Punch and Jurists

LaJoie v. Thompson, No. 98-35919 (9th Cir.) (217 F.3d 663) (June 23, 2000) (Judge A. Wallace Tashima) by In this case the defendant appealed the denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus, challenging his conviction in Oregon for rape, sodomy, and sexual abuse of a minor child. …

Michigan v. Lucas, No. 90-149 (U.S. Supreme Court) (500 U.S. 145; 111 S.Ct. 1743) (May 20, 1991) (Justice O'Connor) by Here the Supreme Court reversed Michigan's per se rule that the notice requirement in its rape shield law violated the Sixth Amendment in all cases, thus upholding such laws as …

LaJoie v. Thompson, No. 98-35919 (9th Cir.) (201 F.3d 1166) (January 31, 2000) (Judge A. Wallace Tashima) by Here the Court reversed a decision precluding evidence of prior acts of sexual abuse of a minor because the defense had failed to give the requisite 15-day notice, holding that the interests …

U.S. v. Richards, No. 96-3796 (8th Cir.) (118 F.3d 622) (July 21, 1997) (Judge Morris Sheppard Arnold) by The defendant in this case was accused of rape; and his principal defense was that the victim had had intercourse with several other people immediately prior to her altercation with the defendant; …