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U.S. v. Ledbetter, No. 2:15-CR-080 (S.D.Ohio) (188 F.Supp.3d 674) (May 23, 2016) (Judge Algenon L. Marbley)

Article • February 27, 2017 • from P&J February, 2017

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U.S. v. Ledbetter, No. 2:15-CR-080 (S.D.Ohio) (188 F.Supp.3d 674) (May 23, 2016) (Judge Algenon L. Marbley) by This is an interesting decision that explores the current legal principles and rules governing the introduction into evidence of a defendant’s gang tattoos in a criminal proceeding. This case involved the prosecution of …

U.S. v. Campa, No. 01-17176 (11th Cir.) (459 F.3d 1121) (August 9, 2006) (Judge Charles R. Wilson)

Article • September 1, 2006 • from P&J October, 2006

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U.S. v. Campa, No. 01-17176 (11th Cir.) (459 F.3d 1121) (August 9, 2006) (Judge Charles R. Wilson) by In this 120-page en banc decision, the majority reversed a prior decision which granted the defendants a new trial based on a "perfect storm" of pretrial publicity, holding that the trial court …

U.S. v. Campa, No. 01-17176 (11th Cir.) (419 F.3d 1219) (August 9, 2005) (Per Curiam)

Article • September 1, 2005 • from P&J September, 2005

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U.S. v. Campa, No. 01-17176 (11th Cir.) (419 F.3d 1219) (August 9, 2005) (Per Curiam) by In 1998, the five defendants in this case (who subsequently became known as the “Cuba 5") were arrested on a criminal complaint; and they were subsequently indicted with nine co-defendants on a variety of …

U.S. v. Wilkins, No. 97-2075EA (8th Cir.) (139 F.3d 603) (March 18, 1998) (Judge Richard S. Arnold)

Article • May 1, 1998 • from P&J May, 1998

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U.S. v. Wilkins, No. 97-2075EA (8th Cir.) (139 F.3d 603) (March 18, 1998) (Judge Richard S. Arnold) by Court refused to find that disctrict court abused discretion by ordering a new trial in view of the potential spill-over effects from evidence relating to charges dismissed during trial due to lack …

U.S. v. Wilkins, No. 97-2075EA (8th Cir.) (139 F.3d 603) (March 18, 1998) (Judge Richard S. Arnold)

Article • May 1, 1998 • from P&J May, 1998

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Prejudicial Spillover

U.S. v. Wilkins, No. 97-2075EA (8th Cir.) (139 F.3d 603) (March 18, 1998) (Judge Richard S. Arnold) by Court refused to find that disctrict court abused discretion by ordering a new trial in view of the potential spill-over effects from evidence relating to charges dismissed during trial due to lack …

U.S. v. Riddle, No. 95-20251 (5th Cir.) (103 F.3d 423) (January 7, 1997) (Judge Patrick E. Higginbotham)

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U.S. v. Riddle, No. 95-20251 (5th Cir.) (103 F.3d 423) (January 7, 1997) (Judge Patrick E. Higginbotham) by Conviction reversed based on violations of Federal Rules of Evidence including admission of highly prejudicial reports of bank examinations that were irrelevant to issues.

U.S. v. Muyet, No. S2 95 Cr. 941 (PKL) (S.D.N.Y.) (945 F.Supp. 586) (November 18, 1996) (Judge Peter K. Leisure)

Article • January 1, 1997 • from P&J January, 1997

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U.S. v. Muyet, No. S2 95 Cr. 941 (PKL) (S.D.N.Y.) (945 F.Supp. 586) (November 18, 1996) (Judge Peter K. Leisure) by This is one of those classic, hum-drum, push-the-button-and-get-the-cites decisions that glosses over some important issues - and shows how difficult it is to battle Big Brother. But if you …

U.S. v. Muyet, No. S2 95 Cr. 941 (PKL) (S.D.N.Y.) (945 F.Supp. 586) (November 18, 1996) (Judge Peter K. Leisure)

Article • January 1, 1997 • from P&J January, 1997

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Prejudicial Spillover

U.S. v. Muyet, No. S2 95 Cr. 941 (PKL) (S.D.N.Y.) (945 F.Supp. 586) (November 18, 1996) (Judge Peter K. Leisure) by This is one of those classic, hum-drum, push-the-button-and-get-the-cites decisions that glosses over some important issues - and shows how difficult it is to battle Big Brother. But if you …

U.S. v. Abbell, No. 93-0470-CR (S.D.Fla.) (926 F.Supp. 1545) (May 1, 1996) (Judge William M. Hoeveler)

Article • July 1, 1996 • from P&J July, 1996

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U.S. v. Abbell, No. 93-0470-CR (S.D.Fla.) (926 F.Supp. 1545) (May 1, 1996) (Judge William M. Hoeveler) by Here the Court denied the motions for severance of six of 59 defendants were were charged in a single indictment, essentially agreeing that separate trials would result in an inefficient use of judicial …

U.S. v. Breinig, No. 94-1292 (6th Cir.) (70 F.3d 850) (December 1, 1995) (Judge James L. Ryan)

Article • January 1, 1996 • from P&J January, 1996

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U.S. v. Breinig, No. 94-1292 (6th Cir.) (70 F.3d 850) (December 1, 1995) (Judge James L. Ryan) by This is one of those extremely rare cases in which a conviction for income tax evasion is reversed due to the refusal of the district court to grant a motion for severance …