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  • Probation Violation Causes and Consequences
    Probation Violation Causes and Consequences

    When individuals are convicted of crimes, they are sometimes eligible for probation, which is usually served in place of jail or prison time. During probation—which can be supervised or ...

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  • latest in ineffective assistance of counsel cases
    latest in ineffective assistance of counsel cases

    Flournoy v. Small, 11-55015 Appeal from: S.D. Cal. (Gonzalez, C.J.) Subject Matter: Habeas Corpus Holding: The panel affirmed the district court's denial of a 28 U.S.C. § 2254 habeas corpus petition ...

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  • Wrong judge? Case comming back
    Wrong judge? Case comming back

    US v. Harris, No. 11-10053 (Noonan with B. Fletcher and Paez). [Disclosure: This is an Az FPD case]. The defendant was sentenced by a judge other than the one who presided over the trial. The 9th held ...

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  • Latest in the 9th Circuit
    Latest in the 9th Circuit

    In Nitschke, No. 10-36121 (5-24-12)(Paez with Fisher and Clifton) the 9th affirmed the denial of petitioner's claim for habeas relief under Apprendi. The petitioner failed to preserve the Apprendi ...

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  • Pro Per
    Pro Per

    US v. Carpenter, No. 10-30146 (5-22-12)(per curiam with Kozinski, Tallman, and Ikuta). Note to defendants wanting to represent themselves: if you are going to ask to represent yourself, try not to ...

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  • Latest in interpreter issues
    Latest in interpreter issues

    US v. Romo-Chavez, No. 10-10424 (5-23-12)(O'Scannlain with Lasnik, D.J.; Berzon concurring). The 9th allows the government to introduce at trial a defendant's admissions to a Border Patrol agent ...

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