Punch and Jurists

U.S. v. Corona-Chavez, No. 02-2647 (8th Cir.) (328 F.3d 974) (May 15, 2003) (Judge John R. Gibson) by This case is noted as another example of what appears to be a growing law enforcement tactic: the use of confidential informants as stalking horses to obviate the need to comply with …

U.S. v. Reyes, No. 01-1099 (2nd Cir.) (283 F.3d 446) (March 7, 2002) (Judge Jose A. Cabranes) by In this case, the Second Circuit held that a parolee cannot win a motion for the suppression of drugs seized from his property by claiming that his probation officer had improperly colluded …

U.S. v. McFarland, No. 96-3141EM (8th Cir.) (116 F.3d 316) (June 5, 1997) (Judge George G. Fagg) by At the time the searches in dispute in this case were carried out, the defendant/appellant McFarland was on parole from a California prison, subject to this condition: "You and your residence and …

U.S. v. Watts, No. 94-10272 (9th Cir.) (67 F.3d 790) (September 28, 1995) (Judge Betty Binns Fletcher) by In this case, the Ninth Circuit suggested its approval of the so-called "stalking horse" defense theory under which a person on parole or some other form of post-prison supervision can object to …