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Denton v. Astrue

Administrative Law, Evidence, Government Benefits, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
An ALJ's denial of claimant's application for disability benefits claiming that she could not work because of certain physical and mental illnesses is...

US v. Phillips

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Government Benefits, Government Law, Health Law
Conviction of defendant for Medicare fraud is affirmed where: 1) defendant can show no plain error in denying her motion to exclude redacted recording...

US v. Garrido

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Sentencing
Defendant's robbery and firearm use conviction is affirmed where the district court did not err under Fed. R. Evid. 701 and 702 by allowing lay...

Doody v. Schriro

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Habeas Corpus
In a murder prosecution, a denial of petitioner's habeas petition is reversed where: 1) the Miranda advisement provided to petitioner, which consumed...

Pendleton v. State

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
Defendant's drug possession conviction is affirmed where substantial compliance with departmental guidelines alone, not absolute compliance,...

People v. Perez

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
Conviction of defendant for three sex offenses involving different victims is affirmed where: 1) defendant's claim that the statute of limitations...

In Re: Grand Jury Subpoena (T-112)

Civil Procedure, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Government Law, Sanctions
District court's decision holding twelve corporations, interrelated for-profit and not-for-profit corporations suspected of participating in the...

US v. Jennen

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Sentencing
Defendant's firearm possession conviction and sentence are affirmed where: 1) the anonymous tip supporting the search warrant at issue included a...

Maryland v. Shatzer

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
In a sexual child abuse prosecution, the state court of appeals' reversal of defendant's conviction is reversed where defendant experienced a break in...

Florida v. Powell

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
In a state prosecution for possession of a weapon by a convicted felon, a reversal of defendant's conviction on Miranda grounds is reversed where the...