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U.S. v. LaDeau, No. 12-6611 (8th Cir.) (734 F.3d 561) (November 4, 2013) (Judge Richard Allen Griffin) by This ruling may well be the most significant decision of the year involving prosecutorial vindictiveness arising out of the Government’s misuse of its charging powers - a practice that is far more …

U.S. v. Ghailani, No. S10 98 Crim. 1023 (LAK) (S.D.N.Y.) (751 F.Supp.2d 502) (May 10, 2010) (Judge Lewis A. Kaplan) by Ahmed Ghailani is one of the alleged terrorists who was charged with the bombing the U.S. Embassies in Nairobi, Kenya, and Dar es Salaam, Tanzania in 1998 and which …

U.S. v. Jenkins, No. 06-50049 (9th Cir.) (518 F.3d 722) (March 4, 2008) (Per Curiam) by For a commentary on this decision, see "Ruling on vindictive prosecution splits circuits," by Pamela A. MacLean, as posted on National Law Journal Online on March 17, 2008 at http://www.law.com/jsp/nlj/PubArticlePrinterFriendlyNLJ.jsp?id=1205491393969 as follows: SAN FRANCISCO …

U.S. v. Jenkins, No. 06-50049 (9th Cir.) (494 F.3d 1135) (July 17, 2007) (Judge Jr. William C. Canby) by Here a divided panel from the Ninth Circuit dismissed an indictment that charged the defendant with the crime of alien smuggling on the ground that the prosecutor’s conduct created the appearance …

U.S. v. Jenkins, No. 06-50049 (9th Cir.) (504 F.3d 694) (September 25, 2007) (Judge Jr. William C. Canby) by Here a divided panel from the Ninth Circuit dismissed an indictment that charged the defendant with the crime of alien smuggling on the ground that the prosecutor’s conduct created the appearance …