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U.S. v. Agurs, No. 75-491 (U.S. Supreme Court) (427 U.S. 97; 96 S.Ct. 2392) (June 24, 1976) (Justice Stevens)
Article • December 13, 2000
Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Brady/Giglio/Jencks Act Issues
U.S. v. Agurs, No. 75-491 (U.S. Supreme Court) (427 U.S. 97; 96 S.Ct. 2392) (June 24, 1976) (Justice Stevens) by The defendant in this case, Linda Agurs, was accused of second-degree murder after she repeatedly stabbed James Sewell in a cheap motel room, following a sexual liason with him. The …
Haines v. Kerner, No. 70-5025 (U.S. Supreme Court) (404 U.S. 519; 92 S.Ct. 594) (January 13, 1972) (Per Curiam)
Article • December 12, 2000
Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Pro Se Issues
Haines v. Kerner, No. 70-5025 (U.S. Supreme Court) (404 U.S. 519; 92 S.Ct. 594) (January 13, 1972) (Per Curiam) by In this brief per curiam decision, the Supreme Court held that prisoner's pro se complaint seeking to recover damages for claimed physical injuries and deprivation of rights in imposing disciplinary …
Anderson v. Creighton, No. 85-1520 (U.S. Supreme Court) (483 U.S. 635; 107 S.Ct. 3034) (June 25, 1987) (Justice Scalia)
Article • December 10, 2000
Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Immunity - Absolute and Qualified
Anderson v. Creighton, No. 85-1520 (U.S. Supreme Court) (483 U.S. 635; 107 S.Ct. 3034) (June 25, 1987) (Justice Scalia) by The plaintiff in this case sued an FBI agent for damages based on the warrantless search of his house. The district court granted summary judgment to the agent on the …
Wisconsin v. Mitchell, No. 92-515 (U.S. Supreme Court) (508 U.S. 476; 113 S.Ct. 2194) (June 11, 1993) (Justice Rehnquist)
Article • December 9, 2000
Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Bias/Discrimination
Wisconsin v. Mitchell, No. 92-515 (U.S. Supreme Court) (508 U.S. 476; 113 S.Ct. 2194) (June 11, 1993) (Justice Rehnquist) by In this case, the respondent's sentence for aggravated battery was enhanced because he intentionally selected his victim on account of the victim's race. The respondent, Mitchell, was part of a …
Barclay v. Florida, No. 81-6908 (U.S. Supreme Court) (463 U.S. 939; 103 S.Ct. 3418) (July 6, 1983) (Justice Rehnquist)
Article • December 9, 2000
Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Bias/Discrimination
Barclay v. Florida, No. 81-6908 (U.S. Supreme Court) (463 U.S. 939; 103 S.Ct. 3418) (July 6, 1983) (Justice Rehnquist) by The central question in this case is whether Florida may constitutionally impose the death penalty on petitioner Elwood Barclay when one of the "aggravating circumstances" relied upon by the trial …
Richardson v. Marsh, No. 85-1433 (U.S. Supreme Court) (481 U.S. 200; 107 S.Ct. 1702) (April 21, 1987) (Justice Scalia)
Article • December 9, 2000
Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Bruton Error
Richardson v. Marsh, No. 85-1433 (U.S. Supreme Court) (481 U.S. 200; 107 S.Ct. 1702) (April 21, 1987) (Justice Scalia) by In this case the Court somewhat limited the Bruton rule (established in Bruton v. U.S., 391 U.S. 123 (1968)) by holding that the Confrontation Clause is not violated by the …
City of Newport v. Fact Concerts, Inc., No. 80-396 (U.S. Supreme Court) (453 U.S. 247; 101 S.Ct. 2748) (March 31, 1981) (Justice Blackmun)
Article • December 4, 2000
Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Damages - Punitive
City of Newport v. Fact Concerts, Inc., No. 80-396 (U.S. Supreme Court) (453 U.S. 247; 101 S.Ct. 2748) (March 31, 1981) (Justice Blackmun) by In this case, the Court considered whether punitive damages may be awarded against municipalities under 42 US.C. § 1983. It began by noting that municipalities had …
Florida v. Bostick, No. 89-1717 (U.S. Supreme Court) (501 U.S. 429; 111 S.Ct. 2382) (June 20, 1991) (Justice O'Connor)
Article • December 3, 2000
Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Consensual Encounters
Florida v. Bostick, No. 89-1717 (U.S. Supreme Court) (501 U.S. 429; 111 S.Ct. 2382) (June 20, 1991) (Justice O'Connor) by In Broward County, Florida, Sheriff's Department officers regularly boarded buses during stops to ask passengers for permission to search their luggage. Terrance Bostick, a passenger, was questioned by two officers …
U.S. v. Willard, No. 99-10534 (9th Cir.) (230 F.3d 1093) (October 25, 2000) (Judge Susan P. Graber)
Article • December 1, 2000 • from P&J November, 2000
Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Abuse of Position of Trust
U.S. v. Willard, No. 99-10534 (9th Cir.) (230 F.3d 1093) (October 25, 2000) (Judge Susan P. Graber) by Here the Court reversed a two-level enhancement for abuse of position of trust imposed on a mother who begged her daughter not to squeal to the Feds that she had been sexually …
U.S. v. Kinter, No. 99-4621 (4th Cir.) (235 F.3d 192) (December 19, 2000) (Judge Paul V. Niemeyer)
Article • December 1, 2000 • from P&J December, 2000
Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Burden of Proof
U.S. v. Kinter, No. 99-4621 (4th Cir.) (235 F.3d 192) (December 19, 2000) (Judge Paul V. Niemeyer) by Here the Court addressed the tantalizing issue of whether Apprendi entitles a defendant to have a jury decide, by proof beyond a reasonable doubt, every fact that has the real effect of …
Darity v. U.S., No. Civ. 1:00CV168 (W.D.N.C.) (124 F.Supp.2d 590) (December 4, 2000) (Judge Lacy H. Thornburg)
Article • December 1, 2000 • from P&J December, 2000
Filed under: Punch And Jurists
Darity v. U.S., No. Civ. 1:00CV168 (W.D.N.C.) (124 F.Supp.2d 590) (December 4, 2000) (Judge Lacy H. Thornburg) by Darity v. U.S., 124 F.Supp.2d 355 (W.D.N.C. 2000) (Judge Thornburg) Darity v. U.S., 124 F.Supp.2d 590 (W.D.N.C. 2000) (Judge Thornburg) One of the most contentious Apprendi issues that has arisen to date …
U.S. v. Moreno, No. S3 94 CR 0165 (SS) (S.D.N.Y.) (2000 WL 1843232) (December 14, 2000) (Judge Sonia Sotomayor)
Article • December 1, 2000 • from P&J December, 2000
Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Drug Quantity
U.S. v. Moreno, No. S3 94 CR 0165 (SS) (S.D.N.Y.) (2000 WL 1843232) (December 14, 2000) (Judge Sonia Sotomayor) by Although the Second Circuit has not yet ruled on the impact of Apprendi v. New Jersey, 530 U.S. 466 (2000), this decision, written by Judge Sotomayor, takes on particular significance …
U.S. v. Chavez, No. 00-1404 (8th Cir.) (230 F.3d 1089) (October 20, 2000) (Judge Roger L. Wollman)
Article • December 1, 2000 • from P&J December, 2000
Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Drug Quantity
U.S. v. Chavez, No. 00-1404 (8th Cir.) (230 F.3d 1089) (October 20, 2000) (Judge Roger L. Wollman) by The defendant in this case was found guilty on four separate counts invloving the illegal distribution of methamphetamine. Through its verdict form, the jury found that the quantity of methamphetamine involved was …
Darity v. U.S., No. Civ. 1:00CV168 (W.D.N.C.) (124 F.Supp.2d 355) (October 25, 2000) (Judge Lacy H. Thornburg)
Article • December 1, 2000 • from P&J December, 2000
Filed under: Punch And Jurists
Darity v. U.S., No. Civ. 1:00CV168 (W.D.N.C.) (124 F.Supp.2d 355) (October 25, 2000) (Judge Lacy H. Thornburg) by Darity v. U.S., 124 F.Supp.2d 355 (W.D.N.C. 2000) (Judge Thornburg) Darity v. U.S., 124 F.Supp.2d 590 (W.D.N.C. 2000) (Judge Thornburg) One of the most contentious Apprendi issues that has arisen to date …
U.S. v. Nachamie, No. S3 98 CR 1238(SAS) (S.D.N.Y.) (121 F.Supp.2d 285) (September 22, 2000) (Judge Shira A. Scheindlin)
Article • December 1, 2000 • from P&J December, 2000
Filed under: Punch And Jurists
U.S. v. Nachamie, No. S3 98 CR 1238(SAS) (S.D.N.Y.) (121 F.Supp.2d 285) (September 22, 2000) (Judge Shira A. Scheindlin) by Here the district court granted an unusual "out-of-the-heartland" departure in a Medicare fraud case based on findings that the defendants were "accidental criminals" whose “initial lack of intent” to join …
U.S. v. Wash, No. 00-1217 (7th Cir.) (231 F.3d 366) (November 2, 2000) (Judge Joel L. Flaum)
Article • December 1, 2000 • from P&J December, 2000
Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Motive/Opportunity/Intent/Identity Evidence
U.S. v. Wash, No. 00-1217 (7th Cir.) (231 F.3d 366) (November 2, 2000) (Judge Joel L. Flaum) by United States v. Wash, 231 F.3d 366 (7th Cir. 2000) (Judge Flaum) United States v. Varoudakis, 233 F.3d 113 (1st Cir. 2000) (Judge Lipez) It doesn’t take a genius to recognize that, …
Lopez v. Davis, No. 99-7504 (U.S. Supreme Court) (531 U.S. 230; 121 S.Ct. 714) (January 10, 2001) (Justice Ginsburg)
Article • December 1, 2000 • from P&J December, 2000
Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Drug Testing/Treatment Programs
Lopez v. Davis, No. 99-7504 (U.S. Supreme Court) (531 U.S. 230; 121 S.Ct. 714) (January 10, 2001) (Justice Ginsburg) by Here the Supreme Court held that the BOP had acted within its discretionary right when is adopted revised regulations excluding persons whose crime involved a gun from receiving sentence reductions …
U.S. v. LaFreniere, No. 99-1318 (1st Cir.) (236 F.3d 41) (January 2, 2001) (Judge Salvador E. Casellas)
Article • December 1, 2000 • from P&J December, 2000
Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Mandatory Minimums
U.S. v. LaFreniere, No. 99-1318 (1st Cir.) (236 F.3d 41) (January 2, 2001) (Judge Salvador E. Casellas) by In this case the First Circuit held that a drug weight that requires a statutory mandatory minimum sentence need not be submitted to a jury nor proved beyond a reasonable doubt under …
U.S. v. Gracidas-Ulibarry, No. 98-50610 (9th Cir.) (231 F.3d 1188) (November 7, 2000) (Judge Raymond C. Fisher)
Article • December 1, 2000 • from P&J December, 2000
Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Illegal Reentry
U.S. v. Gracidas-Ulibarry, No. 98-50610 (9th Cir.) (231 F.3d 1188) (November 7, 2000) (Judge Raymond C. Fisher) by Here the Court held that a conviction for attempt to reenter the U.S. without the consent of the Attorney General, in violation of 8 USC § 1326, requires a jury finding that …
U.S. v. Hernandez, No. 00-1537 (7th Cir.) (231 F.3d 1087) (November 9, 2000) (Judge Daniel A. Manion)
Article • December 1, 2000 • from P&J December, 2000
Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Abuse of Position of Trust
U.S. v. Hernandez, No. 00-1537 (7th Cir.) (231 F.3d 1087) (November 9, 2000) (Judge Daniel A. Manion) by In this case the defendant, a staff accountant who stole $115,000 from Zenith Electronics Corporation, challenged the imposition of a two-level enhancement under U.S.S.G. § 3B1.3 for abuse of position of trust. …
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