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U.S. v. Martinez-Ramos
Disparities in plea-bargaining policies by different U.S. Attorney's offices permit district court to downwardly depart from U.S. Sentencing Guidelines.
Criminal Law and Procedure Oct. 29, 1999
U.S. v. Harris
Statute prohibiting false statements or concealment of facts on ERISA form isn't unconstitutionally vague.
Criminal Law and Procedure Oct. 29, 1999
Kleve v. Hill
Despite conspiracy to commit second-degree murder being a nonexistent crime, defendant's conviction nonetheless is valid.
Criminal Law and Procedure Oct. 29, 1999
Moore v. Reno
Absent new constitutional law or facts, successive habeas petitions aren't allowed.
Criminal Law and Procedure Oct. 29, 1999
U.S. v. Hickey
Court of Appeals lacks jurisdiction if interlocutory criminal appeal doesn't fall within final judgment rule or within any exceptions.
Criminal Law and Procedure Oct. 29, 1999
Rich v. Calderon
Habeas relief isn't proper where defendant failed to challenge indictment and impartiality of jury after change of venue.
Criminal Law and Procedure Oct. 29, 1999
Miles v. Prunty
When prison officials fail to draw inmate's filing fee from trust account, time limitation to file habeas corpus petition is equitably tolled.
Criminal Law and Procedure Oct. 29, 1999
U.S. v. Baron-Medina
Prior state conviction for lewd acts with a child under 14 years is an aggravated felony for U.S. Sentencing Guidelines enhancement purposes.
Criminal Law and Procedure Oct. 29, 1999
U.S. v. Rocha-Leon
Federal statute prohibiting escape from attorney general also applies to escape from custody of Bureau of Prisons.
Criminal Law and Procedure Oct. 29, 1999
Alvarez v. Gomez
Repeated inquiries into the availability of counsel is sufficient to invoke Miranda v. Arizona rights to counsel.
Criminal Law and Procedure Oct. 29, 1999
U.S. v. Gomez
Admission of absent co-defendants confessions implicating defendant violate confrontation clause.
Criminal Law and Procedure Oct. 29, 1999
Wallace v. Ward
No error when court applies unconstitutional evidentiary standard to determine competency, but there is no bona fide doubt regarding defendants competency.
Criminal Law and Procedure Oct. 29, 1999
Braun v. Ward
Waiver of counsel isnt involuntary when defendant is given choice of continuing hearing so that new counsel can be appointed.
Criminal Law and Procedure Oct. 29, 1999
People v. Thomas
Order
Criminal Law and Procedure Oct. 29, 1999
Robinson v. U.S.
Order
Criminal Law and Procedure Oct. 29, 1999
Thierry v. Gibson
Order
Criminal Law and Procedure Oct. 29, 1999
People v. Rodriguez
Impeachment evidence to eyewitness testimony in murder trial is properly excluded where proposed testimony is irrelevant.
Criminal Law and Procedure Oct. 28, 1999
U.S. v. $11,557.22 In U.S. Currency
Order
Criminal Law and Procedure Oct. 28, 1999
Richardson v. Department of Corrections
Order
Criminal Law and Procedure Oct. 28, 1999
U.S. v. Lynn
Order
Criminal Law and Procedure Oct. 28, 1999
Smallwood v. Gibson
If defendant had opportunity for full and fair litigation of Fourth Amendment claim, habeas relief can't be granted based on that claim.
Criminal Law and Procedure Oct. 28, 1999
U.S. v. Burridge
When sentencing under a wire fraud conviction, district court is not required to consider funds returned to fraud victims.
Criminal Law and Procedure Oct. 28, 1999
U.S. v. Hughes
Failure to demonstrate effective withdrawal from conspiracy supports defendant's prison term.
Criminal Law and Procedure Oct. 28, 1999
Moore v. Gibson
Trial court errs in denying discovery with respect to defendant's claim that the police planted evidence against him.
Criminal Law and Procedure Oct. 28, 1999
Davis v. Madrid
Order
Criminal Law and Procedure Oct. 28, 1999
Williams v. Wyoming Attorney General
Order
Criminal Law and Procedure Oct. 28, 1999
People v. Givens
Legal and scientific developments validate use of 'unmodified product rule' to quantify DNA test results.
Criminal Law and Procedure Oct. 28, 1999
People v. Bogard
Review granted
Criminal Law and Procedure Oct. 28, 1999
People v. Superior Court (Branham)
Review granted
Criminal Law and Procedure Oct. 28, 1999
People v. Wright
Defendant is entitled to definitive minimum term in life sentence with possibility of parole.
Criminal Law and Procedure Oct. 28, 1999