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Criminal Law and Procedure Decisions of the
United States Supreme Court
By Solomon L. Wisenberg of Ross, Dixon & Bell, L.L.P.
- 18 U.S.C. § 924(C)
- Castillo v. United States, 530 U.S. 120 (2000)
Elements of the Offense
Aliens - Zadvydas v. Davis, 533 U.S. ___ (2001)
Indefinite Confinement Under 8 U.S.C. § 1231(a)(6)
Anti-Terrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 - Slack v. McDaniel, 529 U.S. 473 (2000)
Rules Governing Appeals
Brady Violation - Strickler v. Green, 527 U.S. 263 (1999)
Cause and Prejudice for Failure to Release
Capital Sentencing Jury Instructions - Weeks v. Angelone, 528 U.S. 225 (2000)
Due Process
Carjacking - Nathaniel Jones v. United States, 526 U.S. 227 (1999)
Elements of the Offense - Holloway v. United States, 526 U.S. 1 (1999)
Required Intent
Confessions - Dickerson v. United States, 530 U.S. 428 (2000)
Miranda Rule
Confrontation Clause - Lilly v. Virginia, 527 U.S. 116 (1999)
Declarations Against Penal Interest
Continuing Criminal Enterprise - Richardson v. United States, 526 U.S. 813 (1999)
Elements of the Offense
Controlled Substances Act - United States v. Oakland Cannabis Buyers' Cooperative, 532 U.S. ___ (2001)
Medical Necessity Defense for Marijuana
Death Penalty - Penry v. Johnson, 532 U.S. ___ (2001)
Jury Instructions on Mitigation - Shafer v. South Carolina, 532 U.S. ___ (2001)
Jury Instructions on Possibility of Parole
Defendant’s Presence at Trial - Portuondo v. Agard, 526 U.S. 61 (2000)
Commenting on Defendant’s Ability to Shape Testimony
Due Process - Fiore v. White, 531 U.S. 225 (2001)
Failure to Prove Element of the Offense - Apprendi v. New Jersey, 530 U.S. 466 (2000)
Increasing the Maximum Sentence Based on Facts Not Found by a Jury Beyond a Reasonable Doubt - United States v. Martinez-Salazar, 528 U.S. 304 (2000)
Peremptory Challenges to Venire - Rogers v. Tennessee, 532 U.S. ___ (2001)
Retroactive Judicial Construction of Common Law Crime
Ex Post Facto Clause - Carmell v. Texas, 529 U.S. 513 (2000)
Altering the Legal Rules of Evidence - Garner v. Jones, 529 U.S. 244 (2000)
Changes in the Frequency of Parole Hearings
Federal Civil Rights - Haddle v. Garrison, 525 U.S. 121 (1998)
Obstruction
Federal Arson - Jones v. United States, 429 U.S. 848 (2000)
Applicability to Private Residences
Federal Bribery - Fischer v. United States, 429 U.S. 667 (2000)
What Constitutes a Benefit?
Federal Death Penalty Act - Louis Jones v. United States, 527 U.S. 373 (1999)
Jury Instructions
Fifth Amendment - Ohio v. Reiner, 532 U.S. ___ (2001)
Privilege Against Self Incrimination
Fourth Amendment - Maryland v. Dyson, 527 U.S. 465 (1999)
Automobile Exception - Florida v. White, 526 U.S. 559 (1999)
Automobile Exception - Wyoming v. Houghton, 526 U.S. 295 (1999)
Automobile Exception - Saucier v. Katz, 533 U.S. ___ (2001)
Excessive Force and Qualifed Immunity - Minnesota v. Carter, 525 U.S. 83 (1998)
Expectation of Privacy - Arkansas v. Sullivan, 532 U.S. ___ (2001)
Pretextual Arrests - Illinois v. McArthur, 531 U.S. 326 (2001)
Refusal To Allow Re-Entry Into Home - City of West Covina v. Perkins, 525 U.S 234 (1999)
Return of Seized property - Knowles v. Iowa, 525 U.S. 113 (1998)
Search Incident to Arrest - Florida v. J. L., 529 U.S. 266 (2000)
Terry Stop - Illinois v. Wardlow, 528 U.S. 119 (2000)
Terry Stop - Wilson v. Layne, 526 U.S. 603 (1999)
Unreasonable Search - Hanlon v. Berger, 526 U.S. 808 (1999)
Unreasonable Search - Indianapolis v. Edmond, 531 U.S. 32 (2000)
Vehicular Drug Roadblock - Ferguson v. Charleston, 532 U.S. ___ (2001)
Warrantless Drug Testing - Atwater v. City of Lago Vista, 532 U.S. ___ (2001)
Warrantless Misdemeanor Arrests - Bond v. United States, 529 U.S. 334 (2000)
What Is a Search? - Kyllo v. United States, 533 U.S. ___ (2001)
What is a Search?
Fourteenth Amendment - Conn v. Gabbert, 526 U.S. 286 (1999)
Interference with Attorney at Grand Jury
Fifth Amendment Privilege Against Self-Incrimination - United States v. Hubbell, 530 U.S 27 (2000)
Act of Production Doctrine - Mitchell v. United States, 526 U.S. 314 (1999)
Sentencing Hearings
Guilty Pleas - Peguero v. United States, 526 U.S. 23 (1999)
Required Warnings
Habeas Corpus - Williams v. Taylor, 529 U.S. 420 (2000)
28 U.S.C. § 2254(e)(2): Failure to Develop the Factual Basis of Claims During State Court Proceedings - INS v. St. Cyr, 533 U.S. ___ (2001)
Alien Deportation Under 28 U.S.C. § 2241 - Calcano-Martinez v. INS, 533 U.S. ___ (2001)
Alien Deportation Under 28 U.S.C. § 2241 - Tyler v. Cain, 533 U.S. ___ (2001)
Definition of “Made Retroactive” Under 28 U.S.C. § 2244(b)(2)(A) - Artuz v. Bennett, 531 U.S. 4 (2000)
Definition Of “Properly Filed” Under 28 U.S.C. § 2244(d)(2) - O'Sullivan v. Boerckel, 526 U.S. 838 (1999)
Exhaustion of Remedies/Procedural Default - Calderon v. Coleman, 525 U.S. 141 (1998)
Harmless Constitutional Trial Error - Edwards v. Carpenter, 529 U.S. 446 (2000)
Ineffective Assistance of Counsel as “Cause” of Procedure Default - Daniels v. United States, 532 U.S. ___ (2001)
Validity of Prior Convictions Under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 - Lackawanna County District Attorney v. Coss, 532 U.S. ___ (2001)
Validity of Prior Convictions Under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 - Stewart v. LaGrand, 526 U.S. 115 (1999)
Waiver and Procedural Default
Illegal Gratuities - United States v. Sun Diamond Growers of California, 526 U.S. 398 (1999)
Required Intent
Indigent Criminal Appeals - Smith v. Robbins, 528 U.S. 259 (2000)
Anders Briefs
Ineffective Assistance of Counsel - Roe v. Flores-Ortega, 528 U.S. 470 (2000)
Failure to File Notice of Appeal - Glover v. United States, 531 U.S. 198 (2001)
Prejudice Prong
Interstate Agreement on Detainers - Alabama v. Bozeman, 533 U.S. ___ (2001)
Antishuttling Provision - New York v. Hill, 528 U.S. 110 (2000)
Waiver of Right to Timely Trial
Lesser Included Offenses - Carter v. United States, 530 U.S. 255 (2000)
18 U.S.C. §§ 2113(a) and 2113(b)
Mail, Wire and Bank Fraud - Cleveland v. United States, 531 U.S. 12 (2000)
Are Licenses Property? - Neder v. United States, 527 U.S. 1 (1999)
Materiality
Prison Conditions - Booth v. Churner, 532 U.S. ___ (2001)
Exhaustion of Administrative Remedies
Prisoners’ Rights - Shaw v. Murphy, 532 U.S. ___ (2001)
Legal Correspondence
Right of Self-Representation - Martinez v. Court of Appeal of California, Fourth Appellate District, 528 U.S. 152 (2000)
Appeal
Sentencing Guidelines - Buford v. United States, 532 U.S. ___ (2001)
Standard of Review for Related Prior Convictions
Sexual Predators - Seling v. Young, 531 U.S. 250 (2001)
Civil Commitment
Sixth Amendment - Texas v. Cobb, 532 U.S. ___ (2001)
Right To Counsel
Trial - Ohler v. United States, 529 U.S. 753 (2000)
Evidence of Prior Bad Acts
U.S. Sentencing Guidelines - Johnson v. United States, 529 U.S. 694 (2000)
Supervised Release - United States v. Johnson, 529 U.S. 53 (2000)
Supervised Release: Effect of Excess Incarceration on Start Time
Venue - United States v. Rodriguez-Moreno, 526 U.S. 275 (1999)
18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1)
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