To view the full-text of cases you must sign in to FindLaw.com. All summaries are produced by Findlaw October 4-8, 2010. United States First Circuit, 10/07/2010 US v. Figueroa-Gonzalez Conviction of defendant for carjacking and firearm use during and in relation to a crime of violence is affirmed as there…
A significant note from the Duke Law Journal by Joanna Huang with the above title has been posted today September 29 on the Sentencing Law and Policy blog According to Ms. Huang, “…in 1987 the United States political and social systems lost trust in the judiciary and severely limited its…
Apparently the court system in Missouri thinks so. In her article, Missouri Tells Judges Cost of Sentences, publsihed in the September 18 New York Times, Monica Davey reports that “When judges here [Missouri] sentence convicted criminals, a new and unusual variable is available for them to consider: what a given…
To view the full-text of cases you must sign in to FindLaw.com. All summaries are produced by Findlaw September 13-17, 2010. Criminal Law & Procedure United States First Circuit, 09/14/2010 Merlonghi v. US In plaintiff’s suit against the United States under the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA), for the actions…
Approved by the ABA House of Delegates Sept. 2010 At the 2010 Annual Meeting in San Francisco, the House of Delegates approved resolutions that the Criminal Justice Section initiated or co-sponsored regarding the following issues (click on the relevant REPORT # to view the full text of the resolution and…
Judge Wesley E. Brown, is a spry, active 103 year old Federal District Court judge in Kansas. He still hears a full complement of criminal cases, but warns lawyers preparing for lengthly court cases that “he may not live to see cases to completion….” adding “At this age I’m not…
Click on link below for various information sources related to criminal jurisdiction collected through the Google News Alert Service, September 13, 2010. RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE TIMOTHY COLE ADVISORY PANEL ON WRONGFUL … By john Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair Current Eyewitness Identification Procedure Reinforce False Memories and Lead to Wrongful…
A selected list of CRS Reports posted between August 11, 2010 and September 10, 2010. Although almost all of the CRS Reports in the following list relate in some way to crime and criminal justice, a few addressing other topics where readers have expressed an interest have also been included.:…
CRS Report No. R41349; 8/16/2010; Posted 9/7/2010 Author(s): Clare Ribando Seelke, Specialist in Latin American Affairs; Kristin M. Finklea, Analyst in Domestic Security Subject(s): Mexico; Criminal Justice; Drug Abuse No. of Pages: 35 SUMMARY: In recent years, U.S.-Mexican security cooperation has increased significantly, largely as a result of the development…
To view the full-text of cases you must sign in to FindLaw.com. All summaries are produced by Findlaw August 16-20, 2010. United States First Circuit, 08/17/2010 US v. Donath Defendant’s appeal of his conviction for his participation in a conspiracy to distribute cocaine and other drugs and a below-guidelines sentence…