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In US v. Bergman, No. 08-1472, the court of appeals remanded defendant's conviction for conspiracy to commit murder, holding that defendant was not represented...
US v. Fox, No. 09-5131
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In US v. Fox, No. 09-5131, the court of appeals reversed defendant's conviction for possession of an unregistered shotgun with a barrel less than 18 inches...
US v. Livesay, No. 09-5080
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US v. Livesay, No. 09-5080, involved defendant's appeal from the district court's order committing him to the custody of the Attorney General while expressly...
Firearm Possession Conviction Upheld in US v. Fisher
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In US v. Fisher, No. 09-6142, the court of appeals affirmed defendant's firearm possession conviction. As the court wrote: "Floyd Eugene Fisher was...
Failure to Stop in Utah a "Crime of Violence", Plus a Civil Rights Excessive Force Case
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In US v. Wise, No. 08-4033, the court of appeals affirmed defendant's firearm possession sentence, on the grounds that: 1) defendant's prior conviction under...
Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, and Environmental Cases
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The Tenth Circuit decided matters concerning civil procedure, environmental law, and criminal procedure. Morris v. US Nuclear Reg. Comm'n., No. 07-9505,...