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U.S. v. Benson, No. 96-5325 (6th Cir.) (134 F.3d 787) (January 21, 1998) (Judge Eugene E. Jr. Siler) by The defendant in this case was originally arrested on a mail theft charge. He was released on bond; and after he subsequently failed to appear, he was subsequently indicted for failure …

U.S. v. Bozza, No. 96-9293 (11th Cir.) (132 F.3d 659) (January 8, 1998) (Judge Joseph Woodrow Hatchett) by This case deals with the notification provisions of U.S.S.G. § 2J1.7, which requires the sentencing court to give the defendant “sufficient notice” before the court may enhance the defendant’s sentence for a …

U.S. v. Vasquez, No. 96-1163 (2nd Cir.) (113 F.3d 383) (May 19, 1997) (Judge Richard J. Cardamone) by Although bail release form only warned defendant that the result of commision of a new crime while on release "could be" a mandatory sentence, that was held to be sufficient notice of …

U.S. v. Davis, No. 96-1143(L) (2nd Cir.) (114 F.3d 400) (June 12, 1997) (Per Curiam) by When they want you, they'll get you. Here the district court (Judge Elfvin) refused to impose a three level enhancement for committing an additional crime while on bail release because the language contained in …