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U.S. v. Burgess, No. 09-4584 (4th Cir.) (684 F.3d 445) (July 11, 2012) (Judge Barbara Milano Keenan)

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U.S. v. Burgess, No. 09-4584 (4th Cir.) (684 F.3d 445) (July 11, 2012) (Judge Barbara Milano Keenan) by Here the Court joined with a plurality of the Circuits and held that before a district court awards restitution to the victims of child pornography under 18 U.S.C. § 2259, it must …

U.S. v. Ouedraogo, No. 1:08-cr-68 (W.D.Mich.) (837 F.Supp.2d 720) (December 21, 2011) (Judge Janet T. Neff)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Sufficiency of Evidence

U.S. v. Ouedraogo, No. 1:08-cr-68 (W.D.Mich.) (837 F.Supp.2d 720) (December 21, 2011) (Judge Janet T. Neff) by Here the Court granted a judgment of acquittal after finding that the Government’s case against the defendant consisted of using “smoke and mirrors” and required “unreasonable inferences” that were little more than “a …

U.S. v. Prosperi, No. 10-1739 (1st Cir.) (686 F.3d 32) (July 13, 2012) (Judge Kermit A. Lipez)

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Filed under: Probation, Punch And Jurists

U.S. v. Prosperi, No. 10-1739 (1st Cir.) (686 F.3d 32) (July 13, 2012) (Judge Kermit A. Lipez) by Here the Court affirmed, as substantively reasonable, sentences of probation imposed on two white collar defendants convicted of fraud in Boston's Big Dig project despite a Guidelines’ sentencing range of 87 to …

U.S. v. Vanderwerff, No. 12-CR-00069 (D.Colo.) (2012 u.s. Dist. LEXIS 89812) (June 28, 2012) (Judge John L. Jr. Kane)

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U.S. v. Vanderwerff, No. 12-CR-00069 (D.Colo.) (2012 u.s. Dist. LEXIS 89812) (June 28, 2012) (Judge John L. Jr. Kane) by Here the Court rejected the terms of a proposed plea agreement in a child pornography case because it required to defendant to waive all of his rights to appellate review …

Patel v. City of Los Angeles, No. 08-56567 (9th Cir.) (686 F.3d 1085) (July 17, 2012) (Judge Richard R. Clifton)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Hotel Guests

Patel v. City of Los Angeles, No. 08-56567 (9th Cir.) (686 F.3d 1085) (July 17, 2012) (Judge Richard R. Clifton) by Here a divided panel held that a Los Angeles ordinance which required hotel operators to maintain certain guest registry information and to make that information available to the police …

U.S. v. White Twin, No. 11-3206 (8th Cir.) (682 F.3d 773) (June 27, 2012) (Judge William Duane Benton)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Reasonableness of Sentence

U.S. v. White Twin, No. 11-3206 (8th Cir.) (682 F.3d 773) (June 27, 2012) (Judge William Duane Benton) by

U.S. v. Alvarez, No. 11-210 (U.S. Supreme Court) (567 U.S. 709; 132 S.Ct. 2537) (June 28, 2012) (Justice Kennedy)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Stolen Valor Act

U.S. v. Alvarez, No. 11-210 (U.S. Supreme Court) (567 U.S. 709; 132 S.Ct. 2537) (June 28, 2012) (Justice Kennedy) by

U.S. v. Lomeli, No. 11-1549 (8th Cir.) (676 F.3d 734) (April 18, 2012) (Judge C. Arlen Beam)

Article • July 9, 2012 • from P&J July, 2012

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Wiretap Evidence

U.S. v. Lomeli, No. 11-1549 (8th Cir.) (676 F.3d 734) (April 18, 2012) (Judge C. Arlen Beam) by

U.S. v. Stewart, No. 10-3185 (2nd Cir.) (686 F.3d 156) (June 28, 2012) (Judge Robert D. Sack)

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Filed under: First Amendment, Punch And Jurists

U.S. v. Stewart, No. 10-3185 (2nd Cir.) (686 F.3d 156) (June 28, 2012) (Judge Robert D. Sack) by Sentence for convictions of conspiracy to defraud the US, 18 U.S.C. § 371, conspiracy to provide and to conceal the provision of material support to a conspiracy to kill and kidnap persons …

Southern Union Company v. U.S., No. 11-94 (U.S. Supreme Court) (567 U.S. 342; 132 S.Ct. 2344) (June 21, 2012) (Justice Sotomayor)