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U.S. v. Brugal, No. 98-4255 (4th Cir.) (209 F.3d 353) (April 4, 2000) (Judge Clyde H. Hamilton)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Searches - Vehicle checkpoints

U.S. v. Brugal, No. 98-4255 (4th Cir.) (209 F.3d 353) (April 4, 2000) (Judge Clyde H. Hamilton) by Here a divided en banc court affirmed a conviction after a driver had turned off the road to avoid a fictitious drug checkpoint holding that under the totatlity of circumstances the driver's …

U.S. v. Tappin, No. 99-1439 (2nd Cir.) (205 F.3d 536) (March 9, 2000) (Judge Jose A. Cabranes)

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U.S. v. Tappin, No. 99-1439 (2nd Cir.) (205 F.3d 536) (March 9, 2000) (Judge Jose A. Cabranes) by In this case, the defendant originally entered the U.S. in 1961 on a student visa and he became a lawful permanent resident in 1969. In 1991 he was convicted of an attempted …

U.S. v. Li, No. 97-2034 (1st Cir.) (206 F.3d 56) (February 29, 2000) (Judge Norman H. Stahl)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Enforceable Rights/Remedies

U.S. v. Li, No. 97-2034 (1st Cir.) (206 F.3d 56) (February 29, 2000) (Judge Norman H. Stahl) by In this case, a number of defendants were convicted of a series of violations arising out of their attempts to smuggle Chinese aliens into the United States. On appeal, they sought to …

Amos v. Maryland Dept. of Public Safety, No. 96-7091 (4th Cir.) (205 F.3d 687) (March 6, 2000) (Per Curiam)

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Filed under: Americans with Disabilities Act, Punch And Jurists

Amos v. Maryland Dept. of Public Safety, No. 96-7091 (4th Cir.) (205 F.3d 687) (March 6, 2000) (Per Curiam) by

Edwards v. Carpenter, No. 98-2060 (U.S. Supreme Court) (529 U.S. 446; 120 S.Ct. 1587) (April 25, 2000) (Justice Scalia)

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Edwards v. Carpenter, No. 98-2060 (U.S. Supreme Court) (529 U.S. 446; 120 S.Ct. 1587) (April 25, 2000) (Justice Scalia) by Here the Court held that when a petitioner asserts a claim of ineffective counsel for failing to assert a challenge to the sufficiency of evidence, but procedurally defaults on both …

U.S. v. Morris, No. 99-1956 (7th Cir.) (204 F.3d 776) (February 22, 2000) (Judge Frank H. Easterbrook)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Notice - Adequacy of

U.S. v. Morris, No. 99-1956 (7th Cir.) (204 F.3d 776) (February 22, 2000) (Judge Frank H. Easterbrook) by In this case, the district court decided at sentencing that a five-level increase in the defendant's sentence for engaging in sexual conduct with a minor was appropriate - despite the fact that …

U.S. v. Lombera-Camorlinga, No. 98-50347 (9th Cir.) (206 F.3d 882) (March 6, 2000) (Judge Mary M. Schroeder)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Enforceable Rights/Remedies

U.S. v. Lombera-Camorlinga, No. 98-50347 (9th Cir.) (206 F.3d 882) (March 6, 2000) (Judge Mary M. Schroeder) by Jumping in line with all the Circuit Courts that have ruled on the issue, a divided en banc Court from the Ninth Circuit has now vacated and reversed a panel’s earlier decision …

Lanier v. U.S., No. 98-2689 (7th Cir.) (205 F.3d 958) (February 9, 2000) (Judge Michael S. Kanne)

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Lanier v. U.S., No. 98-2689 (7th Cir.) (205 F.3d 958) (February 9, 2000) (Judge Michael S. Kanne) by This is another of the recent rash of cases in which defendants have been seeking to overturn their continuing criminal enterprise (CCE) convictions under 21 U.S.C. § 848 due to the district …

Lanier v. U.S., No. 98-2689 (7th Cir.) (205 F.3d 958) (February 9, 2000) (Judge Michael S. Kanne)

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Lanier v. U.S., No. 98-2689 (7th Cir.) (205 F.3d 958) (February 9, 2000) (Judge Michael S. Kanne) by This is another of the recent rash of cases in which defendants have been seeking to overturn their continuing criminal enterprise (CCE) convictions under 21 U.S.C. § 848 due to the district …

U.S. v. Deleveaux, No. 98-5685 (11th Cir.) (205 F.3d 1292) (March 9, 2000) (Judge Frank May Hull)

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U.S. v. Deleveaux, No. 98-5685 (11th Cir.) (205 F.3d 1292) (March 9, 2000) (Judge Frank May Hull) by In this case, the Eleventh Circuit joined at least seven other Circuits (the Second, Third, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Ninth and Tenth) in holding that, under extraordinary circumstances, the defense of justification may …

U.S. v. Fernandez, No. 98 CR 961 JSM (S.D.N.Y.) (2000 WL 534449) (May 3, 2000) (Judge John S. Jr. Martin)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Effective Assistance of Counsel

U.S. v. Fernandez, No. 98 CR 961 JSM (S.D.N.Y.) (2000 WL 534449) (May 3, 2000) (Judge John S. Jr. Martin) by In his typical fashion, District Judge Martin of New York started this evocative decision with a bang. He wrote: “The adoption of the Sentencing Guidelines has substantially changed the …

U.S. v. Wilkerson, No. 98-50504 (9th Cir.) (208 F.3d 794) (April 3, 2000) (Judge Dorothy Wright Nelson)

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Filed under: Recusal, Punch And Jurists

U.S. v. Wilkerson, No. 98-50504 (9th Cir.) (208 F.3d 794) (April 3, 2000) (Judge Dorothy Wright Nelson) by United States v. Wilkerson, 208 F.3d 794 (9th Cir. 2000) (Judge Nelson) United States v. Whitman, 209 F.3d 619 (6th Cir. 2000) (Per Curiam) Both of these cases dealt with judges whose …

U.S. v. Ocana, No. 98-41133 (5th Cir.) (204 F.3d 585) (February 18, 2000) (Judge Carl E. Stewart)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Factual Disputes/Findings

U.S. v. Ocana, No. 98-41133 (5th Cir.) (204 F.3d 585) (February 18, 2000) (Judge Carl E. Stewart) by This case is noted principally for Judge Politz' dissent where he objected to the defendant's almost three-fold increase in her sentence based on the testimony of two co-conspirators whose testimony was filled …

Scott v. Clay County, Tn., No. 98-6157 (6th Cir.) (205 F.3d 867) (March 1, 2000) (Judge Robert B. Krupansky)

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

Scott v. Clay County, Tn., No. 98-6157 (6th Cir.) (205 F.3d 867) (March 1, 2000) (Judge Robert B. Krupansky) by If one reads only the majority decision in this case, one would get the impression that it’s just another decision by the courts upholding the primacy of the defense of …

U.S. v. Morrison, No. 98-5323 (11th Cir.) (204 F.3d 1091) (February 25, 2000) (Judge Edward E. Carnes)

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U.S. v. Morrison, No. 98-5323 (11th Cir.) (204 F.3d 1091) (February 25, 2000) (Judge Edward E. Carnes) by The defendant in this case appealed a modified 46 month sentence imposed by the district court (Judge Hurley) some 13 days after the court initially imposed a 24 month sentence. Apparently, after …

U.S. v. Colvin, No. 99-35269 (9th Cir.) (204 F.3d 1221) (March 1, 2000) (Judge Michael Daly Hawkins)

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U.S. v. Colvin, No. 99-35269 (9th Cir.) (204 F.3d 1221) (March 1, 2000) (Judge Michael Daly Hawkins) by United States v. Colvin, 204 F.3d 1221 (9th Cir. 2000) (Judge Hawkins) United States v. Ruiz-Alvarez, No. 96-17272 (9th Cir. 4/25/00) (Judge Silverman) In both of these cases the Ninth Circuit grappled …

U.S. v. Martinez, No. 99-1285 (2nd Cir.) (207 F.3d 133) (March 21, 2000) (Judge Robert A. Katzmann)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Aberrant Behavior

U.S. v. Martinez, No. 99-1285 (2nd Cir.) (207 F.3d 133) (March 21, 2000) (Judge Robert A. Katzmann) by In this case the Court revisited its broad holding in Zecevic v. U.S. Parole Commission, 163 F.3d 731 (2nd Cir. 1998), P&J, 1/18/99, where it adopted the minority view among the Circuits …

U.S. v. Kubick, No. 98-30082 (9th Cir.) (205 F.3d 1117) (December 10, 1999) (Judge Pamela Ann Rymer)

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U.S. v. Kubick, No. 98-30082 (9th Cir.) (205 F.3d 1117) (December 10, 1999) (Judge Pamela Ann Rymer) by In this case, the defendant, Robert Kubick, and his attorney, William Herron, pled guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit bankruptcy fraud which arose out of Kubick’s concealment of assets from …

U.S. v. Whitman, No. 99-6086 (6th Cir.) (209 F.3d 619) (March 24, 2000) (Per Curiam)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Offense of Conviction

U.S. v. Whitman, No. 99-6086 (6th Cir.) (209 F.3d 619) (March 24, 2000) (Per Curiam) by Once again, the Sixth Circuit has affirmed its minority view among the Circuits that the provisions of U.S.S.G. § 3E1.1 are concerned “solely with whether a defendant admits or denies material conduct during her …

Slack v. McDaniel, No. 98-6322 (U.S. Supreme Court) (529 U.S. 473; 120 S.Ct. 1595) (April 26, 2000) (Justice Kennedy)

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Slack v. McDaniel, No. 98-6322 (U.S. Supreme Court) (529 U.S. 473; 120 S.Ct. 1595) (April 26, 2000) (Justice Kennedy) by Each year, the current Supreme Court denies certiorari in literally thousands of cases that raise weighty issues on which the Circuits are seriously divided, and chooses instead to rule on …