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U.S. v. Velez
Director of agency authorized to assist aliens with immigration process violates position of trust by falsifying thousands of applications.
Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 15, 2000
U.S. v. Johnson
Sentence enhancement is proper when victim was 'restrained' by defendant removing her key from car.
Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 15, 2000
U.S. v. Johnson
For Interstate Agreement on Detainers purposes, prisoner's delivery of completed speedy-trial demand form to prison officials starts the 180-day limit.
Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 15, 2000
Weaver v. Thompson
Bailiff's instructions that the jury had to reach a verdict on all counts violate defendant's due process rights.
Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 15, 2000
U.S. v. Hanley
Defendant need not personally make phone calls in telemarketing scam to be guilty of wire fraud.
Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 15, 2000
In re Grand Jury Investigation
Court's order disqualifying attorney from representing multiple witnesses in grand-jury proceeding isn't abuse of discretion.
Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 15, 2000
U.S. v. Scrivner
Where case law is decided before defendant's direct appeal is final, it is not considered an 'intervening change in law.'
Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 15, 2000
Millwood v. Champion
Order
Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 15, 2000
U.S. v. King
Order
Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 15, 2000
U.S. v. Smith
Order
Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 15, 2000
Free v. Federal Bureau of Prisons
Order
Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 15, 2000
U.S. v. Woodlee
Order
Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 15, 2000
Plantz v. Massie
Order
Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 15, 2000
U.S. v. Glover
Order
Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 15, 2000
Lawrence v. Peters
Order
Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 15, 2000
U.S. v. Morales-Alejo
Pretrial detention does not toll a previously imposed term of parole.
Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 15, 2000
U.S. v. Gigley
Sentence should be based on actual quantity of methamphetamine, rather than quantity of methamphetamine-containing mixture, when the former results in longer sentence.
Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 14, 2000
Castillo v. United States
Words 'machine gun' in criminal statute create offense separate from other offenses under same statute.
Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 14, 2000
United States v. Hubbell
In prosecution for matters related to immunized testimony, prosecution has duty to prove proposed evidence is derived from independent source.
Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 14, 2000
U.S. v. Delreal-Ordones
Evidence is sufficient to support district court's deliberate-ignorance jury instruction.
Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 14, 2000
Stouffer v. Reynolds
Constitutional error is committed when new evidence creates reasonable doubt that did not otherwise exist.
Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 14, 2000
U.S. v. Mojica
Base level offense reduction should be considered when accused demonstrates firearm possession associated with lawful sporting purpose.
Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 14, 2000
U.S. v. Velarde
Court errs in refusing to make reliability determination prior to admitting expert testimony.
Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 14, 2000
U.S. v. Jackson
Police are not required to obtain warrant before conducting video surveillance that recorded activity easily observable to any passerby.
Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 14, 2000
U.S. v. Peterson
Government's legal arguments at sentencing hearing violate plea agreement but constitute harmless error.
Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 14, 2000
Welch v. City of Pratt
Instruction advising jury not to consider defendant's silence in arriving at verdict does not violate Fifth Amendment, even when it contains no warning against drawing adverse inferences.
Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 14, 2000
People v. Sherwood
Crime of vehicular eluding does not require that elusive behavior occur simultaneously with reckless driving.
Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 14, 2000
United States v. Morgan
Sentencing Guidelines for sexual abuse apply to alleged 'date rape' where both defendant and victim were intoxicated.
Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 14, 2000
People v. Deptowicz
Trial court's failure to impose mandatory restitution fine will not be corrected where prosecutor remained silent.
Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 14, 2000
U.S. v. Ayon-Meza
Police use of 'walk and talk' procedure to question defendant isn't tantamount to Fourth Amendment violation.
Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 14, 2000