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Allen v. Woodford
Defense counsel's failure to present mitigating witness testimony is harmless error due to overwhelming evidence of defendant's guilt. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Jul. 9, 2004
Jackson v. Giurbino
Petitioner's felony-murder conviction is vacated due to prejudicial Miranda error. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Jul. 9, 2004
Lee v. Gregory
Officer isn't entitled to summary judgment on qualified immunity grounds if he knew he was arresting wrong person. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Jul. 8, 2004
U.S. v. Ortiz
Conspiracy requires both furtherance of joint criminal activity and reasonable foreseeability of conduct. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Jul. 8, 2004
U.S. v. Linn
Appellate court lacks jurisdiction to review trial court's discretionary denial of downward sentencing departure. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Jul. 8, 2004
U.S. v. Nava
Motorist who was briefly handcuffed after being stopped at border was detained but not arrested. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Jul. 8, 2004
U.S. v. Shipsey
Reindictment within grace period is permitted where Speedy Trial Act dismissal after statute of limitations expired is without prejudice. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Jul. 8, 2004
U.S. v. Bennett
Defendant's conviction for drug importation is reversed because of improperly admitted testimony. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Jul. 8, 2004
U.S. v. Prime
District court did not abuse its discretion in allowing testimony of expert handwriting analyst. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Jul. 8, 2004
U.S. v. Meek
Actual minor victim is not required for conviction of attempting to induce minor to engage in sexual activity. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Jul. 8, 2004
Erlin v. U.S.
State law cannot control accrual of FTCA action affecting federal detention of prisoner before that detention is deemed invalid. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Jul. 8, 2004
Phelps v. Alameda
Certificate of appealability regarding habeas petition should not have been granted. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Jul. 8, 2004
U.S. v. Rodriguez-Rodriguez
Sentencing judge misapplied guidelines in determining levels of enhancement of defendant's sentence. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Jul. 8, 2004
People v. Mosby
Under totality of circumstances, defendant voluntarily and intelligently waived right to have jury determine truth of allegation of prior conviction. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Jul. 7, 2004
People v. Taylor
Jury's finding that bone fracture fell under definition of serious bodily injury was not equivalent to finding of great bodily injury. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Jul. 2, 2004
People v. Parks
Defendant's lack of implied consent to conviction of lesser related offense precludes court from convicting for attempted manslaughter. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Jul. 2, 2004
People v. Moore
Defendant's prior conviction for making terrorist threats in domestic dispute qualifies as strike under Three Strikes Law. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Jul. 2, 2004
People v. Arata
Court erred in imposing second restitution fine on defendant when it had already imposed one at probation. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Jul. 2, 2004
People v. Wells
Trial court properly excluded expert testimony regarding usual reactions of sexually abused children. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Jul. 2, 2004
People v. Cervantes
Statements made by defendants to neighbor regarding crime were admissible against co-defendants. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Jul. 2, 2004
People v. Bell
Court erred in giving jury instructions regarding late disclosure of statements by witnesses in attempted murder case. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Jul. 2, 2004
People v. Lenart
Conviction and death sentence for first-degree murder are affirmed. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Jul. 2, 2004
People v. Chavez
Statute giving narcotics addicts, but not alcohol addicts, rehabilitation in lieu of prison time is upheld as reasonable. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Jul. 2, 2004
U.S. v. Vieke
U.S. government is barred from raising objections to sentencing for first time upon appeal. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Jul. 2, 2004
Nunes v. Ashcroft
Even if district court treated petitioner's motion to reconsider as request for leave to amend, request would have been denied as futile. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Jul. 2, 2004
U.S. v. Perez-Lopez
Translated 'Miranda' warning was fatally flawed because it did not convey to defendant government's obligation to appoint attorney for indigents. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Jul. 2, 2004
People v. Holmes
In accepting defendant's plea, trial court must garner information regarding factual basis either from defendant or counsel. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Jul. 1, 2004
People v. Johnson
Trial court's amplification to jury about reasonable doubt requires retrial. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Jul. 1, 2004
State of Arizona v. Johnson
Court did not abuse its discretion in sexual assualt case when it answered question from jury during deliberations. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 30, 2004
U.S. v. Diaz-Cardenas
Defendant convicted of importing drugs was not entitled to benefit of new sentencing law. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 30, 2004
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