Punch and Jurists

U.S. v. Ellefson, No. 04-1293 (8th Cir.) (419 F.3d 859) (August 23, 2005) (Judge Raymond W. Gruender) by

U.S. v. Bad Marriage, No. 03-30404 (9th Cir.) (392 F.3d 1103) (December 30, 2004) (Judge Warren J. Ferguson) by Here both the majority and dissenting judges acknowledged the serious problem of alcohol abuse on Indian reservations, but they failed to take any meaningful steps to deal with that problem at …

Robinson v. California, No. 554 (U.S. Supreme Court) (370 U.S. 660; 82 S.Ct. 1417) (June 25, 2062) (Justice Stewart) by Here the Court held that the Eighth Amendment forbids punishment of a drug addict merely due to his status of being a drug addict; and it invalidated a California statute …

U.S. v. Webb, No. 97-3059 (D.C. Cir.) (134 F.3d 403) (February 3, 1998) (Judge Douglas Ginsburg) by No matter how hard they try, the Appellate Courts can’t seem to get away from the steady chorus of judges who continue to protest that the Guidelines in general, and the crack-cocaine sentencing …

U.S. v. Hunter, No. Cr. No. 97-37-N (M.D.Ala.) (980 F.Supp. 1439) (October 28, 1997) (Judge Myron H. Thompson) by In this case the Court examined, and rejected, a series of arguments made by a defendant who sought a downward sentencing departure based on his severe drug dependence. Although U.S.S.G. § …

U.S. v. Webb, No. 94-0245 (D.D.C.) (966 F.Supp. 16) (May 30, 1997) (Judge Stanley Sporkin) by This decision contains another one of those frequent judicial bashings of the Guidelines that always seem to fall upon deaf ears. The defendant in this case was convicted of distribution of 50 grams or …

U.S. v. Landau, No. 90 Civ. 0384 (S.D.N.Y.) (956 F.Supp. 1160) (March 28, 1997) (Judge Whitman Knapp) by While this case deals primarily with a tax issue - namely, whether and under what circumstances a person may be deemed to be a "responsible person" who is liable for a corporation's …