Punch and Jurists

Arizona v. Fulminante, No. 89-839 (U.S. Supreme Court) (499 U.S. 279; 111 S.Ct. 1246) (March 26, 1991) (Justice White) by In this case, the Supreme Court was required to decide whether a Government informant's credible threat of exposure to physical violence supported a conclusion, under the totality of the circumstances, …

U.S. v. Rodgers, No. 01-CR-37 (E.D.Wisc.) (186 F.Supp.2d 971) (February 8, 2002) (Judge Lynn S. Adelman) by United States v. Orso, 275 F.3d 1190 (9th Cir. 2001) (En Banc) (Per Curiam) United States v. Rodgers, 186 F.Supp.2d 971 (E.D.Wisc. Feb. 2, 2002) (Judge Adelman) Both of these cases dealt with …

U.S. v. Wilbon, No. 94-211 (D.N.M.) (911 F.Supp. 1420) (January 4, 1995) (Judge Martha Vazquez) by This is another sparkling decision by Judge Vazquez that took over a year to get published. Here, Judge Vazquez threw out a "confession" because of the following facts: (a) there was an unreasonable delay …