Punch and Jurists

U.S. v. Garcia-Carrasquillo, No. 05-1684 (1st Cir.) (483 F.3d 124) (April 3, 2007) (Judge Juan R. Torruella) by A year prior to this decisions, the First Circuit issued an en banc decision in U.S. v. Jiménez-Beltre, 440 F.3d 514 (1st Cir. March 9, 2006) (P&J, 02/06/06) “to provide stable guidance …

U.S. v. Moss, No. 98-6042 (6th Cir.) (217 F.3d 426) (June 28, 2000) (Judge Denise Page Hood) by The defendant in this case was arrested on drug charges on March 22, 1995. On November 8, 1995 he filed a motion to suppress evidence, claiming that the olice had violated the …

U.S. v. Swanquist, No. 97-2702 (7th Cir.) (125 F.3d 573) (September 17, 1997) (Per Curiam) by This case notes that Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 9(a), which is made applicable to post-conviction detention orders by Fed.R.App.P. 9(b), provides that the district court must state in writing, or orally on the …

U.S. v. Granados, No. 96-2670 (8th Cir.) (117 F.3d 1089) (July 8, 1997) (Judge John R. Gibson) by Case held that the failure of the district court to make specific findings that explained contested issue of the quantity of drugs attributable to the defendant required vacation of the sentence and …

U.S. v. Granados, No. 96-2670 (8th Cir.) (117 F.3d 1089) (July 8, 1997) (Judge John R. Gibson) by Case held that the failure of the district court to make specific findings that explained contested issue of the quantity of drugs attributable to the defendant required vacation of the sentence and …

U.S. v. Turcks, No. 93-1322 (3rd Cir.) (41 F.3d 893) (November 30, 1994) (Judge Leonard I. Garth) by The Court stated that a district court must make findings, on the record, concerning (1) the amount of loss, 2) the defendant's ability to pay and the financial need of the defendant …