Punch and Jurists

U.S. v. Amanuel, No. 06-1103-cr (2nd Cir.) (615 F.3d 117) (July 29, 2010) (Judge Peter W. Hall) by In a prosecution for conspiracy to distribute cocaine, a grant of defendants' motion to suppress certain intercepted electronic communications is vacated where the failure properly to record and seal the electronic interceptions …

U.S. v. Napier, No. 04-10249 (9th Cir.) (436 F.3d 1133) (February 7, 2006) (Judge Stephen S. Trott) by This decision addresses the balance between a defendant’s right to test the validity of a search warrant against the government’s need to keep certain information confidential. Under Franks v. Delaware, a defendant …

U.S. v. Balsam, No. 98-1476 (1st Cir.) (203 F.3d 72) (February 11, 2000) (Judge Conrad K. Cyr) by In affirming the district court's sealing of an indictment to protect a key Government witness, the Court stated that Fed.R.Crim.P. 6(e)(4) "rests on the premise that criminal defendants not yet in custody …