Punch and Jurists

U.S. v. Crisman, No. CR 11-2281 JB (D.N.M.) (39 F.Supp.3d 1189) (July 22, 2014) (Judge James R. Browning) by As far back as 2008, one of America’s most astute judges, District Judge Lynn Adelman of the E.D.Wisc., began to ring the clarion bell, raising significant and serious questions about the …

Tanner v. U.S., No. 86-177 (U.S. Supreme Court) (483 U.S. 107; 107 S.Ct. 2739) (June 22, 1987) (Justice O'Connor) by In this case, the Supreme Court delved into the purpose and history of Rule 606(b) of the Fed.R.Evid. - a rule that is designed to prohibit testimony on matters that …

Warger v. Shauers, No. 13-517 (U.S. Supreme Court) (574 U.S. ___; 135 S.Ct. 521) (December 9, 2014) (Justice Sotomayor) by In this civil case, the Supreme Court showed its continued reluctance to allow verdicts (whether civil or criminal) to be disturbed by testimony about juror misconduct. Here a unanimous Court …

U.S. v. Gray, No. 05-4397 (4th Cir.) (491 F.3d 138) (July 2, 2007) (Judge J. Harvie III Wilkinson) by As a result of complaints about drug activity, the police went to Joshua Gray's apartment in Huntington, WV to conduct a "knock and talk." The officers did not apply for a …

U.S. v. Santiago, No. 05-30584 (9th Cir.) (466 F.3d 801) (October 23, 2006) (Judge Ronald M. Gould) by Because the defendant failed to object to the PSR’s calculation of the amount of drugs attributable to him, the Court held that the proper standard of review was the onerous plain error …