Punch and Jurists

Harris v. Nelson, No. 199 (U.S. Supreme Court) (394 U.S. 286; 89 S.Ct. 1082) (March 24, 1969) (Justice Fortas) by In this case the Court addressed the question of whether state prisoners who have commenced habeas corpus proceedings in a federal district court may, in proper circumstances, utilize the instrument …

U.S. v. Dixon, No. CRIM. A. 2:99-00050 (S.D.W.Va.) (187 F.Supp.2d 601) (February 20, 2002) (Judge Charles H. II Haden) by Here the Court held that defendants on supervision who are facing revocation proceedings have a right, under Fed.R.Crim.P. 32.1(a)(2), to advance disclosure of evidence against them and to the production …

Bracy v. Gramley, No. 96-6133 (U.S. Supreme Court) (520 U.S. 899; 117 S.Ct. 1793) (June 9, 1997) (Justice Rehnquist) by Case held that petitioner made a sufficient factual showing, under Rule 6(a) of Rules governing § 2254 cases, to establish good cause for discovery on a claim of judicial bias …

U.S. v. Gangi, No. 97 Cr. 1215(DC) (S.D.N.Y.) (1 F.Supp.2d 256) (April 2, 1998) (Judge Denny Chin) by This is an amusing case in which the Government somehow inadvertently released to defense counsel a confidential prosecution memorandum that described the Government's strategies, its witnesses and the sources of its evidence. …

U.S. v. Czubinski, No. 06-1317 (1st Cir.) (106 F.3d 1069) (February 21, 1997) (Judge Juan R. Torruella) by Here the Court threw out a series wire and computer fraud convictions, stating that those statutes must not be used to prosecute kinds of behavior that, while offensive to the aesthetics of …

U.S. v. Lin Lyn Trading, Ltd., No. 94-CR-168G (D.Utah) (911 F.Supp. 494) (January 11, 1996) (Judge J. Thomas Greene) by This decision explores the scope of Rule 16(a)(1)(A) of the Fed.R.Crim.P., which deals with the rights of an organization, such as a partnership or a corporation, to compel discovery of …