) (220 F.Supp.2d 1142) (August 26, 2002) (Judge Irma E. Gonzales)

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

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, DNA Evidence/Testing

U.S. v. Reynard, No. 98-CR-2402-IEG (S.D.Cal.) (220 F.Supp.2d 1142) (August 26, 2002) (Judge Irma E. Gonzales) by In 2000, Congress enacted one of those proverbial wonders of modern day penal legislation - the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act (42 U.S.C. § 14135a et seq.) (the DNA Act). Among other things, …

U.S. v. Liero, No. 02-50026 (9th Cir.) (298 F.3d 1175) (August 15, 2002) (Judge Alex Kozinski)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Constitutional Challenges

U.S. v. Liero, No. 02-50026 (9th Cir.) (298 F.3d 1175) (August 15, 2002) (Judge Alex Kozinski) by Here the Court rejected a challenge that the Federal statutes, requiring imposition of a term of supervised releasefollowing a sentence of imprisonment (21 U.S.C. § 960 and 18 U.S.C. § 3583(a)), are unconstitutional …

U.S. v. Coleman, No. S2-401CR296ERW (E.D.Mo.) (202 F.Supp.2d 962) (February 15, 2002) (Judge E. Richard Webber)

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

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, DNA Evidence/Testing

U.S. v. Coleman, No. S2-401CR296ERW (E.D.Mo.) (202 F.Supp.2d 962) (February 15, 2002) (Judge E. Richard Webber) by The defendant in this case was charged with conspiring to commit armed robbery of financial institutions, attempted armed bank robbery, and using, carrying, and brandishing firearms during, and in relation to a robbery. …

U.S. v. Buckland, No. 99-30285 (9th Cir.) (289 F.3d 558) (May 7, 2002) (Judge Stephen S. Trott)

Article • May 1, 2002 • from P&J August, 2001

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Constitutional Challenges

U.S. v. Buckland, No. 99-30285 (9th Cir.) (289 F.3d 558) (May 7, 2002) (Judge Stephen S. Trott) by This decision amends in minor respects the en banc court's prior decision reported at 277 F.3d 1173 (9th Cir. 2002) - but again affirmed that the Supreme Court's decision in Apprendi v. …

Hoang v. Comfort, No. 01-1136 (10th Cir.) (282 F.3d 1247) (March 5, 2002) (Judge Mary Beck Briscoe)

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

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Constitutional Challenges

Hoang v. Comfort, No. 01-1136 (10th Cir.) (282 F.3d 1247) (March 5, 2002) (Judge Mary Beck Briscoe) by Here the Court held that section 236(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (18 U.S.C. § 1226(c)), which required the mandatory detention of criminal aliens pending administrative removal proceedings, is unconstitutional as …

Harvey v. Horan, No. 01-6703 (4th Cir.) (285 F.3d 298) (March 28, 2002) (Per Curiam)

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

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Constitutional Right to DNA Testing

Harvey v. Horan, No. 01-6703 (4th Cir.) (285 F.3d 298) (March 28, 2002) (Per Curiam) by Here the Forth Circuit declined to grant en banc review of the decision previously reported at 278 F.3d 370, where the panel concluded that a felon convicted of rape did not have a constitutional …

U.S. v. Handakas, No. 00-1751 (2nd Cir.) (286 F.3d 92) (March 22, 2002) (Judge Dennis G. Jacobs)

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

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Constitutional Challenges

U.S. v. Handakas, No. 00-1751 (2nd Cir.) (286 F.3d 92) (March 22, 2002) (Judge Dennis G. Jacobs) by Here a divided panel vacated a mail fraud conviction on the grounds that the “honest services” provisions of the statute were unconstitutionally vague as applied and presaged a “breathtaking expansion” of the …

Harvey v. Horan, No. 01-6703 (4th Cir.) (278 F.3d 370) (January 23, 2002) (Judge J. Harvie III Wilkinson)

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

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Constitutional Right to DNA Testing

Harvey v. Horan, No. 01-6703 (4th Cir.) (278 F.3d 370) (January 23, 2002) (Judge J. Harvie III Wilkinson) by Here the Court reversed a district court decision and held that a felon convicted or rape does not have a constitutional right to have access to, and to test, DNA evidence …

U.S. v. Kirksey, No. 00-CR-80654 (E.D.Mich.) (174 F.Supp.2d 611) (December 4, 2001) (Judge Gerald E. Rosen)

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

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Constitutional Challenges

U.S. v. Kirksey, No. 00-CR-80654 (E.D.Mich.) (174 F.Supp.2d 611) (December 4, 2001) (Judge Gerald E. Rosen) by Here the Court held that the general Federal drug laws, 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(b)(1)(A) and (b)(1)(B), were not rendered unconstitutional by the Supreme Court's decision in Apprendi.

U.S. v. Buckland, No. 99-30285 (9th Cir.) (277 F.3d 1173) (January 18, 2002) (Judge Stephen S. Trott)

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

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Constitutional Challenges

U.S. v. Buckland, No. 99-30285 (9th Cir.) (277 F.3d 1173) (January 18, 2002) (Judge Stephen S. Trott) by Here a divided en banc court from the Ninth Circuit reversed a prior panel’s controversial decision and held that Apprendi did not render the provisions of the Government’s principal drug enforcement statute, …

U.S. v. Ford, No. 99-15208 (11th Cir.) (270 F.3d 1346) (October 25, 2001) (Per Curiam)

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

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Constitutional Challenges

U.S. v. Ford, No. 99-15208 (11th Cir.) (270 F.3d 1346) (October 25, 2001) (Per Curiam) by Here, on remand from the Suoreme Court, the 11th Circuit affirmed the sentence that the Supreme Court had vacated and held that (a) Apprendi claims are not jurisdictional, and (b) 21 USC § 841(b)(1)(A) …

U.S. v. Kelly, No. 00-2705 (3rd Cir.) (272 F.3d 622) (December 5, 2001) (Per Curiam)

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

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Constitutional Challenges

U.S. v. Kelly, No. 00-2705 (3rd Cir.) (272 F.3d 622) (December 5, 2001) (Per Curiam) by As most Apprendi-watchers know, on August 9, 2001, a divided panel from the Ninth Circuit issued a highly controversial ruling to the effect that 21 U.S.C. § 841(b)(1)(A) and (B), two of the main …

U.S. v. McAllister, No. 00-4423 (4th Cir.) (272 F.3d 228) (November 8, 2001) (Judge William W. Jr. Wilkins)

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

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Constitutional Challenges

U.S. v. McAllister, No. 00-4423 (4th Cir.) (272 F.3d 228) (November 8, 2001) (Judge William W. Jr. Wilkins) by To date, only one appellate court has held that the Supreme Court’s decision in Apprendi v. New Jersey, 530 U.S. 466 (2000) rendered the Government’s principal drug enforcement statute, 21 U.S.C. …

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

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

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. Hitchcock, No. 00-10251 (9th Cir.) (263 F.3d 878) (August 23, 2001) (Judge Betty Binns Fletcher)

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

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Constitutional Challenges

U.S. v. Hitchcock, No. 00-10251 (9th Cir.) (263 F.3d 878) (August 23, 2001) (Judge Betty Binns Fletcher) by On August 9, 2001, a panel from the Ninth Circuit issued a far reaching decision, when it held, in U.S. v. Buckland, 2001 WL 893440 (9th Cir. 8/9/01) (See, P&J, 7/16/01), that …

U.S. v. Buckland, No. 99-30285 (9th Cir.) (259 F.3d 1157) (August 9, 2001) (Judge A. Wallace Tashima)

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

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Constitutional Challenges

U.S. v. Buckland, No. 99-30285 (9th Cir.) (259 F.3d 1157) (August 9, 2001) (Judge A. Wallace Tashima) by Here a divided panel from the Ninth Circuit held that 21 U.S.C. § 841(b)(1)(A) and (B), two of the main provisions of the most commonly used drug statute, are facially unconstitutional under …