Punch and Jurists

U.S. v. Navarro, No. 97-16794 (9th Cir.) (160 F.3d 1254) (November 24, 1998) (Judge Ferdinand F. Fernandez) by When reading cases from the Ninth Circuit, it is always important to note the makeup of the panel. To a greater degree than any other Circuit, the outcome of criminal cases in …

U.S. v. Navarro, No. CR S-94-390 LKK (E.D.Cal.) (972 F.Supp. 1296) (July 20, 1997) (Judge Lawrence K. Karlton) by In our issue dated June 9, 1997 (Vol. 4, No. 23), we first discussed this case in which Judge Karlton dismissed a conviction on the grounds that the appointment of a …

U.S. v. Navarro, No. CR S-94-390 (E.D.Cal.) (959 F.Supp. 1273) (April 9, 1997) (Judge Lawrence K. Karlton) by After the defendant in this case was convicted of various drug crimes, he sought post-conviction relief on the unusual grounds that the prosecutor was without authority to represent the United States. The …