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U.S. v. Saldana, No. 96-1371 (1st Cir.) (109 F.3d 100) (March 31, 1997) (Judge Michael Boudin)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Delays in Prosecution of Case

U.S. v. Saldana, No. 96-1371 (1st Cir.) (109 F.3d 100) (March 31, 1997) (Judge Michael Boudin) by Can sentencing manipulation constitute a proper basis for a downward departure under § 5K2.0? In this case, the First Circuit implied that under certain circumstances such manipulation could be a proper basis for …

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, Handwriting Analysis and Exemplars

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 the Supreme Court's ruling in Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 509 U.S. 579 (1993) had any impact on the long tradition …

U.S. v. Jerez, No. 95-1549 (7th Cir.) (108 F.3d 684) (February 27, 1997) (Judge Kenneth F. Ripple)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Drug Dealer/Courier Profile

U.S. v. Jerez, No. 95-1549 (7th Cir.) (108 F.3d 684) (February 27, 1997) (Judge Kenneth F. Ripple) by This case, involving a late-night search and seizure, covers a full panoply of many of the issues raised in such cases. Two Hispanic defendants, staying in a motel near an airport in …

U.S. v. Binford, No. 96-2419 (7th Cir.) (108 F.3d 723) (March 4, 1997) (Judge William J. Bauer)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists

U.S. v. Binford, No. 96-2419 (7th Cir.) (108 F.3d 723) (March 4, 1997) (Judge William J. Bauer) by Adopting the "sentencing package" theory, the Seventh Circuit held that a district court has the authority to restructure a defendant's entire sentence even when the petitioner attacks the validity of just one …

U.S. v. Saldana, No. 96-1371 (1st Cir.) (109 F.3d 100) (March 31, 1997) (Judge Michael Boudin)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists

U.S. v. Saldana, No. 96-1371 (1st Cir.) (109 F.3d 100) (March 31, 1997) (Judge Michael Boudin) by Can sentencing manipulation constitute a proper basis for a downward departure under § 5K2.0? In this case, the First Circuit implied that under certain circumstances such manipulation could be a proper basis for …

U.S. v. Tencer, No. 95-31135 (5th Cir.) (107 F.3d 1120) (March 10, 1997) (Judge W. Eugene Davis)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Tainted Funds

U.S. v. Tencer, No. 95-31135 (5th Cir.) (107 F.3d 1120) (March 10, 1997) (Judge W. Eugene Davis) by In this case the Court was faced with the issue of whether forfeiture of property under 18 USC § 982(a)(1) "involved in" a money laundering offense includes property used to facilitate the …

U.S. v. Perkins, No. 95-5698 (4th Cir.) (108 F.3d 512) (March 10, 1997) (Judge Donald S. Russell)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Sentencing Disparity

U.S. v. Perkins, No. 95-5698 (4th Cir.) (108 F.3d 512) (March 10, 1997) (Judge Donald S. Russell) by Here the Court reversed a downward departure granted to a black defendant on the basis that "symmetry and justice" required a lower sentence - even though the Government failed to object to …

U.S. v. Corona, No. 96-3-238 (5th Cir.) (108 F.3d 565) (March 12, 1997) (Judge Patrick E. Higginbotham)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Duplicity/Multiplicity

U.S. v. Corona, No. 96-3-238 (5th Cir.) (108 F.3d 565) (March 12, 1997) (Judge Patrick E. Higginbotham) by United States v. Gaydos, 108 F.3d 505 (3rd Cir. 1997) (Judge Nygaard) United States v. Corona, 108 F.3d 565 (5th Cir. 1997) (Judge Higginbotham) Both of these cases deal with the Federal …

U.S. v. Griffiths, No. 2:95-CR-55-01 (D.Vt.) (954 F.Supp. 738) (January 11, 1997) (Judge William K. III Sessions)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists

U.S. v. Griffiths, No. 2:95-CR-55-01 (D.Vt.) (954 F.Supp. 738) (January 11, 1997) (Judge William K. III Sessions) 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 F.Supp. 841 (D.N.J. 1996) …

Roller v. Gunn, No. 96-6992 (4th Cir.) (107 F.3d 227) (February 19, 1997) (Judge J. Harvie III Wilkinson)

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Filed under: Filing Fees, Punch And Jurists

Roller v. Gunn, No. 96-6992 (4th Cir.) (107 F.3d 227) (February 19, 1997) (Judge J. Harvie III Wilkinson) by Among its more notable statements, the Court held that "the right of access to federal courts is not a free-floating right, but rather is sibject to Congress' Article III power to …

U.S. v. Loayza, No. 95-5796 (4th Cir.) (107 F.3d 257) (February 25, 1997) (Judge Lacy H. Thornburg)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Dismissal

U.S. v. Loayza, No. 95-5796 (4th Cir.) (107 F.3d 257) (February 25, 1997) (Judge Lacy H. Thornburg) by This case dealt with the almost impossible to win issue of whether the indictment that was brought was legally sufficient; and while the majority's decision concluded, in a somewhat pedestrian manner, that …

U.S. v. Haro-Salcedo, No. 96-4053 (10th Cir.) (107 F.3d 769) (February 19, 1997) (Judge John C. Porfilio)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Searches - Inventory

U.S. v. Haro-Salcedo, No. 96-4053 (10th Cir.) (107 F.3d 769) (February 19, 1997) (Judge John C. Porfilio) by Case held that inventory search exception to warrant requirement must not be a ruse for general rummaging to discover incriminating evidence, but rather an administrative procedure designed to produce an inventory. Here, …

U.S. v. Jones, No. 94-5913 (6th Cir.) (108 F.3d 668) (March 12, 1997) (Judge Alice M. Batchelder)

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Filed under: Jury Instructions, Punch And Jurists

U.S. v. Jones, No. 94-5913 (6th Cir.) (108 F.3d 668) (March 12, 1997) (Judge Alice M. Batchelder) by Here's another case that deals with the raging, but hopelessly confused, question of whether improper jury instructions constitute "plain" error, within the meaning of Rule 52(b) of the Fed.R.Crim.P. The defendant in …

U.S. v. Viltrakis, No. 96-10054 (9th Cir.) (108 F.3d 1159) (March 12, 1997) (Judge Paul H. Roney)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Indigent Defendants - Fees and Expenses

U.S. v. Viltrakis, No. 96-10054 (9th Cir.) (108 F.3d 1159) (March 12, 1997) (Judge Paul H. Roney) by Here the Court affirmed the district court's ruling granting defense witnesses only a small portion of the witness fees they requested, largely on the basis that defendant lacked standing to appeal the …

U.S. v. McVeigh, No. 96-CR-68-M (D.Colo.) (954 F.Supp. 1441) (January 28, 1997) (Judge Richard P. Matsch)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Indigent Defendants - Fees and Expenses

U.S. v. McVeigh, No. 96-CR-68-M (D.Colo.) (954 F.Supp. 1441) (January 28, 1997) (Judge Richard P. Matsch) by United States v. Viltrakis, 108 F.3d 1159 (9th Cir. 1997) (Judge Roney) United States v. McVeigh, 954 F.Supp. 1441 (D.Colo. 1997) (Judge Matsch) These two cases address another recurrent and fulminic issue: Does …

Mitchell v. Prunty, No. 94-55990 (9th Cir.) (107 F.3d 1337) (February 26, 1997) (Judge Alex Kozinski)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Gang Membership

Mitchell v. Prunty, No. 94-55990 (9th Cir.) (107 F.3d 1337) (February 26, 1997) (Judge Alex Kozinski) by

U.S. v. Johnstone, No. 95-5833 (3rd Cir.) (107 F.3d 200) (February 24, 1997) (Judge Edward R. Becker)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Possession or Use of Firearms

U.S. v. Johnstone, No. 95-5833 (3rd Cir.) (107 F.3d 200) (February 24, 1997) (Judge Edward R. Becker) by One of the issues raised in this case was the validity of a four point enhancement that was imposed for the use of a dangerous weapon under U.S.S.G. § 2A2.2(b)(2)(B). Here, the …

U.S. v. Qualls, No. 95-50378 (9th Cir.) (108 F.3d 1019) (March 5, 1997) (Judge Robert R. Beezer)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Restoration of Civil Rights

U.S. v. Qualls, No. 95-50378 (9th Cir.) (108 F.3d 1019) (March 5, 1997) (Judge Robert R. Beezer) by Case held that the district court committed plain error by failing to instruct jury that it could only convict defendant for possessing those firearms that he was barred from possessing under state …

U.S. v. Jerez, No. 95-1549 (7th Cir.) (108 F.3d 684) (February 27, 1997) (Judge Kenneth F. Ripple)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Drug Dealer/Courier Profile

U.S. v. Jerez, No. 95-1549 (7th Cir.) (108 F.3d 684) (February 27, 1997) (Judge Kenneth F. Ripple) by QUOTE OF THE WEEK - The hokum and hypocrisy of the metamorphic "drug dealer profile." "The 'drug dealer profile' is . . . laughable, because it can be used to justify designating …

U.S. v. Rostoff, No. Civ. No. 96-10558 (WGY) (D.Mass.) (956 F.Supp. 38) (January 13, 1997) (Judge William G. Young)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Sentences - Authority to Modify

U.S. v. Rostoff, No. Civ. No. 96-10558 (WGY) (D.Mass.) (956 F.Supp. 38) (January 13, 1997) (Judge William G. Young) by Here, in affirming the Givernment's right to collect restitution after the end of supervised release, the Court held that the VWPA cannot have been intended to mean that restitution obligations …