Punch and Jurists

U.S. v. Bare, No. 14-10475 (9th Cir.) (806 F.3d 1011) (November 24, 2015) (Judge Richard C. Tallman) by In this case, the Ninth Circuit affirmed, over the dissent of Judge Kozinski, the 54-month sentence imposed on Ibrahim Fahab Bare following his conviction for being a felon in possession of a …

U.S. v. Perazza-Mercado, No. 07-1511 (1st Cir.) (553 F.3d 65) (January 21, 2009) (Judge Kermit A. Lipez) by In an issue of first impression in the First Circuit, the Court addressed the validity of a special condition of supervised release that imposed a total ban on a defendant’s home use …

U.S. v. Voelker, No. 05-2858 (3rd Cir.) (489 F.3d 139) (June 5, 2007) (Judge Theodore A. McKee) by During an FBI investigation into the online activities of one Wyndell Williams, agents monitored a “chat” between Williams and Daniel Voelker, a 35 year old Pennsylvania resident. During that conversation, Voelker briefly …

U.S. v. Wise, No. 03-30274 (9th Cir.) (391 F.3d 1027) (December 8, 2004) (Judge Andrew J. Kleinfeld) by The defendant, who pled guilty to attempting to defraud the Social Security Administration, appealed from the imposition of a special condition of supervised release that barred her from having contact with children …

U.S. v. Johnson, No. 97-CR-0206 (N.D.N.Y.) (2005 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 52) (January 5, 2005) (Judge Thomas J. McAvoy) by Here, distinguishing two Circuit Court decisions which have ruled otherwise, Judge McAvoy held that a sex offender could be barred from using the Internet, even in the performance of his job. …