Criminal Law Reporter Index

FAIR TRIAL AND HEARINGS

– Cross-examination of defendant re truth of other witnesses' testimony (11th Cir.), 88:746
– Expert testimony on Asperger's syndrome (Minn.), 88:118
– Prosecutor's reference to races of defendant and victim (Wyo.), 88:121
– Venue, media coverage of victims' remains (9th Cir.), 88:574
– Witness restraints, retroactivity (N.J.), 88:818

FALSE STATEMENTS

– Loan applications, multiple lies (Tex. Crim. App.), 88:67
– La., no oath required (La.), 88:769
– Police misconduct allegations (Minn. Ct. App.), 88:11

FCPA

See FOREIGN CORRUPT PRACTICES ACT (FCPA)

FEDERAL COURTS

– Access to justice, courthouse space and security deficiencies, 88:98
– Judges

See JUDGES

– 2010 year-end report, 88:440
– 2011 BNA directory, 88:125
– Unpublished cases, precedential value (D.C. Cir.), 88:757

FEDERAL JURISDICTION

– Appeals, verdict of not guilty by reason of insanity (9th Cir.), 88:139
– Child pornography, interstate commerce (9th Cir.), 88:638
– Commerce Clause

See COMMERCE CLAUSE

– Drug Trafficking Vessel Interdiction Act upheld (11th Cir.), 88:595
– Federal sentencing guidelines enhancement, acts not constituting federal crimes (7th Cir.), 88:773
– Maritime Drug Law Enforcement Act

– – Subject matter jurisdiction not implicated (1st Cir.), 88:541
– – Vessel outside U.S. territory (1st Cir.), 88:309

– Standing

See STANDING

– State clemency investigation (6th Cir.), 88:572

FEDERAL SENTENCING GUIDELINES

– Appeals

– – Discretionary departure decisions, reasonableness review (1st Cir.), 88:404
– – Variances, waiver in guilty plea (5th Cir.), 88:812

– Child pornography guidelines

– – Distribution, bartering (6th Cir.), 88:193
– – Downward variance for offenses occurring overseas (U.S., rev sought), 88:798
– – Duplicate files (6th Cir.), 88:770
– – Presumption of reasonableness (7th Cir.), 88:519
– – Substantive unreasonableness (3d Cir.), 88:132

– Criminal history score

– – Drunk driving priors excluded (2d Cir.), 88:772
– – Protective order violation (9th Cir.), 88:551

– Criminal mischief, similarity to disorderly conduct (9th Cir.), 88:227
– Deadly weapon possession, crime of violence (5th Cir.), 88:227
– Drug equivalency, ecstasy (2d Cir.), 88:780
– Enhancement

– – Acknowledgment of applicability, no breach of plea bargain (3d Cir.), 88:399
– – Acts not constituting federal crimes (7th Cir.), 88:773
– – Career offenders

– – – Fla. drug purchase conviction (11th Cir.), 88:639
– – – Manslaughter, generic definition (4th Cir.), 88:519
– – – Offense level stipulated in plea agreement (5th Cir.), 88:122
– – – Resisting arrest (4th Cir.), 88:574
– – – Robbery, taking property by intimidation (11th Cir.), 88:754

– – Cell phone use, interstate transport of minor with intent to engage in sexual activity (8th Cir.), 88:561
– – Firearms and weapons

– – – Ammunition without firearm sufficient (6th Cir.), 88:348
– – – Cross-reference re felon possession (3d Cir.), 88:437
– – – Robbery, use of weapons (9th Cir.), 88:13
– – – Sawed-off shotgun, possession of (4th Cir.), 88:466
– – – Use during felony (5th Cir.), 88:251

– – Highway obstruction, inclusion in criminal history (5th Cir.), 88:694
– – Illegal status of offending alien (8th Cir.), 88:6
– – Minors used in commission of crime (5th Cir.), 88:143
– – Mortgage fraud, abuse of trust (7th Cir.), 88:813
– – Reasonableness of above-guidelines sentence without enhancement (7th Cir.), 88:814
– – Risk of bodily injury, harboring illegal aliens (8th Cir.), 88:124
– – Tax fraud, obstruction of justice and concealment (4th Cir.), 88:598

– Harmless error, mistaken range calculation (5th Cir.), 88:395
– Health care fraud, proposal ignores range, 88:604
– Hobbs Act, difference between extortion and blackmail (6th Cir.), 88:639
– Immigration offenses

– – Fast-track programs, disparity caused by (7th Cir.), 88:144
– – Illegal reentry, enhancement based on sentence imposed before removal (7th Cir.), 88:748
– – Kidnapping, prior crime of violence (6th Cir.), 88:69
– – Resisting arrest, inclusion in offense calculation (9th Cir.), 88:353
– – Solicitation

– – – Assault, prior crime of violence (5th Cir.), 88:143
– – – Murder, prior crime of violence (9th Cir.), 88:437

– – Suspended sentence for prior drug trafficking offense (10th Cir.), 88:172

– Insider trading, DOJ and SEC urge amendment, 88:604
– Loitering, prior state conviction inapplicable to criminal history score (3d Cir.), 88:353
– Mandatory consecutive sentence for firearm use or possession during offense (U.S., rev grant), 88:51; (judg aff), 88:183; text, 88:196
– Medicare fraud, loss calculation and mass marketing enhancement (5th Cir.), 88:749
– Plain error

– – Amended guideline use (1st Cir.), 88:466
– – Contemporaneous objection to reasonableness (4th Cir.), 88:255

– Presentence interviews, ineffective assistance of counsel (10th Cir.), 88:59
– Range calculation, promise of particular sentence prior to (7th Cir.), 88:96
– Reduction

– – Acceptance of responsibility reduction, online rant precludes eligibility (8th Cir.), 88:294
– – Assistance to authorities sole factor (6th Cir., en banc), 88:458
– – Career offenders

– – – Retroactive amendment of crack guidelines (7th Cir.), 88:634
– – – Successive habeas petitions (11th Cir., rehear en banc grant), 88:173

– – Eligibility of defendant who pleaded guilty (U.S., oral arg), 88:738
– – Proportionality, adequacy of explanation (8th Cir.), 88:13

– Resentencing

– – Parsimony provision (7th Cir.), 88:815
– – Post-sentencing rehabilitation, downward deviation based on (U.S., aff as mod), 88:681; text, 88:699

– Restitution, inability to pay (9th Cir.), 88:550
– Undue influence of minor to engage in sexual conduct (11th Cir.), 88:551
– Waiver of appeal of guidelines sentence, consecutive prison terms (6th Cir.), 88:590

FELONY MURDER

See HOMICIDE

FIFTH AMENDMENT

– Double jeopardy

See DOUBLE JEOPARDY

– Self-incrimination

See SELF-INCRIMINATION

FIREARMS AND WEAPONS

– Armed Career Criminal Act (ACCA)

See ARMED CAREER CRIMINAL ACT (ACCA)

– Arms Export Control Act, mens rea (6th Cir.), 88:552
– Chemical weapons law, standing to challenge (U.S., rev grant), 88:71; (hear scheduled), 88:580
– Exclusionary rule, good-faith exception (6th Cir.), 88:640
– Expert forensic ballistics testimony (Mass.), 88:594
– Federal sentencing guidelines

– – Acts not constituting federal crimes (7th Cir.), 88:773
– – Commission of felony, firearm use during (5th Cir.), 88:251
– – Crimes of violence, possession of sawed-off shotgun (4th Cir.), 88:466
– – Enhancement, cross-reference re felon possession (3d Cir.), 88:437
– – Mandatory consecutive sentence for use or possession during offense (U.S., rev grant), 88:51; (judg aff), 88:183; text, 88:196
– – Weapon use in robberies (9th Cir.), 88:13

– Foreign country transfer, interstate ban applicable to (10th Cir.), 88:293
– Okla., self-defense with illegal firearm (Okla. Crim. App.), 88:465
– Possession by alien, illegal presence despite ICE deportation order (9th Cir.), 88:395
– Possession by felon

– – Ex post facto laws (N.C.), 88:95
– – Jury trial right, stipulation in lieu jury finding (3d Cir.), 88:811
– – Mens rea, default rule where no mental state specified (Ohio), 88:401

– Qualified immunity, officer's mistake of weapon (4th Cir.), 88:9
– Right to bear arms

– – Ammunition possession (D.C.), 88:192
– – Domestic protection orders, possession ban (10th Cir.), 88:373
– – Domestic violence misdemeanor conviction, possession ban (4th Cir.), 88:396
– – Possession outside the home (Md.), 88:459
– – Restrictions, presumptive lawfulness (3d Cir.), 88:756
– – Temporary ban on possession (Cal. Ct. App.), 88:140

– Search and seizure

– – Consent, protective sweep (2d Cir.), 88:435
– – Exigent circumstances, concealed-carry permit (4th Cir.), 88:548

– Sentencing

– – Consecutive sentence for offense resulting in death (11th Cir.), 88:633
– – Mandatory minimum for infliction of serious injury (Fla.), 88:172

– Watson rule on bartering, retroactivity (4th Cir.), 88:435

FIRST AMENDMENT

– Freedom of association, evidence of defendant's Satanism (Tex. Crim. App.), 88:11
– Freedom of press, WikiLeaks prosecution could face challenges, 88:355
– Freedom of speech

See FREEDOM OF SPEECH

– Videotaping officer during traffic stop (3d Cir.), 88:62

FLORIDA

– Appeals, sentencing scoresheet errors (Fla.), 88:191
– Capital punishment, GED program completion by prisoner claiming mental retardation (Fla.), 88:570
– Evidence

– – Presumption that inadmissible evidence disregarded (Fla.), 88:139
– – Rape victim's prior accusations (Fla.), 88:779

– Exclusionary rule, knock-and-announce rule violation (Fla.), 88:343
– Federal sentencing guidelines, career offenders, drug purchase conviction (11th Cir.), 88:639
– Felony murder, drug trafficking, proof of drug quantity (Fla.), 88:403
– Jury instructions, reading back testimony (Fla.), 88:122
– Robbery, taking property by intimidation, federal sentencing guidelines (11th Cir.), 88:754
– Self-defense immunity, pretrial motion (Fla.), 88:436
– Sentencing, mandatory minimum for infliction of serious injury with firearm (Fla.), 88:172

FOREIGN CORRUPT PRACTICES ACT (FCPA)

– Bribery Convention, multiple prosecutions (5th Cir.), 88:136

FORFEITURE

– Collateral estoppel, untimeliness of civil action (9th Cir.), 88:432

FORGERY

– Commercial instruments, store receipt (Tex. Crim. App.), 88:575

FOURTEENTH AMENDMENT

– Due process

See DUE PROCESS

FRAUD

– Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA)

See COMPUTERS

– Fiduciary duty of investor adviser (U.S., rev sought), 88:534; (rev den), 88:670
– Forfeiture

See FORFEITURE

– Health care

See HEALTH CARE

– Honest services doctrine

– – Fiduciary duty breach not required for conviction (9th Cir.), 88:307
– – Implications of Skilling, BNA Insights, 88:231
– – Jury instructions (U.S., rev den), 88:27

– Insurance fraud, restitution of prejudgment interest (2d Cir.), 88:816
– Mail fraud

See MAIL FRAUD

– Marriage fraud, immigration law evasion (5th Cir.), 88:780
– Mortgage fraud sentencing

– – Federal sentencing guidelines, abuse of trust enhancement (7th Cir.), 88:813
– – Market forces impact (2d Cir.), 88:283

– Restitution

See RESTITUTION

– Securities fraud

See SECURITIES FRAUD

– Social Security fraud, identification evidence (1st Cir.), 88:574
– Tax fraud

See TAXATION

– Wire fraud

See WIRE FRAUD

FREEDOM OF SPEECH

– Campaign contributions

– – Conduit contributions illegal (U.S., rev sought), 88:851
– – Identity of donor (U.S., rev den), 88:33

– Child pornography, digitally modified images (2d Cir.), 88:750
– False statements, allegations of police misconduct (Minn. Ct. App.), 88:11
– Fighting words

– – Abusive speech toward teachers (Ariz.), 88:516
– – E-mail to political candidate (Neb.), 88:68

– Funeral protests, tort liability (U.S., aff), 88:691; text, 88:725
– Gang signs and clothing (Tex. Crim. App.), 88:88
– Harassment, telephone calls (Tex. Crim. App.), 88:88; (U.S., rev sought), 88:583
– Prisons and jails, unsolicited criminal justice magazine (9th Cir.), 88:601
– Protesters, advisement of alternative site (D.C.), 88:373
– Retaliatory arrest, qualified immunity (10th Cir.), 88:776
– Sex offender registration, internet identifiers (10th Cir.), 88:135; new opinion issued, 88:295
– Terrorism, material support, pledge to provide medical care (2d Cir.), 88:564