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In re Bittaker
Inmate declared vexatious litigant retains right to file habeas petition without first seeking court's permission. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 30, 1999
U.S. v. Arteaga
For money-laundering, customer provided information on telegraph carrier's form is admissible against defendant-declarant. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 30, 1999
People v. Short
Out-of-state conviction without elements of California offense cannot enhance sentence under 'one strike' law. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 29, 1999
People v. Lepolo
Evidence of brandishing weapon to police and making threatening comments is admitted for impeachment purposes. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 29, 1999
People v. Helms
After new offense while on probation, prior prison term is imposed consecutively to indeterminate sentence. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 29, 1999
People v. Erwin
Warrantless search is justified after police are alerted to stolen property through use of concealed beeper. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 29, 1999
People v. Ramirez
Statute constitutionally allows alleged sexual assault victim to be identified as 'Jane Doe' at trial. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 29, 1999
People v. Romero
Defendant's alleged mistaken belief that he was only trafficking marijuana and not cocaine isn't defense. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 29, 1999
U.S. v. Parrilla
If defendant proves sentencing entrapment claim by preponderance of evidence, gun enhancement is not applicable. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 29, 1999
Johnson v. Baldwin
Attorney's failure to investigate client's denial of rape is prejudicial given government's weak case. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 29, 1999
Cort v. Crabtree
New interpretation of nonviolent offenses isn't retroactive to prisoners whose sentence reduction eligibility already decided. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 29, 1999
People v. Holt
Death penalty statutory mitigating factor requiring showing of extreme mental or emotional disturbance isn't vague. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 29, 1999
U.S. v. Scheffer
Military rule of evidence barring polygraph results doesn't violate servicemember's right to present a defense. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 29, 1999
LaGrand v. Stewart
Eighth Amendment prohibition against cruel and unusual punishment is violated by lethal gas execution. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 29, 1999
U.S. v. Mitchell
If main basis for conviction is inadmissible evidence about defendant's poverty, reversal is required. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 29, 1999
Rhoden v. Rowland
Unconstitutional shackling of defendant at trial in view of jury is inherently prejudicial. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 29, 1999
U.S. v. Forbes
Federal law prohibits the imposition of both probation and straight prison time. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 29, 1999
U.S. v. Hock
Resentencing defendant on unchallenged conviction is within trial court's discretion. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 29, 1999
U.S. v. Flores
Co-conspirator testimony which leads to sentence enhancement isn't barred simply because co-conspirator cooperated in expectation of leniency. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 29, 1999
McDowell v. Calderon
District court improperly issues protective order on evidentiary matters when attorney-client privilege is waived by alleging ineffective assistance of counsel. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 29, 1999
U.S. v. Corral
District court may not rely on impermissible hearsay to calculate a defendant's sentence. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 29, 1999
U.S. v. Washington
On sentencing remand, mandate to recalculate base offense level doesn't preclude district court from including other applicable departures. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 29, 1999
U.S. v. Bensimon
Admission of 17-year-old fraud conviction to impeach defendant charged with drug possession requires reversal. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 29, 1999
U.S. v. Davoudi
Restitution must be based on fair market value of property at the time the victim had power to dispose of it. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 29, 1999
U.S. v. Qualls
Jury may convict defendant for possessing any one of seven firearms listed in an indictment. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 29, 1999
U.S. v. Barron
Trial court errs in requiring defendant to choose between status quo or elimination of plea on motion to vacate sentence for no factual basis. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 29, 1999
U.S. v. Mejia-Sanchez
Probation officer doesn't exceed statutory authority by submitting petition to revoke defendant's supervised release to district court. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 29, 1999
U.S. v. Jimenez-Medina
Border patrol agent doesn't have reasonable suspicion to stop locally licensed vehicle simply because it is registered to a Mexican national. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 29, 1999
U.S. v. Banuelos-Rodriguez
Sentencing disparity that arises from different U.S. Attorney plea-bargaining policies, is basis for downward departure. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 29, 1999
Jones v. Wood
Under Death Penalty Act, federal habeas petitioner gets hearing on exhausted claims absent state hearing. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 29, 1999
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