Punch and Jurists

Burgess v. U.S., No. 06-11429 (U.S. Supreme Court) (553 U.S. 124; 128 S.Ct. 1572) (April 16, 2008) (Justice Ginsburg) by Here the Court upheld the imposition of an enhanced mandatory minimum sentence on a defendant in a drug case after concluding that a prior state crime that was classified as …

U.S. v. Kahn, No. MJ-07-536-JPD (W.D.Wash.) (524 F.Supp.2d 1278) (December 18, 2007) (Judge Magistrate) by This is an interesting decision involving an issue of first impression nationwide under the bail release provisions of the Adam Walsh Child Protection Safety Act of 2006 (the “Walsh Act”). The defendant, Mark Kahn, was …