Criminal Practice — Walk-Through & Dog Sniff Were Illegal
U.S. v. Hill (Lawyers Weekly No. 15-01-0073, 24 pp.) (Diaz, J.) No. 13-4806(L), Jan. 13, 2015; USDC at Clarksburg, W.Va. (Keeley, J.) 4th Cir. Holding: Police violated appellant’s Fourth Amendment […]
Criminal Practice – Supervised Release – Violations – Two Sentences
U.S. v. Winfield A district court that revoked defendant’s supervised release for violation of certain conditions and imposed a 12-month sentence had continuing jurisdiction under 18 U.S.C. § 3583(e) to impose a second 12-month prison sentence for violations of his supervised release that occurred after the first hearing; the 4th Circuit upholds defendant’s sentence.
Criminal Practice – Supervised Release – Pretrial Detention – Tolling
U.S. v. Ide. (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-01-1105, 8 pp.) (Keenan, J.) No. 09-4833, Nov. 12, 2010; USDC at Parkersburg, W.Va. (Goodwin, J.) 4th Cir. Click here for the full text […]
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