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U.S. v. Fleming, No. 17-3954 (6th Cir.) (894 F.3d 764) (June 29, 2018) (Judge John M. Rogers) by Here the Court held that it was both procedural error and plain error for the judge to "surprise" the defendant and impose a huge upward variance based on a brief news article …

U.S. v. Johnsted, No. 12-cr-146-wmc (W.D.Wisc.) (30 F.Supp.3d 814) (October 8, 2013) (Judge William M. Conley) by

U.S. v. Johnsted, No. 12-cr-146-wme (W.D.Wisc.) (30 F.Supp.3d 814) (October 8, 2013) (Judge William M. Conley) by In this case, Judge Conley denied the Government’s request to introduce expert opinion testimony from a U.S. Postal Service handwriting expert to the effect that the hand printing on an envelope and a …