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Harden v. Maxwell
Order
Criminal Law and Procedure Sep. 19, 2000
Hess v. Kaiser
Order
Criminal Law and Procedure Sep. 19, 2000
U.S. v. Eaton
Order
Criminal Law and Procedure Sep. 19, 2000
U.S. v. Mercado
Admission of co-conspirators's testimony obtained in exchange for lenient sentencing does not violate Fifth Amendment.
Criminal Law and Procedure Sep. 19, 2000
U.S. v. Valdez
Jury instruction on evaluation of accomplice testimony obtained in exchange for promises of leniency adequately informs jury.
Criminal Law and Procedure Sep. 19, 2000
U.S. v. Siler
Order
Criminal Law and Procedure Sep. 19, 2000
U.S. v. Quijana-Montiel
Order
Criminal Law and Procedure Sep. 19, 2000
U.S. v. Carnes
Order
Criminal Law and Procedure Sep. 19, 2000
Conrad v. State of Colorado
Order
Criminal Law and Procedure Sep. 19, 2000
People v. Toler
Person need not 'retreat to wall' before using deadly force to defend self, unless person initial aggressor in encounter.
Criminal Law and Procedure Sep. 19, 2000
Hendricks v. People
Trial and appellate courts apply erroneous legal standard to evaluate defense motion to impose plea of not guilty by reason of insanity.
Criminal Law and Procedure Sep. 19, 2000
People v. Rogers
Trial court that refers accused to community corrections program is also authorized to conduct statutorily-required informal administrative review.
Criminal Law and Procedure Sep. 19, 2000
U.S. v. Albers
Ram-air chutes used by individuals jumping from structures in national parks are parachutes for purposes of federal regulations.
Criminal Law and Procedure Sep. 13, 2000
State v. Petrak
Court errs in failing to instruct jury that weapons misconduct charge requires proof that accused possessed weapons in relation to drug offense.
Criminal Law and Procedure Sep. 11, 2000
Scott v. Baldwin
Retroactive changes in law that alters procedure for exercising parole discretion does not violate Ex Post Facto Clause.
Criminal Law and Procedure Sep. 10, 2000
State v. Carlisle
Defendant's belief that intended victim was 14 years old is substantial evidence to uphold conviction for attempted sexual conduct with minor.
Criminal Law and Procedure Sep. 5, 2000
State v. O'Meara
'Totality of the circumstances' for purpose of determining reasonable suspicion means looking at whole picture and not each individual factor.
Criminal Law and Procedure Sep. 5, 2000
U.S. v. Hursh
Court upholds drug conviction when accused is in possession of a substantial quantity of narcotics.
Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 31, 2000
U.S. v. Sauza-Martinez
Defendant's right to a fair trial impinged when court fails to give jury limiting instructions regarding codefendant's post-arrest statement.
Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 31, 2000
U.S. v. Daniel
Due Process is satisfied when oral findings are made on record in support of decision to revoke supervised release.
Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 31, 2000
People v. Jones
Result-based felony cannot predicate felony murder since specific intent to commit felony is not present.
Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 31, 2000
People v. Beltran
Great bodily injury sentence enhancement is not applicable when great bodily injury is element of underlying felony.
Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 31, 2000
People v. Brown
Jury instruction that 'possession of contraband is not unlawful if possession is solely for purpose of disposal' does not apply to incarcerated inmates.
Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 31, 2000
People v. Perez
Confrontation clause is not violated when witness testifies she cannot recall events and prior contrary statements are admitted.
Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 31, 2000
U.S. v. Mezas de Jesus
Clear and convincing evidence standard applies when sentence enhancement is based on uncharged offense.
Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 31, 2000
Lajoie v. Thompson
Sixth Amendment right to confrontation and compulsory process is violated when evidence of minor victim's prior sexual abuse by others is disallowed.
Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 31, 2000
U.S. v. Granville
Evidence discovered by officers who violated 'knock and announce' statute by prematurely breaking down suspect's door should be suppressed.
Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 31, 2000
In re Rodriguez
Counsel's motion to withdraw guilty plea, causing enhanced sentencing, is not ineffective assistance when court could vacate plea on its own.
Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 31, 2000
State v. Thompson
Prior felony convictions are not 'historical prior felonies' when accused is not sentenced on priors before commit-ting present offense.
Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 30, 2000
U.S. v. Ceron-Sanchez
Aggravated felony qualifies as crime of violence for purpose of increasing base level offense in sentencing convicted illegal alien.
Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 30, 2000