Wednesday, September 06, 2006

US v. Powell, 451 F.3d 862 (D.C. Cir. 2006)(held that the search incident-to-arrest warrant exception did not apply to search of passenger compartment of car that preceded both custody and formal arrest).
Johnson v. Kemna, 451 F.3d 938 (8th Cir. 2006)(2254)(Petition timely).
Brown v. Lambert, 451 F.3d 946 (9th Cir. 2006)(2254)(held that state trial courts exclusion of juror for cause was directly contrary to US Supreme Court precedent, warranting habeas corpus relief).
US v. Villa-lara, 451 F.3d 983 (9th Cir. 2006)(Held that prior drug offense in violation of Nevada law did not qualify as a "drug trafficking offense" within the meaning of the sentencing guidelines providing for a 16 level increase).
US v. Tucker, 451 F.3d 1176 (10th Cir. 2006)(District court erred in not allowing defendant to represent himself during voir dire revered and remanded for new trial).

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