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U.S. v. Martinez-Salazar
Due process is violated where court doesn't dismiss for cause juror with admitted bias toward prosecution.
Criminal Law and Procedure Mar. 23, 2001
Fiore v. White
Clarification of law regulating operation of waste disposal facility leads to conclusion that defendant did not violate law.
Criminal Law and Procedure Mar. 21, 2001
Glover v. U.S.
Defendant is not required to show counsel's error led to significant increase in sentence to raise appeal.
Criminal Law and Procedure Mar. 21, 2001
Lopez v. Davis
Bureau of Prisons has discretion to deny early release to all prisoners convicted of drug trafficking while carrying firearms.
Criminal Law and Procedure Mar. 21, 2001
U.S. v. Brown
Order
Criminal Law and Procedure Mar. 21, 2001
Christensen v. Hines
Order
Criminal Law and Procedure Mar. 21, 2001
Williams v. Klinger
Order
Criminal Law and Procedure Mar. 21, 2001
U.S. v. Trammel
Order
Criminal Law and Procedure Mar. 21, 2001
Hedger v. McKune
Order
Criminal Law and Procedure Mar. 21, 2001
Ullrich v. Snider
Order
Criminal Law and Procedure Mar. 21, 2001
U.S. v. Ronquillo-Herrera
Order
Criminal Law and Procedure Mar. 21, 2001
Illinois v. McArthur
Police may not restrict resident from entering his home while warrant is obtained in violation of Fourth Amendment.
Criminal Law and Procedure Mar. 21, 2001
Illinois v. McArthur
It wasn't unreasonable for police to prohibit defendant from entering trailer unaccompanied by police while waiting for search warrant.
Criminal Law and Procedure Mar. 21, 2001
Cleveland v. United States
Video poker license in State's hands is not property under mail-fraud statute.
Criminal Law and Procedure Mar. 20, 2001
Artuz v. Bennett
Although application for state post-conviction relief contains procedurally-barred claims, it doesn't render application improperly filed under Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act.
Criminal Law and Procedure Mar. 20, 2001
Seling v. Young
Act found to be civil cannot be deemed punitive as applied to single individual in violation of Double Jeopardy and Ex Post Facto clauses.
Criminal Law and Procedure Mar. 20, 2001
People v. Lim
Drug evidence from defendant's car may be admitted at trial even though police officer's affidavit failed to justify issuance of search warrant.
Criminal Law and Procedure Mar. 16, 2001
Buford v. United States
Deferential Standard of Review Is Appropriate Standard When Court Is Determining Whether Prior Convictions Are Related.
Criminal Law and Procedure Mar. 15, 2001
People v. Morgan
Jury instruction, requiring court be informed of any juror who intends to decide case on improper basis, doesn't unduly involve court in deliberative process.
Criminal Law and Procedure Mar. 15, 2001
People v. Ruse
Order
Criminal Law and Procedure Mar. 14, 2001
U.S. v. Camarillo-Tello
Sentence is unlawful when prosecutor breaches plea agreement by failing to recommend sentence reduction.
Criminal Law and Procedure Mar. 14, 2001
U.S. v. Jeter
Court must reduce sentence for drug offense by at least two levels for defendant's acceptance of responsibility.
Criminal Law and Procedure Mar. 14, 2001
U.S. v. Hammett
Court properly denies motion to supress evidence when defendant fails to show warrant was improperly obtained and issued.
Criminal Law and Procedure Mar. 14, 2001
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands v. Bowie
Prosecutor had duty to investigate possibility that co-defendants testified falsely to receive leniency.
Criminal Law and Procedure Mar. 14, 2001
Allen v. Massie
Order
Criminal Law and Procedure Mar. 14, 2001
Battlefield v. Gibson
Death sentence is unlawful because defendant's attorney spent little time obtaining mitigating evidence for penalty phase.
Criminal Law and Procedure Mar. 14, 2001
People v. Atkins
The trier of fact may consider evidence of voluntary intoxication with respect to the intent of an arson defendant.
Criminal Law and Procedure Mar. 14, 2001
People v. Vasquez
Order
Criminal Law and Procedure Mar. 14, 2001
People v. Epps
Defendant has right to jury trial regarding prior convictions and isn't required to show trial court's initial denial of right was prejudicial.
Criminal Law and Procedure Mar. 14, 2001
People v. Haynes
Unavailable witness taped statements in preliminary hearing are admissible against defendant at trial under recently-enacted statute.
Criminal Law and Procedure Mar. 14, 2001