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Article • October 1, 1997 • from P&J December, 1997
U.S. v. Smith, No. 95-8102 (11th Cir.) (122 F.3d 1355) (June 6, 1997) (Per Curiam) by Court held that expert testimony regarding eyewitness reliability was unadmissible under Daubert.
Article • October 1, 1997 • from P&J October, 1997
Testa v. U.S., No. 90 Civ. 6003 (S.D.N.Y.) (971 F.Supp. 833) (August 8, 1997) (Judge Jed S. Rakoff) by Testa v. United States, 971 F.Supp. 833 (S.D.N.Y. 1997) (Judge Rakoff) United States v. Warren, 971 F.Supp. 1288 (E.D.Ark. 1997) (Judge Howard) Two cases published the week of October 6, 1997 …
Article • October 1, 1997 • from P&J October, 1997
U.S. v. Warren, No. LR-CR-95-248 (E.D.Ark.) (971 F.Supp. 1288) (July 15, 1997) (Judge George Jr. Howard) by
Article • October 1, 1997 • from P&J October, 1997
Benjamin v. Jacobson, No. 96-7957, No. 928 (2nd Cir.) (124 F.3d 162) (August 26, 1997) (Judge Guido Calabresi) by Gavin v. Branstad, 122 F.3d 1081 (8th Cir. 1997) (Judge Bowman) Benjamin v. Jacobson, 124 F.3d 162 (2nd Cir. 1997) (Judge Calabresi) Taylor v. State of Arizona, 972 F.Supp. 1239 (D.Ariz. …
Article • October 1, 1997 • from P&J October, 1997
U.S. v. Warren, No. LR-CR-95-248 (E.D.Ark.) (971 F.Supp. 1288) (July 15, 1997) (Judge George Jr. Howard) by Testa v. United States, 971 F.Supp. 833 (S.D.N.Y. 1997) (Judge Rakoff) United States v. Warren, 971 F.Supp. 1288 (E.D.Ark. 1997) (Judge Howard) Two cases published the week of October 6, 1997 show the …
Article • October 1, 1997 • from P&J October, 1997
U.S. v. McGrew, No. 96-10342 (9th Cir.) (122 F.3d 847) (September 12, 1997) (Judge Stephen Reinhardt) by Search warrant invalid due to omissions and misleading statements in supporting affidavit. This is one of those rare search warrant cases (although typical for Judge Reinhardt) in which the Court reversed a drug …
Article • October 1, 1997 • from P&J October, 1997
U.S. v. Carter, No. 96-3860 (7th Cir.) (122 F.3d 469) (August 27, 1997) (Judge Richard D. Cudahy) by Here the court rejected a claim that because the defendant's employment was "strikingly meritorious" he was entitled to a downward departure. See also U.S. v. Stefonek, 179 F.3d 1030, 1038 (7th Cir. …
Article • October 1, 1997 • from P&J October, 1997
U.S. v. Logan, No. 96-1479 (8th Cir.) (121 F.3d 1172) (August 4, 1997) (Judge Morris Sheppard Arnold) by Case held that "fronting" (i.e., allowing co-conspirators to buy drugs on credit) is not alone sufficient to justify the imposition of a sentence enhancement for being a leader or organizer.
Article • October 1, 1997 • from P&J October, 1997
U.S. v. Gaines, No. 95-2374 (6th Cir.) (122 F.3d 324) (August 8, 1997) (Judge Richard F. Suhrheinrich) by This is one of the more interesting of the many recent cases that have ruled on the controversial question of whether a district court has the authority to grant a downward departure …
Article • October 1, 1997 • from P&J October, 1997
Filed under: Punch And Jurists
U.S. v. Taylor, No. 96-3372 (8th Cir.) (122 F.3d 685) (September 9, 1997) (Judge John R. Gibson) by United States v. Taylor, 122 F.3d 685 (8th Cir. 1997) (Judge Gibson) United States v. Wofford, 122 F.3d 787 (9th Cir. 1997) (Judge O’Scannlain) As growing hordes of ex-cons are released from …
Article • October 1, 1997 • from P&J October, 1997
U.S. v. Long, No. 95-8502 (11th Cir.) (122 F.3d 1360) (September 16, 1997) (Judge Gerald B. Tjoflat) by One of the Guideline issues explored in this case was the enhancement for abuse of a position of trust under U.S.S.G. § 3B1.1; and the case is another indication that, depending on …
Article • October 1, 1997 • from P&J October, 1997
Walters v. McCormick, No. 94-35684 (9th Cir.) (122 F.3d 1172) (August 15, 1997) (Judge Jerome Farris) by Over the strong dissent of Judge Noonan, the Court held it was proper to admit the testimony of a child victim even though there were serious questions about her ability to recognize the …
U.S. v. Mankiewicz, No. 96-2594 (7th Cir.) (122 F.3d 399) (August 8, 1997) (Judge Kenneth F. Ripple) by Case held that use of relevant conduct for uncharged crimes is not permitted unless they are similar in nature and temporally proximate.
Article • October 1, 1997 • from P&J October, 1997
U.S. v. Miles, No. 95-10001 (5th Cir.) (122 F.3d 235) (September 5, 1997) (Per Curiam) by Case is noted for Judge DeMoss' "specially concurring" opinion in which he explains why he feels this holding in in conflict with U.S. v. Lopez.
Article • October 1, 1997 • from P&J October, 1997
Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Age
U.S. v. Collins, No. 96-5039 (10th Cir.) (122 F.3d 1297) (August 5, 1997) (Judge Deanell R. Tacha) by Court discussed, at note 6, availability of departure based on defendant's age. This is an important Sentencing Guidelines departure case which deals principally with departures from the Career Offender status created under …
Article • September 1, 1997 • from P&J September, 1997
Filed under: Punch And Jurists
U.S. v. Lacy, No. 95-30370 (9th Cir.) (119 F.3d 742) (July 10, 1997) (Judge James R. Browning) by Although the Court ultimately affirmed the defendant's conviction because there was no plain error, it held that the term "matter" in § 2252(a)(4)(B) refers only to the physical medium that contained the …
Article • September 1, 1997 • from P&J September, 1997
U.S. v. Chavez, No. 96-20622 (5th Cir.) (119 F.3d 342) (August 4, 1997) (Per Curiam) by In his electrifying book about the American Criminal Justice System, The Rich Get Richer and the Poor Get Prison, (Macmillan Publishing Company, New York, 1984), Professor Jeffrey H. Reiman of the School of Justice …
Article • September 1, 1997 • from P&J September, 1997
Thompson v. Calderon, No. 95-99014 (9th Cir.) (120 F.3d 1045) (August 3, 1997) (Judge Betty Binns Fletcher) by Dissent of Judge Kozinski Not for Publication UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * …
Article • September 1, 1997 • from P&J September, 1997
U.S. v. Ramos-Oseguera, No. 95-10386 (9th Cir.) (120 F.3d 1028) (July 30, 1997) (Judge Robert Boochever) by One of the issues raised on this appeal dealt with the scope of the marital testimonial privilege. After the defendant was convicted of a conspiracy to sell heroin and while serving her own …
U.S. v. Williams, No. 96-3099 (11th Cir.) (121 F.3d 615) (September 8, 1997) (Judge Floyd R. Gibson) by The Court held that in order for the Government to sustain a conviction under 18 USC § 228(a) and establish its willful element, it must "prove that the law imposed a duty …
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