Punch and Jurists

U.S. v. Ressam, No. 07-455 (U.S. Supreme Court) (553 U.S. 272; 128 S.Ct. 1858) (May 19, 2008) (Justice Stevens) by The issue before the Court in this case was whether 18 U.S.C. § 844(h)(2), which imposes a mandatory minimum sentence enhancement of ten years for any person who “carries an …

U.S. v. Ressam, No. 05-30422 (9th Cir.) (474 F.3d 597) (January 16, 2007) (Judge Pamela Ann Rymer) by Defendant sought review of a decision of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington, which convicted him of nine counts of criminal activity connected to a terrorist plot to …