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People v. Massie
No double jeopardy where defendant sentenced to death at re-trial after he opposed original appeal.
Criminal Law and Procedure Mar. 2, 1999
People v. Nguyen
Jury instruction proper when it focuses on perpetrators conduct and intent, and not the victim.
Criminal Law and Procedure Mar. 2, 1999
U.S. v. Cox
Order
Criminal Law and Procedure Mar. 2, 1999
People v. Butler
Sexually Violent Predator Act applies to individuals convicted under the Pre-1980 rape statute.
Criminal Law and Procedure Mar. 1, 1999
People v. Horn
Sex offender can't circumvent registration requirement by having more than one 'residence'.
Criminal Law and Procedure Mar. 1, 1999
People v. Ellison
Statute prohibiting loitering with a specific intent to commit an offense is not constitutionally vague.
Criminal Law and Procedure Mar. 1, 1999
Knowles v. Iowa
Policemen don't have right to search car without warrant when merely issuing traffic citation.
Criminal Law and Procedure Mar. 1, 1999
People v. Garrett
Denial of a writ of habeas corpus is only reviewable by another writ petition for habeas corpus.
Criminal Law and Procedure Mar. 1, 1999
U.S. v. Arce-Hernandez
Bar to judicial review of final deportation hearing doesn't apply in collateral attack under Federal Statute.
Criminal Law and Procedure Mar. 1, 1999
People v. Redic
Recent case finding no particularized suspicion is necessary to search parolees applies retroactively.
Criminal Law and Procedure Mar. 1, 1999
Minnesota v. Carter
Defendants using apartment, not rented by them, for business purposes, don't have reasonable expectation of privacy.
Criminal Law and Procedure Mar. 1, 1999
People v. Perez
Deferred judgment and drug diversion statute's modification will only apply prospectively.
Criminal Law and Procedure Mar. 1, 1999
People v. Blake
Separate sentences for two drug transportation convictions proper when defendant had separate objectives.
Criminal Law and Procedure Mar. 1, 1999
United States v. Randall
Under federal Sentencing Guidelines, vulnerable victim enhancement applicable to defendant who targeted victims known susceptible to fraud.
Criminal Law and Procedure Mar. 1, 1999
U.S. v. Sanchez-Lima
Denying admission of videotaped testimony of deported eyewitnesses violates defendant's Sixth Amendment right to present defense.
Criminal Law and Procedure Mar. 1, 1999
People v. Denison
Attorney's failure to argue that possession of Valium wasn't a crime was ineffective assistance.
Criminal Law and Procedure Mar. 1, 1999
Lyda v. Gibson
Order
Criminal Law and Procedure Mar. 1, 1999
U.S. v. Nichols
Intent to kill isn't a required element of conspiring to use a weapon of mass destruction.
Criminal Law and Procedure Mar. 1, 1999
U.S. v. Barrajas-Diaz
Order
Criminal Law and Procedure Mar. 1, 1999
U.S. v. Terrell
Order
Criminal Law and Procedure Mar. 1, 1999
U.S. v. Montano
Order
Criminal Law and Procedure Mar. 1, 1999
U.S. v. Tailan
Merchandise stolen from storage trailer in Navy Exchange compound constitutes property of the United States.
Criminal Law and Procedure Mar. 1, 1999
U.S. v. Blanco-Rodriguez
Order
Criminal Law and Procedure Mar. 1, 1999
U.S. v. Ramirez
Order
Criminal Law and Procedure Mar. 1, 1999
Tyler v. Owen
Order
Criminal Law and Procedure Mar. 1, 1999
Powers v. Shanks
Order
Criminal Law and Procedure Mar. 1, 1999
Johnson v. Gibson
Defendant is entitled to mental health expert assistance where State uses "continuing threat aggravating circumstance."
Criminal Law and Procedure Feb. 28, 1999
State v. Escobar-Mendez
Statute of limitation doesn't bar prosecution where indictment delays are due to defendant's efforts to conceal crime.
Criminal Law and Procedure Feb. 27, 1999
State v. Quinonez
A statute that allows the judge to decide "historical prior felony conviction" is constitutional and doesn't violate a defendant's right to a jury trial.
Criminal Law and Procedure Feb. 27, 1999
United States v. Iverson
Clean Water Act subjects corporate executives to criminal liability for unauthorized waste dumping.
Criminal Law and Procedure Feb. 26, 1999