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US v. Harris
Order
Criminal Law and Procedure Nov. 12, 2000
US v. Peters
Order
Criminal Law and Procedure Nov. 12, 2000
State v. Bass
Unidentified bystanders' statements made at wreckage scene regarding defendant's fast driving at point prior to accident isn't within excited utterance exception to hearsay rule.
Criminal Law and Procedure Nov. 9, 2000
State v. Smith
Defendant who violates probation for selling drugs must receive prison sentence.
Criminal Law and Procedure Nov. 6, 2000
State v. Welch
Defendant convicted of manufacturing methamphetamine may not be convicted separately for possession of chemicals and equipment.
Criminal Law and Procedure Nov. 6, 2000
State v. Roark
Court may redact invalid language of search warrant and suppress only evidence seized pursuant to invalid portions.
Criminal Law and Procedure Nov. 6, 2000
US v. Danhauer
Denial of motion to suppress upheld when good-faith exception applies even though affidavit in support of search warrant lacked probable cause.
Criminal Law and Procedure Nov. 6, 2000
US v. Wheeler
Court can impose sentence above statutory mandatory minimum provided U.S. v. Belize criteria are met and its calculation methods are followed.
Criminal Law and Procedure Nov. 6, 2000
U.S. v. Washington
Order
Criminal Law and Procedure Nov. 6, 2000
Moreland v. Madrid
Order
Criminal Law and Procedure Nov. 6, 2000
U.S. v. Thompson
Order
Criminal Law and Procedure Nov. 6, 2000
Myers v. Booker
Order
Criminal Law and Procedure Nov. 6, 2000
U.S. v. Quintana-Orosco
Order
Criminal Law and Procedure Nov. 6, 2000
U.S. v. Webb
Order
Criminal Law and Procedure Nov. 6, 2000
U.S. v. Luguin-Rodriguez
Order
Criminal Law and Procedure Nov. 6, 2000
McDonald v. Thomas
Governor's denial of prisoner's recommended commutation of sentence is timely.
Criminal Law and Procedure Nov. 5, 2000
Saffold v. Newland
Statute of limitations for habeas corpus petition is tolled from time first state habeas petition is filed until rejected by state supreme court.
Criminal Law and Procedure Nov. 3, 2000
U.S. v. Hinton
There is no reasonable expectation of privacy in the outside of package placed in post office parcel locker.
Criminal Law and Procedure Nov. 3, 2000
U.S. v. Timbana
To find accused competent to enter plea, court does not err in conducting searching inquiry.
Criminal Law and Procedure Nov. 3, 2000
Torres v. Prunty
Defendant's due process rights are violated by state court failure to hold competency hearing, despite considerable evidence suggesting he wasn't competent to stand trial.
Criminal Law and Procedure Nov. 3, 2000
U.S. v. Working
Court's explanation for granting downward departure in defendant's sentence must be stated in sufficiently specific language to allow appellate review.
Criminal Law and Procedure Nov. 3, 2000
Dubria v. Smith
Admission of unredacted tape and transcript of pre-arrest interview by police did not violate inmate's constitutional right to due process.
Criminal Law and Procedure Nov. 3, 2000
U.S. v. Reilly
Inevitable discovery doctrine inapplicable when police don't exercise actual opportunity to obtain search warrant and nothing outside improper search supports discovery of challenged evidence.
Criminal Law and Procedure Nov. 3, 2000
Laboa v. Calderon
Admission of co-defendant's involuntary confession is harmless error where confession did not have substantial and injurious effect on jury verdict.
Criminal Law and Procedure Nov. 3, 2000
U.S. v. Littlejohn
Court's failure to warn defendant pleading guilty to distribution of controlled substances of ineligibility for food stamps and social security benefits is harmless error.
Criminal Law and Procedure Nov. 3, 2000
U.S. v. Liang
Venue statue for offenses committed on high seas doesn't apply to person arrested in one U.S. district but tried in another.
Criminal Law and Procedure Nov. 3, 2000
U.S. v. Egge
Drug users who buy drugs for personal use from seller convicted of conspiracy to distribute aren't participants for purposes of sentence enhancement.
Criminal Law and Procedure Nov. 3, 2000
U.S. v. Quintana-Torres
Voluntary re-entry is inferred when alien is found in United States after being deported.
Criminal Law and Procedure Nov. 3, 2000
In re Williams
Plea bargain that leads to sentence that includes unlawful credit for time served may not be enforced.
Criminal Law and Procedure Nov. 2, 2000
People v. Superior Court (Butler)
Mental institution inmates convicted under sexually violent predator law may have their commitment extended after full psychological evaluation.
Criminal Law and Procedure Nov. 2, 2000