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U.S. v. HASSEBROCK
He appeals the district court's denial of his motions for a judgment of acquittal and for a new trial. Hassebrock also raises several arguments for the first time on appeal, relating to his right to a speedy trial, the charges in his indictment,
Updated: 11/23/2011 06:26A
U.S. v. BOYD
The trial court denied Boyd's motion for judgment of acquittal and granted in part, denied in part Boyd's motion for a new trial. Boyd was sentenced to concurrent terms of incarceration of sixty months on the conspiracy and income tax evasions counts
Updated: 11/23/2011 06:26A
VANN v. BRITISH PETROLEUM OIL COMPANY
Vann's IFP motion challenging the certification decision "must be directed solely to the trial court's reasons for the certification decision." Baugh v. Taylor, 117 F.3d 197, 202 (5th Cir. 1997). This court's inquiry into whether the appeal is taken in
Updated: 11/23/2011 06:25A
U.S. v. CLARK
Clark contends that the District Court erred in granting the Government's motion in limine to bar certain defense testimony as irrelevant. He requests that we vacate the judgment of conviction and remand for a new trial. 1 We disagree, and thus affirm.
Updated: 11/23/2011 06:25A
NARDI v. PEPE
George Nardi was convicted of first-degree murder in a Massachusetts state trial court for killing his mother, Dianne Barchard. Nardi later sought federal habeas relief and now, following its denial, presses a single claim on appeal: he argues that the
Updated: 11/23/2011 06:25A
LANGILLE v. COMMISSIONER OF IRS
Langille also argues that her underpayment of taxes was not due to fraud, as the Tax Court found. In her post-trial motions, including a motion to reconsider, two motions for new trial, and two motions to vacate, she contended that she suffered from
Updated: 11/23/2011 06:25A
HOWELL v. COMPASS GROUP
The district court granted summary judgment in favor of Morrison on Howell's age and race discrimination claims. Her retaliation claim, however, went to trial and the jury returned a verdict in her favor. The jury awarded Howell $50000 in compensatory
Updated: 11/23/2011 06:25A
U.S. v. WASHINGTON
Darrell Eugene Washington, a federal prisoner proceeding pro se, seeks to appeal the district court's dismissal of his Fed. R. Civ. P. 60(b) motion for lack of jurisdiction because it was essentially an unauthorized second or successive 28 USC § 2255
Updated: 11/23/2011 06:25A
YEAGER v. ALVAREZ
Rogers, CJ, and Norcott, Palmer, Zarella, McLachlan and Harper, Js. This appeal requires us to determine whether the trial court properly struck from the record as a sanction for a discovery violation an offer of compromise that had not been accepted
Updated: 11/23/2011 06:25A
DUNLAP v. CLEMENTS
On direct appeal, the Colorado Court of Appeals rejected Mr. Dunlap's claim that the trial court erred by denying his motion to change venue because of prejudicial pre-trial publicity and the Colorado Supreme Court denied certiorari. People v.
Updated: 11/23/2011 06:25A
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