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17 Dec 2008, 7:16 pm
Because the government moved to vacate defendant's sentence well beyond the 7-day period provided for in Rule 35, the district court lacked jurisdiction to hear the motion or vacate the sentence. [read post]
12 Dec 2008, 2:27 pm
The ominous warning from
Margaret Smith, chairwoman of the state Clemency
and Pardons Board, came as the board voted 4-0 to
recommend clemency for Dozier, who has been in
prison since 1994 after becoming one of the state's
first three-strikes felons to be sentenced to life without
parole, reports the Seattle Times. [read post]
20 Oct 2008, 6:46 pm
DeFilippo, No. 071618 Conviction and sentence for conspiring to racketeer, illegal gambling, and conspiring to collect credit through extortionate means is affirmed where: 1) though lower court erred in admitting certain testimony by a witness and his sentencing challenges, the error was harmless; 2) the district court appropriately considered murder to be relevant conduct under the Guidelines; 3) there was no support for defendant's assertion that incarceration created a rebuttable presumption… [read post]
14 Oct 2008, 3:20 pm
DeFilippo, No. 071618 Conviction and sentence for conspiracy to racketeer, illegal gambling, and conspiracy to collect credit through extortionate means are affirmed over claims of error that: 1) the district court erred when it admitted testimony from a high-ranking member of the Bonanno Crime Family; 2) the murder of George Sciascia was not relevant conduct because it was not related to a conspiratorial object of which defendant was convicted; 3) the Government failed to rebut an alleged… [read post]
8 Sep 2008, 3:44 am
The 4 to 3 ruling provides meaningful judicial review of parole decisions by the Board of Parole Hearings and the governor, and could affect nearly 1,000 parole cases now on appeal. [read post]
2 Sep 2008, 5:17 pm
Payne, No. 07-5592 In a conviction for multiple counts involving drugs, firearms, violence and multiple murders, court order authorizing involuntary medication treatment plan designed to restore defendant's competency to stand trial is affirmed over claims of error that the district court erred in finding that the evidence offered at the hearing was sufficient to establish that the proposed treatment is substantially likely to restore defendant's competency. [read post]
28 Aug 2008, 2:15 pm
Mastromatteo, No. 06-2349 Denial of defendant's motion for a Franks hearing and his sentence for drug-related offenses are affirmed where: 1) defendant's failure to obtain a written conditional plea was not a jurisdictional bar to the circuit court's hearing the appeal; 2) the district court did not err in holding that defendant lacked standing to contest a search of [read post]
23 Jul 2008, 10:43 pm
The Prison Law Office, appointed to represent a formerly pro per habeas petitioner who contended the parole board was late in hearing his case, decided to go for a brass ring by filing a class action habeas petition on behalf of all prisoners similarly situated. [read post]
16 Jul 2008, 4:36 am
She also has had her left leg amputated and is paralyzed on her right side, her husband, James Whitehouse, told the California Board of Parole Hearings. [read post]
9 Jun 2008, 2:22 am
Only Washington state preceded Minnesota in handling paroled offenders this way. [read post]
8 Jun 2008, 12:28 am
Only Washington state preceded Minnesota in handling paroled offenders this way. [read post]
21 Apr 2008, 11:52 am
Clements, No. 07-2981 Conviction for possession of a firearm by a felon is affirmed over defendant's claims that: 1) his encounter with the arresting officers constituted an illegal seizure in violation of his Fourth Amendment rights; and 2) the district court judge violated his due process rights by failing to sua sponte order a competency hearing during trial. [read post]
15 Apr 2008, 12:59 pm
The Board of Parole Hearings grants parole to a convicted murderer in an exceptional case. [read post]
8 Apr 2008, 9:47 am
Jeross, No. 06-2257, 06-2502 Defendants' sentences for their roles in a Detroit-based conspiracy to possess and distribute at least 100,000 Ecstacy pills are affirmed over their claims that the district court: 1) used an incorrect version of the Guidelines; 2) improperly extrapolated the total weight of the Ecstacy pills from the actual weight of a smaller number of pills actually recovered; 3) denied them the opportunity to personally address the court at their resentencing hearings;… [read post]
31 Mar 2008, 7:03 am
Kennedy in a California parole case. [read post]
26 Mar 2008, 12:35 pm
The current scoop -- for those who don't recall it -- is that Governors Davis and Schwarzenegger (among others) (1) made sure to appoint very hard core (anti-parole) people to the Board of Parole Hearings, and (2) adopted and applied (and, in the latter case, continue to apply) an unannounced policy -- one that would be clearly illegal if formally announced -- of uniformly reversing the Board of Parole Hearings in those rare… [read post]
24 Mar 2008, 1:37 pm
County attorneys advised Jenkins to wait.Although parole officials have forced parolees to move because of Jessica's Law, probation officials throughout California decided to wait on the court. [read post]
15 Mar 2008, 6:54 am
"But those that show themselves worthy of redemption ought to be given an opportunity before a parole board. [read post]
11 Feb 2008, 8:08 am
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5 Feb 2008, 8:11 am
Defendant's California conviction for grand theft from a person in violation of section 487(2) of the California Penal Code was a "violent felony" as defined in 18 U.S.C. section 924(e)(2)(B)(ii). [read post]
