On October 1, 2009 I posted an appalant brief for U.S.A v. Justin K. Dorvee on this blog. The Brief was prepared by Paul F. Angioletti, attorney for the defendant-appellant. Mr. Angioletti has now informed me that the Court of Appeals Second Circuit issued an opinion on the Dorvee appeal…
A Service from the ABA Criminal Justice Section, http://www.abanet.org/crimjust Received: June 8, 2010. · Barber v. Thomas (No. 09-5201) · United States v. Juvenile Male (No. 09-940) ——————————————————————————– Barber v. Thomas (No. 09-5201) United States Supreme Court Decision: Decided: June 7, 2010 In a 6-3 decision today the Supreme Court…
To view the full-text of cases you must sign in to FindLaw.com. All summaries are produced by Findlaw May 31 – June 4, 2010. U.S. Supreme Court, June 01, 2010 Carr v. US, No. 08–1301 The Seventh Circuit’s affirmance of defendant’s conviction for failure to register as a sex offender…
Berghuis v. Thompkins June 2, 2010 United States v. Carr A Service from the ABA Criminal Justice Section, http://www.abanet.org/crimjust Introduction by ABA Criminal Justice Section: This summary has been created by Professor Rory K. Little , U.C. Hastings College of the Law, San Francisco, who has long presented “Annual Review…
Presented by the ABA Criminal Justice Section White Collar Crime Committee Mid-Atlantic Region Subcommittee: This panel will address the most recent developments in White Collar prosecutions in New Jersey. The Honorable Paul Fishman will describe the challenges facing the United States Attorney’s Office and new initiatives. Seasoned defense and in-house…
United States v. Marcus, No. 08-1341, 130 S.Ct. ___(may 24, 2010). A Service from the ABA Criminal Justice Section, http://www.abanet.org/crimjust This summary has been created by Professor Rory K. Little (littler@uchastings.edu), U.C. Hastings College of the Law, San Francisco, who has long presented “Annual Review of the Supreme Court’s Term”…
To view the full-text of cases you must sign in to FindLaw.com. All summaries are produced by Findlaw May 17-21, 2010 ——————————————————————————– U.S. 1st Circuit Court of Appeals, May 17, 2010 Parsley v. US, No. 09-1690 District court’s denial of defendant’s motion under 28 U.S.C. section 2255 motion to vacate…
An abstract prepared for the Criminal Law Library Blog by Michael Chernicoff. Are language barriers playing a role in law enforcement? The Justice Department has begun a “routine audit” in New York to determine whether federal civil rights laws were being complied with in police dealing with non‐English speakers. Such reviews have been regular since 2002 when the Justice Department required recipients of grants to provide services to no‐English speakers CLICK HERE TO SEE COMPLETE ABSTRACT
An Abstract prepared for the Criminal Law Library Blog by Michael Chernicoff. The Adam Walsh Act [is] currently in place to protect children against abuse and child pornography and promote Internet safety is being used to classify criminals whose crimes were not sexual in nature as sex offenders. The Adam…
A program presented by the state trial judges during the 2010 Annual Meeting of the American Bar Association in San Francisco at the Marriott Marquis On August 5, from 1:30-4:30 p.m.. Attendees registered for the 2010 ABA Annual Meeting are invited to join the National Conference of State Trial Judges…