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15 Feb 2009, 9:00 pm
(Federal public defenders apparently already are paid on par with Assistant United States Attorneys.) [read post]
24 Dec 2008, 8:13 am
White questions whether this practice withstands Sixth Amendment scrutiny, and we hold that it does so long as the resulting sentence does not exceed the jury-authorized United States Code maximums. [read post]
9 Dec 2008, 6:34 pm
This sentiment, however, was not shared by the majority of the panel.In United States v. [read post]
17 Nov 2008, 6:40 am
Barnette, 319 U.S. 624 (1943), (ENCYCLOPEDIA OF THE UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT, David Spinoza Tanenhaus, ed., Gale, 2008).Amelia J. [read post]
12 Nov 2008, 4:46 pm
  At the start of his lengthy dissent, Judge Merritt minces no words about his view of the outcome: The majority in this case is reading the AEDPA statute unlawfully to suspend the writ of habeas corpus in violation of the Suspension Clause of the United States Constitution, Article I, § 9 ("The Privilege of the Writ of Habeas Corpus shall not be suspended, unless when in Cases of Rebellion or Invasion the public Safety may require it. [read post]
5 Sep 2008, 2:29 am by stu@crimapp.com
Since the Court’s 1984 ruling in Strickland v Washington, the United States Supreme Court has applied a two part test for determining whether counsel was ineffective: (a) whether there was a breach of counsel’s duty to the defendant; and, (b) “but for” that error, the defendant stood a reasonable chance for acquittal. [read post]
18 May 2008, 10:33 pm
("BWXT"), alleging that it had violated the False Claims Act ("FCA") by defrauding the United States government, in violation of 31 U.S.C. [read post]
26 Jan 2008, 5:45 am
The latest broadside fired at the guideline edifice comes in a great dissent by Judge Noonan in United States v. [read post]
19 Jan 2008, 11:36 pm
Merritt (right) had nothing to do with the Ninth's Case o' The Week in United States v. [read post]
11 Jan 2008, 3:01 pm
spotted in Judge Merritt's dissent in United States v. [read post]
9 Nov 2007, 8:01 am
This list was compiled by United Cerebral Palsy as comprehensive One-Stop Resource Guide to help locate the needed assistance. [read post]