| Description | Date | Docket # |
|---|---|---|
US v. BarrettUnited States Second Circuit
Criminal Law & Procedure
Affirmed in part, vacated in part. Defendant challenged his conviction for using firearms in the commission of violent crimes. Because categorizing...
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08/30/2019 | 14‐2641‐cr |
In re SaginCalifornia Court of Appeal
Habeas Corpus, Evidence, Criminal Law & Procedure
Vacated conviction. Defendant was sentenced to life without parole for the conviction of a murder in 1986. He petitioned for a writ of habeas corpus...
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08/30/2019 | H044767 |
People v. KumaCalifornia Court of Appeal
Judges & Judiciary, Criminal Law & Procedure
Affirmed. Defendant was convicted of vehicular manslaughter. Defendant challenged the judgment contending that the jury received confusing and...
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08/30/2019 | A150107 |
US v. PervisUnited States Fifth Circuit
Sentencing, Criminal Law & Procedure
Affirmed. A Texas bank robbery was properly considered a crime of violence and it was a second or subsequent offense in relation to an attempt made...
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08/30/2019 | 17-20689 |
US v. KaluUnited States Fifth Circuit
Sentencing, Criminal Law & Procedure
Affirmed. The application of two sentencing enhancements in the case of a person who pleaded guilty to a conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud was not...
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08/30/2019 | 18-20399 |
US v. Heon-Ceol ChiUnited States Ninth Circuit
Criminal Law & Procedure
Finding the crime described in Article 129 of South Korea’s Criminal Code fits squarely within the definition of “bribing a public official” from 18...
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08/30/2019 | 17-50358 |
US v. PughUnited States Second Circuit
Criminal Law & Procedure
Affirmed, remanded for resentencing. Because defendant’s letter describing his allegiance to the Islamic State was never translated or otherwise...
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08/29/2019 | 17-1889 |
People v. ForceCalifornia Court of Appeal
Judges & Judiciary, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure
Reversed and remand for new trial. Defendant is a sexually violent predator who is currently receiving treatment at a state mental hospital. He...
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08/29/2019 | G055482 |
US v. HaynesUnited States Seventh Circuit
Sentencing, Criminal Law & Procedure
Affirmed. Different charges involved in a nested set of charges were divisible and a jury could find the accused guilty of the underlying Hobbs Act...
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08/29/2019 | 17-3657 |
US v. London, Jr.United States First Circuit
Sentencing, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure
Affirmed. A motion to correct a 1996 sentence as a career offender was not timely because the motion asserts a right not recognized in caselaw.
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08/29/2019 | 17-30675 |