Source: Pace and Schmidt For personal use only. Not for commercial distribution., [09/25] US v. Kerley Conviction for failure to pay a child support obligation is vacated and remanded where: 1) the district court did not err in its rulings as to the good faith defense; 2) the rule of…
Source: Pace and Schmidt For personal use only — Not for Commercial Distribution: Criminal Law & Procedure [09/24] US v. Vega In a case challenging the conditions of supervised release, the sentence is affirmed where: 1) the condition that defendant abstain from alcohol was not a abuse of discretion; 2)…
Search Update from the Lexis Alert Service, Search run morning of September 25, 2008: 1. People v. Colon, 4110, 2506/02, SUPREME COURT OF NEW YORK, APPELLATE DIVISION, FIRST DEPARTMENT, 2008 NY Slip Op 7039; 2008 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 6881, September 23, 2008, Decided, September 23, 2008, Entered, THE LEXIS…
Source: Pace and Schmidt For personal use only — Not for Commercial Distribution: ——————————————————————————– Criminal Law & Procedure [09/23] US v. Pham In an identity theft case challenging the level of sentencing enhancement imposed, the sentence is vacated and case remanded where: 1) a four level enhancement under U.S. Sentencing…
Source: Lexis Alert Service. Search run September 22, 2008. http://www.lexis.com 1. People v. Hill, 4080, 4081, 3857/05, SUPREME COURT OF NEW YORK, APPELLATE DIVISION, FIRST DEPARTMENT, 2008 NY Slip Op 6931; 2008 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 6766, September 18, 2008, Decided, September 18, 2008, Entered, THE LEXIS PAGINATION OF THIS…
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From: Findlaw Legal Documents, August 12, 2008 Dismissal of CIA Leak Case Affirmed WILSON V. LIBBY “(U.S. D.C. Circuit) – In a suit by Valerie Plame Wilson and her husband alleging that employees in the Office of the Vice President and the State Department violated their constitutional rights by publishing…
From: Findlaw Breaking Documents May 28, 2008; Suspect’s Constitutional Rights Not Violated, Even If Prohibited By State Law VIRGINIA V. MOORE “(U.S. Supreme Ct., April 23, 2008) – Police did not violate a suspect’s Fourth Amendment rights when they made an arrest based on probable cause but prohibited by state…
From: Findlaw Breaking Legal Documents, May 28, 2008. Presidential Election Litigation VICTOR DIMAIO V. DEMOCRATIC NAT’L COMMITTEE AND FLA. DEMOCRATIC PARTY “(U.S. Dist. Ct., Mid. Dist. Fla., May 28, 2008) – A federal court dismissed a lawsuit filed by a Florida voter who was upset that his vote in the…
From: Findlaw Opinion Summaries May 21, 2008. Fed. Appeals Court Rules Strict Scrutiny Applies in “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” Cases WITT V. DEP’T OF THE AIR FORCE “(U.S. 9th Cir., May 21, 2008) – In a suit brought against the Air Force challenging the ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ (DADT) policy…