United States Fifth Circuit - December 2000 Opinion Summaries
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GOCHICOA v. JOHNSONUnited States Fifth Circuit
Criminal Law & ProcedureDistrict court erred in granting habeas relief for alleged Sixth Amendment claims based upon a constructive-denial test, rather than the... |
12/29/2000 | 99-50596 |
US v. GARRETTUnited States Fifth Circuit
Criminal Law & ProcedureDistrict court abused its discretion by imposing sanction of excluding the government's witnesses from trial for discovery violations that the court... |
12/29/2000 | 99-10531 |
WADSWORTH v. JOHNSONUnited States Fifth Circuit
Criminal Law & ProcedureDistrict Court lacked jurisdiction to hear prisoner's application for habeas relief under 28 USC 2241(d) where neither the place of the initial state... |
12/28/2000 | 00-20296 |
DOYLE v. JOHNSONUnited States Fifth Circuit
Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Tax LawDefendant's state conviction for possession of methamphetamine with intent to deliver, and subsequent tax violation under Section 159.101 of Texas Tax... |
12/27/2000 | 99-40487 |
RIDEAU v. WHITLEYUnited States Fifth Circuit
Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & ProcedureToken inclusion of a single African-American on the grand jury panel does not rectify the overwhelming statistical evidence of underrepresentation... |
12/22/2000 | 99-30849 |
US v. GUZMAN-OCAMPOUnited States Fifth Circuit
Criminal Law & Procedure, Immigration LawAn illegal alien's presence in the United States after being deported is circumstantial evidence of a violation of 8 USC 1326 which the defendant is... |
12/22/2000 | 99-20968 |
SIMI INVESTMENT CO., INC. v. HARRIS COUNTY, TEXASUnited States Fifth Circuit
Constitutional Law, Property Law & Real EstateCounty's use of an illegitimate plan that financially benefitted well-connected developers, along with the failure to put forth any rational basis for... |
12/22/2000 | 99-20686 |
HOPWOOD v. STATE OF TEXASUnited States Fifth Circuit
Civil Rights, Education LawDistrict court did not abuse its discretion in reducing attorneys' fees to those comparable with local rates because local counsel had "provided... |
12/21/2000 | 98-50506 |
BADON v. R J R NABISCO INCUnited States Fifth Circuit
Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort LawWhere Louisiana law is unclear, there is arguably a reasonable basis for believing that a smoker who became addicted to cigarettes, prior to knowing... |
12/21/2000 | 98-30942 |
AT&T COMMUNICATIONS OF THE SOUTHWEST, INC. v. CITY OF AUSTINUnited States Fifth Circuit
Communications LawWhere a municipality is estopped from collecting past due fees on an unlawful ordinance because it repeatedly waived its right to them, and repealed... |
12/21/2000 | 98-50672 |
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