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Ferrell v. Oklahoma Department of Corrections
Order
Criminal Law and Procedure Apr. 15, 1999
U.S. v. Al-Amin
Order
Criminal Law and Procedure Apr. 15, 1999
Bear v. Boone
State court remedies are exhausted once highest court has decided the same claims made in federal habeas petition.
Criminal Law and Procedure Apr. 15, 1999
U.S. v. Willinger
Order
Criminal Law and Procedure Apr. 15, 1999
Gray v. The Honorable Irwin
A defendant's second conviction for drug possession doesn't subject him to a prison sentence under an Arizona statute.
Criminal Law and Procedure Apr. 15, 1999
U.S. v. Ordaz
Officers may stop four cars emerging from area where criminal activity is suspected to have occurred.
Criminal Law and Procedure Apr. 14, 1999
People v. Atlas
Enhancement for possession for sale near school doesn't require finding of intent to sell near school.
Criminal Law and Procedure Apr. 14, 1999
U.S. v. Robinson
'Intent to defraud' element of criminal customs statute isn't limited to intent to deprive government of revenue.
Criminal Law and Procedure Apr. 14, 1999
U.S. v. Graves
Accessory after the fact to felon in possession of firearm must know of primary offender's felony.
Criminal Law and Procedure Apr. 14, 1999
New Mexico v. Reed
Extradition clause bars New Mexico courts from considering merits of Ohio's demand for return of fugitive.
Criminal Law and Procedure Apr. 14, 1999
Hopkins v. Reeves
State court in capital case needn't instruct jury on alternative offenses that aren't lesser included offenses.
Criminal Law and Procedure Apr. 14, 1999
Muscarello v. United States
Person possessing gun in locked glove compartment or trunk during drug trafficking crime receives mandatory sentence.
Criminal Law and Procedure Apr. 14, 1999
U.S. v. Marin-Cuevas
Government may prove alienage element of crime of illegal re-entry by reference to immigration judge's findings.
Criminal Law and Procedure Apr. 14, 1999
People v. Mathews
Conviction for evading police officer is reversed because officer was dressed in plainclothes.
Criminal Law and Procedure Apr. 14, 1999
U.S. v. Nagra
Discrepancies concerning number of individuals involved don't justify withdrawal of plea in alien smuggling case.
Criminal Law and Procedure Apr. 14, 1999
U.S. v. Klimavicius-Viloria
Nexus between defendants and United States under Maritime Drug Law Enforcement Act is question for court.
Criminal Law and Procedure Apr. 14, 1999
People v. Theilen
Defendant and counsel may be excluded from suppression hearing under questionable California precedents.
Criminal Law and Procedure Apr. 14, 1999
People v. Martin
Peremptory challenge of juror based on juror's views is permitted although those views are grounded in religion.
Criminal Law and Procedure Apr. 14, 1999
U.S. v. Rapal
Combined sentence of imprisonment plus supervised release can exceed maximum prison term allowed by statute.
Criminal Law and Procedure Apr. 14, 1999
People v. Gonzalez
Lack of probable cause for arrest doesn't taint defendant's custodial confession to different crime.
Criminal Law and Procedure Apr. 14, 1999
People v. Shaw
Represented defendant must show actual threat of deportation to withdraw no contest plea.
Criminal Law and Procedure Apr. 14, 1999
Ramey on Habeas Corpus
Absent felony conviction for earlier robbery, sentence enhancement for current robbery conviction improper.
Criminal Law and Procedure Apr. 14, 1999
People v. Barrera
Although commissioner's disqualification can't be waived, a party may not seek review of the issue if timely objection wasn't made.
Criminal Law and Procedure Apr. 14, 1999
People v. Superior Court (Johannes)
Under the Sexually Violent Predator Act, crimes against children under 14 need not be committed with force to satisfy statute.
Criminal Law and Procedure Apr. 14, 1999
People v. Bonds
Although trial court can dismiss on its own motion if state claims inability to go forward, state can appeal dismissal.
Criminal Law and Procedure Apr. 14, 1999
People v. Tillman
Failure to challenge use of prior rape conviction as element of current offense isn't ineffective assistance of counsel.
Criminal Law and Procedure Apr. 14, 1999
People v. Sargent
Conviction for child abuse involving infliction of pain and mental suffering doesn't require criminal negligence.
Criminal Law and Procedure Apr. 14, 1999
People v. Neely
References to defendant's case that newly elected district attorney makes during campaigning doesn't warrant recusal of prosecutor's office.
Criminal Law and Procedure Apr. 14, 1999
People v. Farael
Enforcement of confession of judgment in criminal case is proper when restitution is ordered.
Criminal Law and Procedure Apr. 14, 1999
People v. Jennings
Attorney's refusal to present perjured testimony doesn't deny defendant effective assistance of counsel.
Criminal Law and Procedure Apr. 14, 1999