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U.S. v. Madoch, No. 96-3754 (7th Cir.) (149 F.3d 596) (July 8, 1998) (Judge Diane P. Wood)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Miranda

U.S. v. Madoch, No. 96-3754 (7th Cir.) (149 F.3d 596) (July 8, 1998) (Judge Diane P. Wood) by Case held that the district court committed plain error by resolving a suppression motion without an evidentiary hearing to determine whether defendant was in custody and entitled to Miranda warnings.

U.S. v. Sherman, No. 97-7073 (3rd Cir.) (150 F.3d 306) (July 30, 1998) (Judge Theodore A. McKee)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Recantation

U.S. v. Sherman, No. 97-7073 (3rd Cir.) (150 F.3d 306) (July 30, 1998) (Judge Theodore A. McKee) by Here the court held that a prosecutor's decision to charge the defendant under § 1621 rather than § 1623 did not improperly deny the defendant of a defense of recantation; and thus …

U.S. v. Rodriguez-Rivas, No. 97-50650 (5th Cir.) (151 F.3d 377) (August 17, 1998) (Judge John M. Jr. Duhé)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Searches - Border Stops/Searches

U.S. v. Rodriguez-Rivas, No. 97-50650 (5th Cir.) (151 F.3d 377) (August 17, 1998) (Judge John M. Jr. Duhé) by United States v. Rodriguez-Rivas, 151 F.3d 377 (5th Cir. 1998) (Judge Duhé) United States v. Jones, 149 F.3d 364 (5th Cir. 1998) (Judge Parker) These two cases evoke Justice Marshall's eloquent …

U.S. v. Coscarelli, No. 96-20264 (5th Cir.) (149 F.3d 342) (July 30, 1998) (Judge Edith H. Jones)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Notice of Appeal/Appeal Rights

U.S. v. Coscarelli, No. 96-20264 (5th Cir.) (149 F.3d 342) (July 30, 1998) (Judge Edith H. Jones) by After the Government alone appealed from a sentencing decision, the Court held that the defendant's failure to file a notice of appeal precluded him from receiving affirmative relief from the appellate court. …

U.S. v. Cespedes, No. 95-9261 (11th Cir.) (151 F.3d 1329) (September 25, 1998) (Judge Stanley Marcus)

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

U.S. v. Cespedes, No. 95-9261 (11th Cir.) (151 F.3d 1329) (September 25, 1998) (Judge Stanley Marcus) by In a case of first impression the Court held that the sentence enhancement provisions of 21 USC § 851, which authorize the prosecutor to file notice of intent to increase sentences based on …

Madrid v. Gomez, No. 96-17277 (9th Cir.) (150 F.3d 1030) (July 2, 1998) (Judge Diarmuid F. O'Scannlain)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Attorneys' Fees/Expenses

Madrid v. Gomez, No. 96-17277 (9th Cir.) (150 F.3d 1030) (July 2, 1998) (Judge Diarmuid F. O'Scannlain) by While this case deals principally with the new attorney's fee limitations contained in the Prison Litigation Reform Act (PLRA), it is noted both for its ruling and because it recalls District Judge …

U.S. v. Hickman, No. 97-40237 (5th Cir.) (151 F.3d 446) (September 1, 1998) (Judge Robert M. Parker)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Interstate Commerce - Effect on

U.S. v. Hickman, No. 97-40237 (5th Cir.) (151 F.3d 446) (September 1, 1998) (Judge Robert M. Parker) by The Court stated: "A review of Supreme Court authority raises serious questions regarding whether aggregation principles can be used as the commerce clause jurisdictional hook under the Hobbs Act when the underlying …

U.S. v. Hildebrand, No. 97-3021 (8th Cir.) (152 F.3d 756) (July 28, 1998) (Judge James B. Loken)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Age

U.S. v. Hildebrand, No. 97-3021 (8th Cir.) (152 F.3d 756) (July 28, 1998) (Judge James B. Loken) by Case is noted for the Government's opposition to a term of probation, despite the district court's finding that the 70-year old defendant suffered from life threatening health conditions, arguing that such conditions …

U.S. v. Eisenhardt, No. Crim. No. S 95-0468 (D.Md.) (10 F.Supp.2d 521) (August 3, 1998) (Judge Frederic N. Smalkin)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists

U.S. v. Eisenhardt, No. Crim. No. S 95-0468 (D.Md.) (10 F.Supp.2d 521) (August 3, 1998) (Judge Frederic N. Smalkin) by Here the Court called the Singleton ruling "amazingly unsound, not to mention nonsensical, especially in its creation ex nihilo of an exclusionary rule barring testimony from virtually every cooperating federal …

U.S. v. Salzano, No. 97-3337 (10th Cir.) (149 F.3d 1238) (July 28, 1998) (Judge David M. Ebel)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Probable/Proximate Cause

U.S. v. Salzano, No. 97-3337 (10th Cir.) (149 F.3d 1238) (July 28, 1998) (Judge David M. Ebel) by United States v. Salzano, 149 F.3d 1238 (10th Cir. 1998) (Judge Ebel) United States v. Salzano, 158 F.3d 1107 (10th Cir. 1998) (En Banc) (Judge Ebel) In this case, the Tenth Circuit, …

Dyer v. Calderon, No. 95-99002 (9th Cir.) (151 F.3d 970) (August 6, 1998) (Judge Alex Kozinski)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Bias/Discrimination

Dyer v. Calderon, No. 95-99002 (9th Cir.) (151 F.3d 970) (August 6, 1998) (Judge Alex Kozinski) by This judicial donnybrook is noted for the wide disparity of reasoning about whether a juror's lies during voir dire warranted an inference of implied bias.

U.S. v. Rodriguez-Rivas, No. 97-50650 (5th Cir.) (151 F.3d 377) (August 17, 1998) (Judge John M. Jr. Duhé)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Search and Seizure

U.S. v. Rodriguez-Rivas, No. 97-50650 (5th Cir.) (151 F.3d 377) (August 17, 1998) (Judge John M. Jr. Duhé) by QUOTE OF THE WEEK - The spectre of today's dragnet-style sweep searches. "The evidence in this cause has evoked images of other nations, under other flags, when no man traveled his …

U.S. v. Harris, No. 96-10416 (9th Cir.) (154 F.3d 1082) (September 9, 1998) (Judge Charles E. Wiggins)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Mandatory Minimums

U.S. v. Harris, No. 96-10416 (9th Cir.) (154 F.3d 1082) (September 9, 1998) (Judge Charles E. Wiggins) by Back in 1994, two student-athletes, who were on football scholarships at Fresno State University, were convicted of a spree of armed robberies of some restaurants and hotels in the Fresno area. Because …

U.S. v. Esparza-Ponce, No. Crim. 97-3252-R (S.D.Cal.) (7 F.Supp.2d 1084) (May 18, 1998) (Judge John S. Sr. Rhoades)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Enforceable Rights/Remedies

U.S. v. Esparza-Ponce, No. Crim. 97-3252-R (S.D.Cal.) (7 F.Supp.2d 1084) (May 18, 1998) (Judge John S. Sr. Rhoades) by Following the approach of the Fifth Circuit in Faulder v. Johnson, 81 F.3d 515 (5th Cir. 1996), the Court held that a violation of the Vienna Convention does not rise to …

U.S. v. Salameh, No. 94-1312 (2nd Cir.) (152 F.3d 88) (August 4, 1998) (Per Curiam)

Article • September 1, 1998 • from P&J September, 1998

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Mutually Antagonistic Defenses

U.S. v. Salameh, No. 94-1312 (2nd Cir.) (152 F.3d 88) (August 4, 1998) (Per Curiam) by This case involved a multi-defendant conspiracy to blow up the World Trade Center complex in New York City. At trial, one defendant, Abouhalima, refused to concede that a bomb had blown up the World …

U.S. v. Dent, No. 97-1666 (3rd Cir.) (149 F.3d 180) (July 6, 1998) (Judge Richard L. Nygaard)

Article • September 1, 1998 • from P&J September, 1998

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Interstate Agreement on Detainers (IAD)

U.S. v. Dent, No. 97-1666 (3rd Cir.) (149 F.3d 180) (July 6, 1998) (Judge Richard L. Nygaard) by Case held that a defendant generally must strictly comply with provisions of Article III of IAD, and therefore a letter sent by inmate requesting a speedy resolution of his outstanding Federal charges …

U.S. v. Gonzalez-Bello, No. 96-CR-875 (JG) (E.D.N.Y.) (10 F.Supp.2d 232) (June 26, 1998) (Judge John Gleeson)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists

U.S. v. Gonzalez-Bello, No. 96-CR-875 (JG) (E.D.N.Y.) (10 F.Supp.2d 232) (June 26, 1998) (Judge John Gleeson) by This is a most unusual Guidelines case in which Judge Gleeson granted a substantial downward departure to a 26 year-old Venezuelan woman on the grounds that she had effectively been prevented by her …

U.S. v. Vavages, No. 97-10394 (9th Cir.) (151 F.3d 1185) (August 3, 1998) (Judge Cynthia Holcomb Hall)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists

U.S. v. Vavages, No. 97-10394 (9th Cir.) (151 F.3d 1185) (August 3, 1998) (Judge Cynthia Holcomb Hall) by QUOTE OF THE WEEK - The evils of bending-over-backwards to exonerate prosecutors who take unfair advantage of a defendant's rights at trial. "Despite our best efforts, some prosecutors continue to engage in …

U.S. v. Hickman, No. 97-40237 (5th Cir.) (151 F.3d 446) (September 1, 1998) (Judge Robert M. Parker)

Article • September 1, 1998 • from P&J September, 1998

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Case Agents

U.S. v. Hickman, No. 97-40237 (5th Cir.) (151 F.3d 446) (September 1, 1998) (Judge Robert M. Parker) by Case held that, even though the trial issues were not complex enough to justify approving the use of two case agents at counsel's table, a new trial would not be granted because …

U.S. v. Lin Lyn Trading, Ltd., No. 96-4126 (D.Utah) (149 F.3d 1112) (July 6, 1998) (Judge David M. Ebel)

Article • September 1, 1998 • from P&J September, 1998

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Dismissal

U.S. v. Lin Lyn Trading, Ltd., No. 96-4126 (D.Utah) (149 F.3d 1112) (July 6, 1998) (Judge David M. Ebel) by Court reversed district court's dismissal of indictment as overly harsh, based on the Government's invasion of defendant's Sixth Amendment right to counsel - finding lack of sufficient prejudice.