US vs. Fasthorse, No. 10-30093 (4-1-11)(M. Smith with Graeber and Fisher). The defendant appeals a conviction for sexual abuse under 18 USC 2242(2)(B). The defendant argues there is insufficient ...
US vs. Bonilla, No. 09-10307 (3-11-11)(Reinhardt with Berzon and Pollak, Sr. D.J., E.D. Pa). In Padilla, the Supremes made clear that the defendant must be advised of the immigration consequences to a ...
US vs. Fernandes, No. 09-30135 (3-14-11)(Per curiam with Thomas, Graber, and Tallman). Must a court order a defendant convicted of abusive sexual contact under 18 USC 2244(b) to register as a sex ...
WASHINGTON (AFP) The US Supreme Court on Monday rejected a final appeal request from high-profile death row inmate Troy Davis, who was seeking a new trial after witnesses recanted their testimony ...
US vs. Kohring, No. 08-30170 (3-11-11)(Thomas with Tashima, partial concurrence and partial dissent by B. Fletcher). The defendant here was a former state representative charged and convicted of ...