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U.S. v. Williams, No. 00-3003 (D.C. Cir.) (233 F.3d 592) (December 8, 2000) (Judge A. Raymond Randolph)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Perjury/Perjured Testimony

U.S. v. Williams, No. 00-3003 (D.C. Cir.) (233 F.3d 592) (December 8, 2000) (Judge A. Raymond Randolph) by We first visited the escapades of Detective Johnny St. Valentine-Brown (Brown) in U.S. v. Jones, 84 F.Supp.2d 124 (D.D.C. 1999) (P&J, 3/27/00), where we noted that the District of Columbia’s “resident narcotics …

Palma v. U.S. Dept. of Alcohol, Tobacco & Firearms, No. 99-1503 (3rd Cir.) (228 F.3d 323) (September 26, 2000) (Judge Theodore A. McKee)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Restoration of Civil Rights

Palma v. U.S. Dept. of Alcohol, Tobacco & Firearms, No. 99-1503 (3rd Cir.) (228 F.3d 323) (September 26, 2000) (Judge Theodore A. McKee) by In reversing the district court's grant of relief to the petitioner in this case, the Third Circuit held that he had failed to make the necessary …

U.S. v. Mojica-Baez, No. 98-2349 (1st Cir.) (229 F.3d 292) (August 30, 2000) (Judge Sandra L. Lynch)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Jurisdictional Defects

U.S. v. Mojica-Baez, No. 98-2349 (1st Cir.) (229 F.3d 292) (August 30, 2000) (Judge Sandra L. Lynch) by Here the Court held that harmless error analysis applies to the failure to allege an element of a crime in the indictment - a ruling that is in conflict with pre-Apprendi decisions …

U.S. v. Saxena, No. 99-1842 (1st Cir.) (229 F.3d 1) (October 3, 2000) (Judge Bruce M. Selya)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Breach of Plea/Coop./Immunity Agreements

U.S. v. Saxena, No. 99-1842 (1st Cir.) (229 F.3d 1) (October 3, 2000) (Judge Bruce M. Selya) by Here, in response to an allegation that the prosecutor had repudiated its obligations under the plea agreement to recommend an acceptance of responsibility sentence reduction under U.S.S.G. § 3E1.1 by disclosing to …

U.S. v. Flowal, No. 99-5357 (6th Cir.) (234 F.3d 932) (December 11, 2000) (Judge Thomas A. Jr. Wiseman)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Mandatory Minimums

U.S. v. Flowal, No. 99-5357 (6th Cir.) (234 F.3d 932) (December 11, 2000) (Judge Thomas A. Jr. Wiseman) by In 1996, following a jury trial, the defendant in this case, Michael Angelo Flowal, was sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole for possession with intent to distribute 5.2 …

Krimstock v. Safir, No. 99 Civ. 12041 (MBM) (S.D.N.Y.) (2000 WL 1702035) (November 13, 2000) (Judge Michael B. Mukasey)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists

Krimstock v. Safir, No. 99 Civ. 12041 (MBM) (S.D.N.Y.) (2000 WL 1702035) (November 13, 2000) (Judge Michael B. Mukasey) by

U.S. v. Shepard, No. 00-10653 (11th Cir.) (235 F.3d 1295) (December 14, 2000) (Judge Rosemary Barkett)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Drug Quantity

U.S. v. Shepard, No. 00-10653 (11th Cir.) (235 F.3d 1295) (December 14, 2000) (Judge Rosemary Barkett) by The defendant in this case, Alphonso Shepard, pled guilty to violating 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)((1) by knowingly possessing an unspecified amount of crack cocaine with intent to distribute. The presentence report prepared by …

Cunningham v. Gates, No. 98-55108 (9th Cir.) (229 F.3d 1271) (September 15, 2000) (Judge Frank J. Magill)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Immunity - Absolute and Qualified

Cunningham v. Gates, No. 98-55108 (9th Cir.) (229 F.3d 1271) (September 15, 2000) (Judge Frank J. Magill) by This high profile case involving allegations of excessive force used by the Los Angeles Police Department is noted for its review of the current law on the issue of qualified immunity in …

St. Cyr v. I.N.S., No. 99-2614 (2nd Cir.) (229 F.3d 406) (September 1, 2000) (Judge James L. Oakes)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Deportation/Removal/Exclusion

St. Cyr v. I.N.S., No. 99-2614 (2nd Cir.) (229 F.3d 406) (September 1, 2000) (Judge James L. Oakes) by St. Cyr v. I.N.S., 229 F.3d 406 (2nd Cir. 2000) (Judge Oakes) Calcano-Martinez v. I.N.S., 232 F.3d 328 (2nd Cir. 2000) (Judge Oakes) On January 12, 2001, the Supreme Court agreed …

U.S. v. Bockius, No. 99-1973 (3rd Cir.) (228 F.3d 305) (September 25, 2000) (Judge Anthony J. Scirica)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Money Laundering/Structuring

U.S. v. Bockius, No. 99-1973 (3rd Cir.) (228 F.3d 305) (September 25, 2000) (Judge Anthony J. Scirica) by The defendant was the president and one of four principals of an insurance brokerage firm. In the summer of 1995, he stole a significant sum of money from the brokerage and its …

U.S. v. Plummer, No. CR00-4068-MWB (N.D.Iowa) (118 F.Supp.2d 945) (October 26, 2000) (Judge Mark W. Bennett)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists

U.S. v. Plummer, No. CR00-4068-MWB (N.D.Iowa) (118 F.Supp.2d 945) (October 26, 2000) (Judge Mark W. Bennett) by This is one of those revealing cases that shows the arrogance of entrenched power - in this case, the power of the DEA. Here, four different law enforcement officers working on a task …

U.S. v. Havvard, No. IP00-0043-CR-01-H/F (S.D.Ind.) (117 F.Supp.2d 848) (October 5, 2000) (Judge David F. Hamilton)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Scientific Testimony or Evidence

U.S. v. Havvard, No. IP00-0043-CR-01-H/F (S.D.Ind.) (117 F.Supp.2d 848) (October 5, 2000) (Judge David F. Hamilton) by Here the court admitted latent fingerprint evidence testimony, holding that it is so reliable that it is “the very archetype of reliable expert testimony” under the Daubert standard - a statement that may …

U.S. v. Cavender, No. 98-3449 (7th Cir.) (228 F.3d 792) (October 3, 2000) (Judge Diane P. Wood)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Plain Error

U.S. v. Cavender, No. 98-3449 (7th Cir.) (228 F.3d 792) (October 3, 2000) (Judge Diane P. Wood) by Here, without deciding whether circuit precedent holding that drug quantities in Title 21 prosecutions are sentencing enhancements rather than elements should be reconsidered, the Seventh Circuit found that any error was harmless …

U.S. v. Finkelstein, No. 99-1565 (2nd Cir.) (229 F.3d 90) (October 2, 2000) (Judge Amalya Lyle Kearse)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Knowledge of Illegality

U.S. v. Finkelstein, No. 99-1565 (2nd Cir.) (229 F.3d 90) (October 2, 2000) (Judge Amalya Lyle Kearse) by Here the Court held that evidence of a defendant’s conscious avoidance of knowledge that funds underlying a money laundering conviction were proceeds of illegal narcotics activity could be considered in applying a …

Charles v. Hickman, No. 99-17063 (9th Cir.) (228 F.3d 981) (October 3, 2000) (Judge Raymond C. Fisher)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists

Charles v. Hickman, No. 99-17063 (9th Cir.) (228 F.3d 981) (October 3, 2000) (Judge Raymond C. Fisher) by Here the court held that the government was not precluded from relitigating evidence of a defendant's motive in an earlier stabbing to prove retaliatory motive at a murder trial when the issue …

U.S. v. Hernandez-Guardado, No. 99-10342 (9th Cir.) (228 F.3d 1017) (September 7, 2000) (Judge Arthur L. Alarcon)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Sentences - Adjustments and Departures

U.S. v. Hernandez-Guardado, No. 99-10342 (9th Cir.) (228 F.3d 1017) (September 7, 2000) (Judge Arthur L. Alarcon) by

In Re Tatum, No. 00-31162 (5th Cir.) (233 F.3d 857) (November 15, 2000) (Per Curiam)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists

In Re Tatum, No. 00-31162 (5th Cir.) (233 F.3d 857) (November 15, 2000) (Per Curiam) by In Re: Billy Ray Tatum, No. 00-31162 (5th Cir. 11/15/00) (Per Curiam) Rodgers v. United States, 229 F.3d 704 (8th Cir. 2000) (Per Curiam) In these two cases, the Fifth and Eighth Circuits held …

U.S. v. Hayes, No. 98-6623 (6th Cir.) (227 F.3d 578) (September 14, 2000) (Judge James L. Ryan)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Psychotherapist-Patient Privilege

U.S. v. Hayes, No. 98-6623 (6th Cir.) (227 F.3d 578) (September 14, 2000) (Judge James L. Ryan) by Here the majority of the panel held that there is no "dangerous patient" exception to the federal psychotherapist/patient testimonial privilege under Fed. R. Evid. 501.

U.S. v. Armenta-Castro, No. 99-4155 (10th Cir.) (227 F.3d 1255) (September 12, 2000) (Judge Michael R. Murphy)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Disparity in Charging/Sentencing Practices

U.S. v. Armenta-Castro, No. 99-4155 (10th Cir.) (227 F.3d 1255) (September 12, 2000) (Judge Michael R. Murphy) by

U.S. v. Richardson, No. 97-4101 (4th Cir.) (233 F.3d 223) (November 22, 2000) (Judge H. Emory Jr. Widener)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists

U.S. v. Richardson, No. 97-4101 (4th Cir.) (233 F.3d 223) (November 22, 2000) (Judge H. Emory Jr. Widener) by