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U.S. v Nguyen
Statements made by defendant during competency hearing are protected under Fifth Amendment.
Criminal Law and Procedure Feb. 8, 2000
Doe v. U.S.
Criminal records are expunged when harm outweighs any government interest in maintaining records.
Criminal Law and Procedure Feb. 8, 2000
State v. Clary
Test results from blood sample are admissible where sample is taken pursuant to search warrant, but without accused's consent and while restrained.
Criminal Law and Procedure Feb. 8, 2000
Arizona v. Wolter
Value of stolen property is assessed on date accused purchases property, not date property is actually stolen.
Criminal Law and Procedure Feb. 8, 2000
In re Extradition of Artt
Escapees from Belfast prison are subject to extradition if punishment is due to criminal acts.
Criminal Law and Procedure Feb. 8, 2000
People v. Garcia
Trial court's grant of leniency to defendant is error resulting in an unauthorized sentence.
Criminal Law and Procedure Feb. 8, 2000
People v. Franklin
Person subject to sex offender registration must notify law enforcement of move to location outside California.
Criminal Law and Procedure Feb. 8, 2000
People v. Franklin
Person subject to sex offender registration must notify law enforcement of move to location outside California.
Criminal Law and Procedure Feb. 8, 2000
People v. Daniels
Analysis of blood doesn't violate Fourth Amendment if probable cause supported initial drawing of sample.
Criminal Law and Procedure Feb. 8, 2000
People v. Daniels
Analysis of blood doesn't violate Fourth Amendment if probable cause supported initial drawing of sample.
Criminal Law and Procedure Feb. 8, 2000
People v. Everett
Criminal defendant doesn't waive statute of limitations by failing to assert it in trial court.
Criminal Law and Procedure Feb. 8, 2000
People v. Coria
Manufacturing methamphetamine isn't a strict liability crime.
Criminal Law and Procedure Feb. 8, 2000
Bustamonte v. Lemaster
Order
Criminal Law and Procedure Feb. 8, 2000
U.S. v. Cone
Order
Criminal Law and Procedure Feb. 8, 2000
People v. Falsetta
Statute permitting introduction of defendant's prior sex crimes, for purpose of showing propensity to commit sex crimes, doesn't violate due process.
Criminal Law and Procedure Feb. 8, 2000
Ashmus v. Calderon
Court can hold petition containing exhausted claims in abeyance while petitioner exhausts remedies on other claims.
Criminal Law and Procedure Feb. 7, 2000
U.S. v. Aragon
Implied threat of death expressed during robbery warrants increasing offense two levels under Sentencing Guidelines.
Criminal Law and Procedure Feb. 7, 2000
U.S. v. Symington
Juror may not be dismissed if the discharge stems from the juror's doubt about the sufficiency of the evidence.
Criminal Law and Procedure Feb. 4, 2000
Henry v. Kernan
Defendant's confession is involuntary and therefore inadmissible if it is result of psychologically coercive questioning and unheeded requests for counsel.
Criminal Law and Procedure Feb. 4, 2000
U.S. v. Beardslee
Conviction for use of fire to commit mail fraud requires both the fire and fraud to have been completed.
Criminal Law and Procedure Feb. 4, 2000
Swoopes v. Sublett
For Arizona state prisoners, exhausting state remedies before seeking federal habeas review does not include seeking review before the Arizona Supreme Court.
Criminal Law and Procedure Feb. 4, 2000
U.S. v. Smith
Federal statute prohibiting bribery of witnesses doesn't prevent government from conferring immunity upon a cooperating witness.
Criminal Law and Procedure Feb. 4, 2000
U.S. v. Kramer
Habeas relief is not available when seeking to challenge only the restitution order.
Criminal Law and Procedure Feb. 4, 2000
Dubria v. Smith
Defense counsel's failure to object to prosecutor's prejudicial remarks during closing argument is ineffective assistance of counsel.
Criminal Law and Procedure Feb. 4, 2000
U.S. v. Narte
Conviction for illegal harvesting of shellfish may support sentence enhancement for creating a significant health risk.
Criminal Law and Procedure Feb. 4, 2000
U.S. v. Jin Han Kim
To support an aiding and abetting conviction, jury isn't required to unanimously agree on which act was the basis for criminal liability.
Criminal Law and Procedure Feb. 4, 2000
U. S. v. Sarkisian
Although defendants in related stolen car parts scheme and extortion attempt were improperly joined, error is harmless.
Criminal Law and Procedure Feb. 4, 2000
U.S. v. Messer
Commencement of trial for conspiracy to commit money-laundering 21 months after being arraigned violates Speedy Trial Act.
Criminal Law and Procedure Feb. 4, 2000
People v. Trevino
Sentence enhancement for prior-murder special circumstance is improper where prior murder conviction was received as juvenile.
Criminal Law and Procedure Feb. 3, 2000
People v. Rodriguez
Hearing to contest race-neutral preemptory challenge doesn't have to be conducted by original trial judge when reasons are objectively verifiable.
Criminal Law and Procedure Feb. 3, 2000