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Criminal Law Update
Loaded on Aug. 15, 2003
by Reaves, Jr, Walter M
published in Prison Legal News
August, 2003, page 10
by Walter Reaves
Filed under:
Vehicle Searches,
Sentencing,
Habeas Corpus,
U.S. Sentencing Guidelines,
Death Penalty.
Location:
United States of America.
The following are summaries of the some of more significant, and interesting cases decided during the last several months dealing with issues important to prisoners and those interested in post-conviction litigation.
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Corroboration of Affidavit - United States v. Peck, 317 F.3d 754 (7th Cir. …
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More from this issue:
- America's Prisons Turn a Blind Eye to HCV Epidemic, by Mark Wilson
- Pregnant Wisconsin Prisoner Punished for Sexual Contact While Guard Walks Free, by Lonnie Burton
- Louisiana Guards' Conviction Upheld in Prisoner's Beating
- From the Editor, by Paul Wright
- California Prison Policy Restricting Book Orders Enjoined
- 900 British Prisoners Freed Following Court Ruling
- Massachusetts Jury Awards $175,000 to Beaten Ex-Prisoner
- Sexual Harassment Scandal Rocks Connecticut DOC
- Criminal Law Update, by Reaves, Jr, Walter M
- Los Angeles County Liable Under § 1983 for Jail Detainee's Murder
- Oregon HCV Suit Certified as Class Action
- Sadistic New Jersey Prison Doctor's License Revoked Amid Allegations of Neglect, Malpractice, by Lonnie Burton
- $178,294 Awarded in BOP Malpractice Suit
- $3.2 Million Awarded to New York Jail Prisoner in Work Accident
- Pro Se Tips and Tactics: Damages, by John Midgley
- Ohio Jail's Pay-for-Stay Program Unconstitutional, Partial Summary Judgment Granted
- Settlement of Hamilton County, Ohio, Jail Booking Fees Case
- Butler County, Ohio, Settles Jail Booking Fee Suit
- Director Out at Scandal-Plagued Washington State Jail, by Lonnie Burton
- Rikers Island Jail Chief Demoted
- Arizona Prisoner Entitled to Workers' Compensation Payments During Period of Incarceration
- North Carolina Juvenile Prisons Plagued by Physical, Sexual Abuse, and Medical Neglect, by Lonnie Burton
- Deaths and Beatings Rampant in Texas' Nueces County Jail, by Gary Hunter
- Behind the Walls: A Guide for Families and Friends of Texas Prison Inmates, by Michael Rigby
- DSU-Like Conditions in Massachusetts Prison Trigger Due Process Protection
- Federal Prisoners Enlisted for Dangerous Computer Refurbishing, by Lonnie Burton
- Probation and Parole Populations Continued to Rise in 2001
- Overt Act Unnecessary to Allege Conspiracy Claim in 7th Circuit
- U.S. Supreme Court Upholds California's Harsh Three-Strikes Law, by John E Dannenberg
- News in Brief
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- The PLRA Does Not Change Leave to Amend Rule, by Bob Williams
- Illinois Settles Visitor Strip Search Suit for $237,000
More from Reaves, Jr, Walter M:
- Criminal Law Update, Aug. 15, 2003
- Recent Significant Decisions, March 15, 2002
- Post-Conviction Update, Nov. 15, 2000
- Post Conviction Update, May 15, 2000
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