Recent Posts in Criminal Offense Category
Posted on May 14, 2012 By Randall J. Craig
Thomas v. Chappell, No. 09-99024 (5-10-12)(Graber with Bea; dissent by O'Scannlain). "Bo did it!" At least that is what petitioner claimed when prosecuted for two murders that occurred ...
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Posted on May 14, 2012 By Randall J. Craig
US v. Vallee, No. 11-30131 (5-10-12)(Callahan with Hug and D. Nelson). Does a judge have to sign a summons for a SR violation? "No," said the 9th, because the court read and signed the ...
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Posted on May 14, 2012 By Randall J. Craig
US v. Zhou, No. 10-50231 (5-10-12)(M. Smith with Kleinfeld and Sammartino, D.J.) An infinite number of law clerks, conducting an infinite number of Westlaw searches, eventually would connect the ...
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Posted on May 14, 2012 By Randall J. Craig
In United States v. Hieng, 09-10401 which was an appeal from: C.D. Cal. (Wanger, J.) and argued & submitted: 8/30/11 to the Court panel in San Francisco, it was upheld a jury conviction and ...
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Posted on Apr 25, 2012 By Randall J. Craig
US v. Milovanovic, No. 08-30381 (4-24-12)(en banc)(Tallman writing; Clifton concurring). Sitting en banc, the 9th considers what exactly is required for theft of honest services under the mail fraud ...
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Posted on Jan 4, 2011 By Randall J. Craig
A brief detention of the wrong person is permissible when the actual person sought by law enforcment is wanted in connection with a completed felony or felony arrest warrant, especially when the ...
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