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U.S. v. Anderson, No. 96 CR 251 (N.D.Ill.) (955 F.Supp. 935) (January 30, 1997) (Judge Ann Claire Williams)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Downward Departures

U.S. v. Anderson, No. 96 CR 251 (N.D.Ill.) (955 F.Supp. 935) (January 30, 1997) (Judge Ann Claire Williams) by Under U.S.S.G. § 4A1.3, the court may depart downward from the normal Guideline sentence if it concludes "that a defendant's criminal history category significantly over-represents the seriousness of a defendant's criminal …

U.S. v. Latney, No. 95-3170 (D.C. Cir.) (108 F.3d 1446) (March 21, 1997) (Judge A. Raymond Randolph)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Similar Acts or Crimes/Similarity in kind

U.S. v. Latney, No. 95-3170 (D.C. Cir.) (108 F.3d 1446) (March 21, 1997) (Judge A. Raymond Randolph) by In the overwhelming number of criminal cases, perhaps the most controverted of the Federal Rules of Evidence is Rule 404(b), which permits the prosecution to introduce evidence of an accused’s extrinsic acts …

U.S. v. Snyder, No. CR. No. 95-10200-EFH (D.Mass.) (954 F.Supp. 19) (January 14, 1997) (Judge Edward F. Harrington)

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

U.S. v. Snyder, No. CR. No. 95-10200-EFH (D.Mass.) (954 F.Supp. 19) (January 14, 1997) (Judge Edward F. Harrington) by This decision is actually an extraordinary sentencing memorandum written by a courageous judge who plaintively cries out once again for some sanity in the sentencing practices that exist. In this case, …

U.S. v. Otis, No. 96-2393 (7th Cir.) (107 F.3d 487) (February 18, 1997) (Judge Jesse E. Eschbach)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists

U.S. v. Otis, No. 96-2393 (7th Cir.) (107 F.3d 487) (February 18, 1997) (Judge Jesse E. Eschbach) by United States v. Haut, 107 F.3d 213 (3rd Cir. 1997) United States v. Otis, 107 F.3d 487 (7th Cir. 1997) At the time the Federal Sentencing Guidelines were adopted, then-Commissioner Paul H. …

U.S. v. Otis, No. 96-2393 (7th Cir.) (107 F.3d 487) (February 18, 1997) (Judge Jesse E. Eschbach)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Death/Bodily Injury

U.S. v. Otis, No. 96-2393 (7th Cir.) (107 F.3d 487) (February 18, 1997) (Judge Jesse E. Eschbach) by Although the court acknowledged that death and bodily injury are factors that may justify an upward departure, it reversed such a departure because the court made no findings that such elements were …

Lozada v. U.S., No. 96-2887 (2nd Cir.) (107 F.3d 1011) (March 7, 1997) (Judge Jon O. Newman)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists

Lozada v. U.S., No. 96-2887 (2nd Cir.) (107 F.3d 1011) (March 7, 1997) (Judge Jon O. Newman) by Lozada v. United States, 107 F.3d 1011 (2nd Cir. 1997) (Judge Newman) Houchin v. Zavaras, 107 F.3d 1465 (10th Cir. 1997) (Judge Henry) United States v. Asrar, 108 F.3d 217 (9th Cir. …

U.S. v. Jones, No. 95-6096 (6th Cir.) (107 F.3d 1147) (March 3, 1997) (Judge Karen Nelson Moore)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Community Confinement/Home Detention

U.S. v. Jones, No. 95-6096 (6th Cir.) (107 F.3d 1147) (March 3, 1997) (Judge Karen Nelson Moore) by One of the issues raised in this case was whether a previous sentence that the defendant served in home detention under a Tennessee program called "Community Alternatives to Prison Program" constituted a …

U.S. v. Haut, No. 95-3573 (3rd Cir.) (107 F.3d 213) (February 26, 1997) (Judge Robert E. Cowen)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists

U.S. v. Haut, No. 95-3573 (3rd Cir.) (107 F.3d 213) (February 26, 1997) (Judge Robert E. Cowen) by United States v. Haut, 107 F.3d 213 (3rd Cir. 1997) (Judge Cowen) United States v. Otis, 107 F.3d 487 (7th Cir. 1997) (Judge Eschbach) At the time the Federal Sentencing Guidelines were …

U.S. v. Cabrales, No. 96-3080WM (8th Cir.) (109 F.3d 471) (March 24, 1997) (Judge Richard S. Arnold)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Money Laundering/Structuring

U.S. v. Cabrales, No. 96-3080WM (8th Cir.) (109 F.3d 471) (March 24, 1997) (Judge Richard S. Arnold) by This case is noted because it is a rare case in which both the lower court and the Eighth Circuit dismissed a series of money laundering accounts on the grounds of improper …

Houchin v. Zavaras, No. 96-1187 (10th Cir.) (107 F.3d 1465) (February 27, 1997) (Judge Robert H. Henry)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists

Houchin v. Zavaras, No. 96-1187 (10th Cir.) (107 F.3d 1465) (February 27, 1997) (Judge Robert H. Henry) by Lozada v. United States, 107 F.3d 1011 (2nd Cir. 1997) (Judge Newman) Houchin v. Zavaras, 107 F.3d 1465 (10th Cir. 1997) (Judge Henry) United States v. Asrar, 108 F.3d 217 (9th Cir. …

U.S. v. Osei, No. 96-1796 (2nd Cir.) (107 F.3d 101) (February 21, 1997) (Per Curiam)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Safety Valve

U.S. v. Osei, No. 96-1796 (2nd Cir.) (107 F.3d 101) (February 21, 1997) (Per Curiam) by Case held that the provisions of USSG § 2D1.1(b)(4) can apply even in cases where the defendant is not subject to a statutory mandatory minimum sentence. In this case the Court disagreed with the …

Stoia v. U.S., No. 95-2424 (7th Cir.) (109 F.3d 392) (March 24, 1997) (Judge Michael S. Kanne)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Conflict of Interest

Stoia v. U.S., No. 95-2424 (7th Cir.) (109 F.3d 392) (March 24, 1997) (Judge Michael S. Kanne) by Here, although the Court agreed that counsel had an actual conflict of interest, without any hearing, it simply denied any relief to the defendant because he had failed to show that the …

U.S. v. Schaefer, No. 95-2836 (7th Cir.) (107 F.3d 1280) (March 3, 1997) (Judge John L. Coffey)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Undischarged Terms of Imprisonment

U.S. v. Schaefer, No. 95-2836 (7th Cir.) (107 F.3d 1280) (March 3, 1997) (Judge John L. Coffey) by United States v. Oser, 107 F.3d 1080 (3rd Cir. 1997) (Judge Sloviter) United States v. Schaefer, 107 F.3d 1280 (7th Cir. 1997) (Judge Coffey) United States v. Fuentes, 107 F.3d 1515 (11th …

U.S. v. Bissell, No. Crim. A. No. 95-539 (AJL) (D.N.J.) (954 F.Supp. 841) (December 13, 1996) (Judge Alfred J. Jr. Lechner)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Combination of Factors/Totality of Circumstances

U.S. v. Bissell, No. Crim. A. No. 95-539 (AJL) (D.N.J.) (954 F.Supp. 841) (December 13, 1996) (Judge Alfred J. Jr. Lechner) by United States v. Perkins, 108 F.3d 512 (4th Cir. 1997) (Judge Russell) United States v. Griffiths, 954 F.Supp. 738 (D.Vt. 1997) (Judge Sessions) United States v. Bissell, 954 …

U.S. v. Webster, No. 96-30159 (9th Cir.) (108 F.3d 1156) (March 12, 1997) (Judge Eugene A. Wright)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Counterfeiting and Forgery

U.S. v. Webster, No. 96-30159 (9th Cir.) (108 F.3d 1156) (March 12, 1997) (Judge Eugene A. Wright) by Here, in examining the "purports to be genuine language" contained in USSG § 2B5.1, the Court held that it was not necessary for the Government to prove the common law similitude requirement …

Doe v. Weld, No. Civ. A. No. 96-11968-PBS (D.Mass.) (954 F.Supp. 425) (December 17, 1997) (Judge Patti B. Saris)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Megan's Laws

Doe v. Weld, No. Civ. A. No. 96-11968-PBS (D.Mass.) (954 F.Supp. 425) (December 17, 1997) (Judge Patti B. Saris) by Case rejected a broad range of challenges to the Massachusetts Megan's Law, holding it did not constitute punishment for purposes of ex post facto, bill of attainder and double jeopardy …

U.S. v. Blackwell, No. Crim. No. 95-671 (AJL) (D.N.J.) (954 F.Supp. 944) (January 21, 1997) (Judge Alfred J. Jr. Lechner)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Family Circumstances

U.S. v. Blackwell, No. Crim. No. 95-671 (AJL) (D.N.J.) (954 F.Supp. 944) (January 21, 1997) (Judge Alfred J. Jr. Lechner) by Here Judge Lechner angrily rejected the Government's attempt to seek a downward departure for an inner-city defendant on the basis of extraordinary family responsibilites, claiming it was attempting to …

U.S. v. Harrington, No. 96-3060 (D.C. Cir.) (108 F.3d 1460) (March 25, 1997) (Judge Patricia M. Wald)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Interstate Commerce

U.S. v. Harrington, No. 96-3060 (D.C. Cir.) (108 F.3d 1460) (March 25, 1997) (Judge Patricia M. Wald) by Early one Sunday morning, a Roy Rogers restaurant in Washington, D.C. was robbed. The robber got some $30 and he fled using a get-away car driven by the defendant in this case. …

U.S. v. McQueen, No. 95-5615 (4th Cir.) (108 F.3d 64) (March 6, 1997) (Judge Donald S. Russell)

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

U.S. v. McQueen, No. 95-5615 (4th Cir.) (108 F.3d 64) (March 6, 1997) (Judge Donald S. Russell) by Case held that the Government's breach of a plea agreement constituted plain error; and it directed the Government to reduce all oral pleas to writing.

Inmates of Suffolk County v. Sheriff of Suffolk Cty, No. 71-162-REK (D.Mass.) (952 F.Supp. 869) (January 2, 1997) (Judge Robert E. Keeton)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Consent Decrees - Termination of

Inmates of Suffolk County v. Sheriff of Suffolk Cty, No. 71-162-REK (D.Mass.) (952 F.Supp. 869) (January 2, 1997) (Judge Robert E. Keeton) by Klinger v. Department of Corrections, 107 F.3d 609 (8th Cir. 1997) (Judge McMillian) Inmates of Suffolk County v. Sheriff of Suffolk Cty., 952 F.Supp. 869 (D.Mass 1997) …