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U.S. v. Moussaoui, No. 03-4162 (4th Cir.) (336 F.3d 279) (July 14, 2003) (Per Curiam) by

U.S. v. Moussaoui, No. 03-4162 (4th Cir.) (333 F.3d 509) (June 26, 2003) (Judge William W. Jr. Wilkins) by Here the Court held that it was without authority to rule on the substantive question of whether it is fundamentally unfair for the Government to institute a criminal prosecution in the …

Luce v. U.S., No. 83-912 (U.S. Supreme Court) (469 U.S. 38; 105 S.Ct. 460) (December 10, 1984) (Justice Burger) by In this case the Supreme Court granted certiorari to resolve a conflict among the Circuits as to whether the defendant, who did not testify at trial, is entitled to review …

Hill v. U.S., No. 68 (U.S. Supreme Court) (368 U.S. 424; 82 S.Ct. 468) (January 22, 2062) (Justice Stewart) by This case is a continuation of the Court's decision in Green v. U.S., 365 U.S. 301 (1961), where it first characterized the right of allocution at sentencing as an important …

Calderon v. Thompson, No. 97-215 (U.S. Supreme Court) (523 U.S. 538; 118 S.Ct. 1489) (April 29, 1998) (Justice Kennedy) by Case held that the Ninth Circuit abused its discretion when, 2 days before the scheduled execution of the accused, it recalled its earlier mandate that had denied all habeas corpus …

U.S. v. Thomas, No. 99-2612 (8th Cir.) (198 F.3d 1063) (December 30, 1999) (Judge Roger L. Wollman) by In this case the defendant was sentenced to 121 months in prison for his participation in a drug conspiracy. As part of his sentence he was ordered to refrain from associating with …