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United States Fifth Circuit - October 2008 Opinion Summaries

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US v. Hope
United States Fifth Circuit
Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing 
Conviction for one of two counts of being a felon in possession of a firearm is vacated and case remanded for resentencing where defendant's... 		10/30/2008 07-60769
US v. Constante
United States Fifth Circuit
Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing 
Sentence for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon is vacated and remanded where prior state convictions for burglary did not constitute... 		10/28/2008 07-41004
US v. Woods
United States Fifth Circuit
Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing 
In an appeal of a sentence for distributing crack cocaine, imposition of a supervised-release condition forbidding defendant from residing with any... 		10/28/2008 07-51491
US v. Garcia-Ruiz
United States Fifth Circuit
Criminal Law & Procedure 
Conviction for reentry into the U.S. as a deported alien is affirmed over an objection that police lacked reasonable suspicion to stop and detain... 		10/27/2008 07-51269
Johnson v. Cenac Towing Inc.
United States Fifth Circuit
Admiralty, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law, Remedies 
In a suit arising from injuries sustained by plaintiff while working as a seaman for defendant, judgment and damages for plaintiff are vacated and... 		10/24/2008 07-30113
Miller v. Estate of Wladyslaw
United States Fifth Circuit
Government Benefits, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Remedies 
In a suit by a hospital seeking to recover fees for emergency medical care rendered to the victim of a car accident, summary judgment for... 		10/23/2008 07-30378
Golden Bridge Tech. Inc. v. Motorola Inc.
United States Fifth Circuit
Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Communications Law, Cyberspace Law 
In a suit alleging that defendants violated the Sherman Act by conspiring not to deal with plaintiff, summary judgment for defendants is affirmed... 		10/23/2008 07-40954
Hinojosa v. Butler
United States Fifth Circuit
Civil Rights, Evidence, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law 
In a suit alleging excessive force and deliberate indifference against a city police officer, summary judgment for defendant-city affirmed and... 		10/23/2008 07-50566
Goodrum v. Quarterman
United States Fifth Circuit
Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus 
In a habeas proceeding by a defendant convicted of sexual assault, denial of habeas relief is affirmed where the state court's rejection of... 		10/22/2008 06-20980
US v. Gomez-Gomez
United States Fifth Circuit
Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing 
Sentence for illegally reentering the United States is affirmed by the court sitting en banc, where a prior sex offense committed using constructive,... 		10/21/2008 05-41461

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