Punch and Jurists

U.S. v. Lomeli, No. 11-1549 (8th Cir.) (676 F.3d 734) (April 18, 2012) (Judge C. Arlen Beam) by

Olmstead v. U.S., No. 493 (U.S. Supreme Court) (277 U.S. 438; 48 S.Ct. 564) (June 4, 2028) (Justice Taft) by This seminal case held no Constitutional violation occurs when wiretap evidence is introduced; and it is particularly noted for Justice Brandeis' statement that the existence of the government will be …

U.S. v. Crabtree, No. 08-4411 (4th Cir.) (565 F.3d 887) (May 19, 2009) (Judge William B. Jr. Traxler) by This is an interesting decision in which the Fourth Circuit vacated a defendant’s conviction and two-year sentence for violating the terms of his supervised release because the district court had committed …

U.S. v. White, No. 13 (U.S. Supreme Court) (401 U.S. 745; 91 S.Ct. 1122) (April 5, 1971) (Justice White) by The issue presented in this case was whether the Fourth Amendment bars from evidence the testimony of governmental agents who related certain conversations which had occurred between defendant White and …

U.S. v. Aviles, No. 96-10110 (9th Cir.) (153 F.3d 931) (August 18, 1998) (Judge John T. Jr. Noonan) by Court held that, even though an FBI agent deliberately and intentionally misled the court in its applications for an extension of a wiretap order, the evidence need not be suppressed, essentially …

U.S. v. Ailemen, No. CR-94-0003-VRW (WDB) (N.D.Cal.) (986 F.Supp. 1228) (October 24, 1997) (Judge Vaughn R. Walker) by It is impossible to do justice to the significance of this lengthy decision in which first Magistrate Judge Brazil, and then District Judge Walker concluded that the Government had so violated the …

U.S. v. Parks, No. 96-2803 (7th Cir.) (100 F.3d 1300) (November 20, 1996) (Judge William J. Bauer) by Court held no Brady-rule violations where Government provided tapes - but not transcripts - before trial.