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Crespin v. State of New Mexico
Admission of custodial confession of non-testifying co-defendant is harmless error.
Criminal Law and Procedure May 12, 1998
U.S. v. Pena
Defendant's consent to search motel room for drugs includes space above bathroom ceiling.
Criminal Law and Procedure May 12, 1998
U.S. v. Deters
Court's commitment of defendant to determine competency to stand trial doesn't violate due process.
Criminal Law and Procedure May 8, 1998
People v. Maxich
Defendant's release from liability obtained in civil action doesn't limit trial court's authority to order restitution.
Criminal Law and Procedure May 6, 1998
U.S. v. Gallegos
Successive habeas petition is unauthorized without showing required by Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act.
Criminal Law and Procedure May 6, 1998
U.S. v. Wynn
Order
Criminal Law and Procedure May 6, 1998
U.S. v. Galindo-Gonzales
Defendant fails to establish roadblock to check licenses was pretext to search for undocumented aliens.
Criminal Law and Procedure May 6, 1998
People v. Hoefer
Defendant's sentence for marijuana convictions aren't subject to extraordinary risk of harm sentencing enhancement.
Criminal Law and Procedure May 6, 1998
U.S. v. Dunson
Defendant's failure to proffer any facts establishing witness's prior shoplifting conviction involved deceit precludes impeachment.
Criminal Law and Procedure May 6, 1998
Swendra v. Beida
Order
Criminal Law and Procedure May 6, 1998
Cao v. Hargett
Order
Criminal Law and Procedure May 6, 1998
US v. Gutierrez-Hermosillo
Defendant's 14-year-old daughter has legal capacity to consent to police entering their motel room.
Criminal Law and Procedure May 6, 1998
US v. Cisneros
Order
Criminal Law and Procedure May 6, 1998
Fristoe v. Thompson
Authorities may consider only offense of which inmate was convicted in determining sentence reduction.
Criminal Law and Procedure May 6, 1998
McCarty v. Wyoming Department of Corrections State Penitentiary Warden
Order
Criminal Law and Procedure May 6, 1998
US v. Alvarez
Previous panel's ruling on suppression motion is law of case and no exceptions for departure exist.
Criminal Law and Procedure May 6, 1998
US. v. Cesspooch
Order
Criminal Law and Procedure May 6, 1998
US v. Price
Order
Criminal Law and Procedure May 6, 1998
US v. Gaskin
Order
Criminal Law and Procedure May 6, 1998
Davis v. Hill
Order
Criminal Law and Procedure May 6, 1998
Heath v. Hargett
Order
Criminal Law and Procedure May 6, 1998
State v. Guerra
Relation-back evidence isn't required for instruction on presumption defendant was driving under influence when driving.
Criminal Law and Procedure May 6, 1998
U.S. v. Blaze
Single mention of polygraph test by government witness doesn't require mistrial.
Criminal Law and Procedure May 6, 1998
US v. Sain
Order
Criminal Law and Procedure May 6, 1998
Murphy v. Shanks
Order
Criminal Law and Procedure May 6, 1998
Jackson v. Shanks
State procedural bar against consideration of new issues in habeas petition is generally followed.
Criminal Law and Procedure May 6, 1998
U.S. v. Nicholson
Pressing side of suitcase to inspect contents violates bus passenger's reasonable expectation of privacy.
Criminal Law and Procedure May 6, 1998
U.S. v. Hunt
Order
Criminal Law and Procedure May 6, 1998
US v. Butler
Order
Criminal Law and Procedure May 6, 1998
U.S. v. Albers
Order
Criminal Law and Procedure May 6, 1998