Punch and Jurists

U.S. v. McElmurry, No. 12-50183 (9th Cir.) (776 F.3d 1061) (January 26, 2015) (Judge Andrew J. Kleinfeld) by CASE SUMMARY OVERVIEW: HOLDINGS: [1]-Convicting defendant of possessing and distributing the same child pornography images did not amount to double jeopardy as neither possession nor distribution of child pornography was necessarily a …

U.S. v. Curtin, No. 04-10632 (9th Cir.) (489 F.3d 935) (May 24, 2007) (Judge Stephen S. Trott) by In U.S. v. Curtain, 443 F.3d 1084 (9th Cir. Apr. 4, 2006) (P&J, 03/06/06), a divided Ninth Circuit panel issued a fascinating decision that reversed a child sex predator’s conviction because the …

U.S. v. Curtin, No. 04-10632 (9th Cir.) (443 F.3d 1084) (April 4, 2006) (Judge J. Clifford Wallace) by This is an interesting decision in which a divided panel overturned a sexual predator’s conviction due to the use of improper character evidence. Kevin Curtain was caught in the now-common sting operation: …