Punch and Jurists

Bell v. Thompson, No. 04-514 (U.S. Supreme Court) (545 U.S. 794; 125 S.Ct. 2825) (June 27, 2005) (Justice Kennedy) by Technically, the issue before the Court in this case was whether the Sixth Circuit had abused its discretion by withdrawing an opinion in a habeas case months after the ruling …

U.S. v. Alviso, No. 97-10100 (9th Cir.) (152 F.3d 1195) (August 26, 1998) (Judge Susan P. Graber) by Here, based on the Supreme Court's decision in Almendarez-Torres v. U.S., 523 U.S. 224 (1998), the Court vacated a conviction under 8 U.S.C. § 1326(b) where the defendant was convicted of separate …