Punch and Jurists

U.S. v. Flores, No. 02-3380 (8th Cir.) (336 F.3d 760) (July 18, 2003) (Judge Diana E. Murphy) by This case is noted for Judge Bright’s remarkably candid concurring opinion in which he warned that the Feeney Amendment “creates new and greater problems in federal sentencing” and in which issued a …

U.S. v. Sanchez-Lima, No. 97-50146 (9th Cir.) (161 F.3d 545) (August 19, 1998) (Judge Alfred T. Goodwin) by We conclude our round-up of notable year-end cases dealing with prosecutorial misconduct by including the instant case. At its best, it is a revealing reminder of the fawning and solicitous deference too …

U.S. v. Sanchez-Lima, No. 97-50146 (9th Cir.) (161 F.3d 545) (December 11, 1998) (Judge Alfred T. Goodwin) by Case is noted for the willingness of the courts to pamper the prosecutors by deleting from the final version of its decision all reference to the name of the individual prosecutor who …