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Williams v. Illinois, No. 10-8505 (U.S. Supreme Court) (567 U.S. 50; 132 S.Ct. 2221) (June 18, 2012) (Justice Alito)

Article • June 25, 2012 • from P&J June, 2012

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Testimonial Statements

Williams v. Illinois, No. 10-8505 (U.S. Supreme Court) (567 U.S. 50; 132 S.Ct. 2221) (June 18, 2012) (Justice Alito) by Here a badly fractured held that the admission of expert testimony about the results of DNA testing performed by non-testifying crime lab analysts did not violate the Confrontation Clause - …

U.S. v. Burden, No. 03-1727-cr-LEAD (2nd Cir.) (600 F.3d 204) (March 31, 2010) (Judge John R. Gibson)

Article • September 6, 2010 • from P&J September, 2010

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Testimonial Statements

U.S. v. Burden, No. 03-1727-cr-LEAD (2nd Cir.) (600 F.3d 204) (March 31, 2010) (Judge John R. Gibson) by Defendants' convictions under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) and the Violent Crimes in Aid of Racketeering statute (VCAR) are affirmed where: 1) sufficient evidence existed to support the jury's …

Ferguson v. Roper, No. 03-3252 (8th Cir.) (400 F.3d 635) (March 14, 2005) (Judge James B. Loken)

Article • December 1, 2005 • from P&J December, 2005

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Crawford

Ferguson v. Roper, No. 03-3252 (8th Cir.) (400 F.3d 635) (March 14, 2005) (Judge James B. Loken) by Petitioner state inmate appealed a judgment of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri, which denied the inmate's application for habeas corpus relief against respondent from his state …

U.S. v. Luciano, No. 04-1024 (1st Cir.) (414 F.3d 174) (July 8, 2005) (Judge Juan R. Torruella)

Article • December 1, 2005 • from P&J December, 2005

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Crawford

U.S. v. Luciano, No. 04-1024 (1st Cir.) (414 F.3d 174) (July 8, 2005) (Judge Juan R. Torruella) by Here the Court held that “Nothing in Crawford [v. Washington, 541 U.S. 36 (2004)] requires us to alter our previous conclusion that there is no Sixth Amendment Confrontation Clause right at sentencing.”. …

U.S. v. Stone, No. 04-6184 (6th Cir.) (432 F.3d 651) (December 23, 2005) (Judge Cornelia G. Kennedy)

Article • December 1, 2005 • from P&J December, 2005

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Sentencing Hearings

U.S. v. Stone, No. 04-6184 (6th Cir.) (432 F.3d 651) (December 23, 2005) (Judge Cornelia G. Kennedy) by Joining with the First Circuit’s decision in U.S. v. Luciano, 414 F.3d 174 (1st Cir. 2005), the Sixth Circuit held that because the Supreme Court's decision in Crawford v. Washington, 541 U.S. …

U.S. v. Johnson, No. CR 01-3046-MWB (N.D.Iowa) (378 F.Supp.2d 1051) (June 6, 2005) (Judge Mark W. Bennett)

Article • September 1, 2005 • from P&J September, 2005

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Crawford

U.S. v. Johnson, No. CR 01-3046-MWB (N.D.Iowa) (378 F.Supp.2d 1051) (June 6, 2005) (Judge Mark W. Bennett) by Defendant was convicted on ten capital charges under 21 U.S.C. § 848(e)(1)(A) and 18 U.S.C. § 2. She moved in limine to exclude, from the penalty phase of her trial, evidence of …

U.S. v. Trala, No. 02-4524 (3rd Cir.) (386 F.3d 536) (October 26, 2004) (Judge Theodore A. McKee)

Article • November 1, 2004 • from P&J November, 2004

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Crawford

U.S. v. Trala, No. 02-4524 (3rd Cir.) (386 F.3d 536) (October 26, 2004) (Judge Theodore A. McKee) by U.S. v. Trala, 386 F.3d 536 (3rd Cir. 2004) U.S. v. Cromer, No. 02-2394 (6th Cir. 11/30/04) The tide of cases interpreting the Supreme Court’s landmark Confrontation Clause decision in Crawford v. …

U.S. v. Cromer, No. 02-2394 (6th Cir.) (389 F.3d 662) (November 30, 2004) (Judge Algenon L. Marbley)

Article • November 1, 2004 • from P&J November, 2004

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Crawford

U.S. v. Cromer, No. 02-2394 (6th Cir.) (389 F.3d 662) (November 30, 2004) (Judge Algenon L. Marbley) by U.S. v. Trala, 386 F.3d 536 (3rd Cir. 2004) U.S. v. Cromer, No. 02-2394 (6th Cir. 11/30/04) The tide of cases interpreting the Supreme Court’s landmark Confrontation Clause decision in Crawford v. …

U.S. v. Massino, No. CR-02-307 (NGG) (E.D.N.Y.) (319 F.Supp.2d 295) (June 1, 2004) (Judge Nicholas G. Garaufis)

Article • August 1, 2004 • from P&J August, 2004

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Crawford

U.S. v. Massino, No. CR-02-307 (NGG) (E.D.N.Y.) (319 F.Supp.2d 295) (June 1, 2004) (Judge Nicholas G. Garaufis) by U.S. v. Wilmore, 381 F.3d 868 (9th Cir. 08/25/2004) (Judge Lay) U.S. v. Gonzalez-Marichal, 317 F.Supp.2d 1200 (S.D.Cal. 2004) (Judge Miller) U.S. v. Massino, 319 F.Supp.2d 295 (E.D.N.Y. 2004) (Judge Garaufis) As …

U.S. v. Gonzalez-Marichal, No. 03 CR 1692 JM (S.D.Cal.) (317 F.Supp.2d 1200) (March 30, 2004) (Judge Jeffrey T. Miller)

Article • August 1, 2004 • from P&J August, 2004

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Crawford

U.S. v. Gonzalez-Marichal, No. 03 CR 1692 JM (S.D.Cal.) (317 F.Supp.2d 1200) (March 30, 2004) (Judge Jeffrey T. Miller) by U.S. v. Wilmore, 381 F.3d 868 (9th Cir. 08/25/2004) (Judge Lay) U.S. v. Gonzalez-Marichal, 317 F.Supp.2d 1200 (S.D.Cal. 2004) (Judge Miller) U.S. v. Massino, 319 F.Supp.2d 295 (E.D.N.Y. 2004) (Judge …

U.S. v. Wilmore, No. 03-10297 (9th Cir.) (381 F.3d 868) (August 25, 2004) (Judge Donald P. Lay)

Article • August 1, 2004 • from P&J August, 2004

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Crawford

U.S. v. Wilmore, No. 03-10297 (9th Cir.) (381 F.3d 868) (August 25, 2004) (Judge Donald P. Lay) by U.S. v. Wilmore, 381 F.3d 868 (9th Cir. 08/25/2004) (Judge Lay) U.S. v. Gonzalez-Marichal, 317 F.Supp.2d 1200 (S.D.Cal. 2004) (Judge Miller) U.S. v. Massino, 319 F.Supp.2d 295 (E.D.N.Y. 2004) (Judge Garaufis) As …

U.S. v. McClain, No. 02-1093(L) (2nd Cir.) (377 F.3d 219) (July 28, 2004) (Judge Sonia Sotomayor)

Article • July 1, 2004 • from P&J July, 2004

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Crawford

U.S. v. McClain, No. 02-1093(L) (2nd Cir.) (377 F.3d 219) (July 28, 2004) (Judge Sonia Sotomayor) by U.S. v. McClain, 377 F.3d 219 (2nd Cir. 07/28/2004) (Judge Sotomayor) U.S. v. Saget, 377 F.3d 223 (2nd Cir. 07/28/2004) (Judge Sotomayor) These are the Second Circuit’s first two decisions interpreting the Supreme …

U.S. v. Saget, No. 03-1200 (2nd Cir.) (377 F.3d 223) (July 28, 2004) (Judge Sonia Sotomayor)

Article • July 1, 2004 • from P&J July, 2004

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Crawford

U.S. v. Saget, No. 03-1200 (2nd Cir.) (377 F.3d 223) (July 28, 2004) (Judge Sonia Sotomayor) by U.S. v. McClain, 377 F.3d 219 (2nd Cir. 07/28/2004) (Judge Sotomayor) U.S. v. Saget, 377 F.3d 223 (2nd Cir. 07/28/2004) (Judge Sotomayor) These are the Second Circuit’s first two decisions interpreting the Supreme …

Garcia v. U.S., No. 04-CV-0465 (N.D.N.Y.) (2004 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 14984) (August 4, 2004) (Judge Thomas J. McAvoy)

Article • July 1, 2004 • from P&J July, 2004

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Crawford

Garcia v. U.S., No. 04-CV-0465 (N.D.N.Y.) (2004 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 14984) (August 4, 2004) (Judge Thomas J. McAvoy) by

U.S. v. Saner, No. IP-03-181-CR-M/F (S.D.Ind.) (313 F.Supp.2d 896) (April 9, 2004) (Judge Larry J. McKinney)

Article • June 1, 2004 • from P&J June, 2004

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Crawford

U.S. v. Saner, No. IP-03-181-CR-M/F (S.D.Ind.) (313 F.Supp.2d 896) (April 9, 2004) (Judge Larry J. McKinney) by Based on Crawford, the Confrontation Clause bars the use of a coconspirator’s statement against a co-defendant after he became unavailable for cross-examination by invoking his Fifth Amendment right not to incriminate himself. This …