Punch and Jurists

U.S. v. Flanders, No. 05-10785 (5th Cir.) (468 F.3d 269) (October 20, 2006) (Judge Jerry E. Smith) by Courts are supposed to be in the business of enforcing the Constitution. But this panel of the Fifth Circuit apparently missed this part of its job description. Defendant Michael Flanders appeals the …

U.S. v. Carpenter, No. 01-5368 (6th Cir.) (360 F.3d 591) (March 9, 2004) (Judge Eugene E. Jr. Siler) by The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee, at Greeneville, denied defendants' motion to suppress and convicted defendants for manufacturing marijuana. The appellate court panel affirmed in part, …