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Criminal Law and Procedure Decisions of the
United States Supreme Court

By Solomon L. Wisenberg of Ross, Dixon & Bell, L.L.P.

18 U.S.C. § 924(C)
• Castillo v. United States, 530 U.S. 120 (2000)
  Elements of the Offense
  
  Aliens
  
• Zadvydas v. Davis, 533 U.S. ___ (2001)
  Indefinite Confinement Under 8 U.S.C. § 1231(a)(6)
  
  Anti-Terrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996
• Slack v. McDaniel, 529 U.S. 473 (2000)
  Rules Governing Appeals
  
  Brady Violation
• Strickler v. Green, 527 U.S. 263 (1999)
  Cause and Prejudice for Failure to Release
  
  Capital Sentencing Jury Instructions
• Weeks v. Angelone, 528 U.S. 225 (2000)
  Due Process
  
  Carjacking
• Nathaniel Jones v. United States, 526 U.S. 227 (1999)
  Elements of the Offense
• Holloway v. United States, 526 U.S. 1 (1999)
  Required Intent
  
  Confessions
• Dickerson v. United States, 530 U.S. 428 (2000)
  Miranda Rule
  
  Confrontation Clause
• Lilly v. Virginia, 527 U.S. 116 (1999)
  Declarations Against Penal Interest
  
  Continuing Criminal Enterprise
• Richardson v. United States, 526 U.S. 813 (1999)
  Elements of the Offense
  
  Controlled Substances Act
  
• United States v. Oakland Cannabis Buyers' Cooperative, 532 U.S. ___ (2001)
  Medical Necessity Defense for Marijuana
  
  Death Penalty
  
• Penry v. Johnson, 532 U.S. ___ (2001)
  Jury Instructions on Mitigation
• Shafer v. South Carolina, 532 U.S. ___ (2001)
  Jury Instructions on Possibility of Parole
  
  Defendant’s Presence at Trial
• Portuondo v. Agard, 526 U.S. 61 (2000)
  Commenting on Defendant’s Ability to Shape Testimony
  
  Due Process
• Fiore v. White, 531 U.S. 225 (2001)
  Failure to Prove Element of the Offense
• Apprendi v. New Jersey, 530 U.S. 466 (2000)
  Increasing the Maximum Sentence Based on Facts Not Found by a Jury Beyond a Reasonable Doubt
• United States v. Martinez-Salazar, 528 U.S. 304 (2000)
  Peremptory Challenges to Venire
• Rogers v. Tennessee, 532 U.S. ___ (2001)
  Retroactive Judicial Construction of Common Law Crime
  
  Ex Post Facto Clause
• Carmell v. Texas, 529 U.S. 513 (2000)
  Altering the Legal Rules of Evidence
  
• Garner v. Jones, 529 U.S. 244 (2000)
  Changes in the Frequency of Parole Hearings
  
  Federal Civil Rights
• Haddle v. Garrison, 525 U.S. 121 (1998)
  Obstruction
  
  Federal Arson
• Jones v. United States, 429 U.S. 848 (2000)
  Applicability to Private Residences
  
  Federal Bribery
• Fischer v. United States, 429 U.S. 667 (2000)
  What Constitutes a Benefit?
  
  Federal Death Penalty Act
• Louis Jones v. United States, 527 U.S. 373 (1999)
  Jury Instructions
  
  Fifth Amendment
  
• Ohio v. Reiner, 532 U.S. ___ (2001)
  Privilege Against Self Incrimination
  
  Fourth Amendment
• Maryland v. Dyson, 527 U.S. 465 (1999)
  Automobile Exception
• Florida v. White, 526 U.S. 559 (1999)
  Automobile Exception
• Wyoming v. Houghton, 526 U.S. 295 (1999)
  Automobile Exception
• Saucier v. Katz, 533 U.S. ___ (2001)
  Excessive Force and Qualifed Immunity
• Minnesota v. Carter, 525 U.S. 83 (1998)
  Expectation of Privacy
• Arkansas v. Sullivan, 532 U.S. ___ (2001)
  Pretextual Arrests
• Illinois v. McArthur, 531 U.S. 326 (2001)
  Refusal To Allow Re-Entry Into Home
• City of West Covina v. Perkins, 525 U.S 234 (1999)
  Return of Seized property
• Knowles v. Iowa, 525 U.S. 113 (1998)
  Search Incident to Arrest
• Florida v. J. L., 529 U.S. 266 (2000)
  Terry Stop
• Illinois v. Wardlow, 528 U.S. 119 (2000)
  Terry Stop
• Wilson v. Layne, 526 U.S. 603 (1999)
  Unreasonable Search
• Hanlon v. Berger, 526 U.S. 808 (1999)
  Unreasonable Search
• Indianapolis v. Edmond, 531 U.S. 32 (2000)
  Vehicular Drug Roadblock
  
• Ferguson v. Charleston, 532 U.S. ___ (2001)
  Warrantless Drug Testing
• Atwater v. City of Lago Vista, 532 U.S. ___ (2001)
  Warrantless Misdemeanor Arrests
• Bond v. United States, 529 U.S. 334 (2000)
  What Is a Search?
• Kyllo v. United States, 533 U.S. ___ (2001)
  What is a Search?
  
  
  Fourteenth Amendment
• Conn v. Gabbert, 526 U.S. 286 (1999)
  Interference with Attorney at Grand Jury
  
  Fifth Amendment Privilege Against Self-Incrimination
• United States v. Hubbell, 530 U.S 27 (2000)
  Act of Production Doctrine
• Mitchell v. United States, 526 U.S. 314 (1999)
  Sentencing Hearings
  
  Guilty Pleas
• Peguero v. United States, 526 U.S. 23 (1999)
  Required Warnings
  
  Habeas Corpus
• Williams v. Taylor, 529 U.S. 420 (2000)
  28 U.S.C. § 2254(e)(2): Failure to Develop the Factual Basis of Claims During State Court Proceedings
• INS v. St. Cyr, 533 U.S. ___ (2001)
  Alien Deportation Under 28 U.S.C. § 2241
• Calcano-Martinez v. INS, 533 U.S. ___ (2001)
  Alien Deportation Under 28 U.S.C. § 2241
• Tyler v. Cain, 533 U.S. ___ (2001)
  Definition of “Made Retroactive” Under 28 U.S.C. § 2244(b)(2)(A)
• Artuz v. Bennett, 531 U.S. 4 (2000)
  Definition Of “Properly Filed” Under 28 U.S.C. § 2244(d)(2)
• O'Sullivan v. Boerckel, 526 U.S. 838 (1999)
  Exhaustion of Remedies/Procedural Default
• Calderon v. Coleman, 525 U.S. 141 (1998)
  Harmless Constitutional Trial Error
• Edwards v. Carpenter, 529 U.S. 446 (2000)
  Ineffective Assistance of Counsel as “Cause” of Procedure Default
• Daniels v. United States, 532 U.S. ___ (2001)
  Validity of Prior Convictions Under 28 U.S.C. § 2255
• Lackawanna County District Attorney v. Coss, 532 U.S. ___ (2001)
  Validity of Prior Convictions Under 28 U.S.C. § 2254
• Stewart v. LaGrand, 526 U.S. 115 (1999)
  Waiver and Procedural Default
  
  Illegal Gratuities
• United States v. Sun Diamond Growers of California, 526 U.S. 398 (1999)
  Required Intent
  
  Indigent Criminal Appeals
• Smith v. Robbins, 528 U.S. 259 (2000)
  Anders Briefs
  
  Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
• Roe v. Flores-Ortega, 528 U.S. 470 (2000)
  Failure to File Notice of Appeal
• Glover v. United States, 531 U.S. 198 (2001)
  Prejudice Prong
  
  Interstate Agreement on Detainers
• Alabama v. Bozeman, 533 U.S. ___ (2001)
  Antishuttling Provision
• New York v. Hill, 528 U.S. 110 (2000)
  Waiver of Right to Timely Trial
  
  Lesser Included Offenses
• Carter v. United States, 530 U.S. 255 (2000)
  18 U.S.C. §§ 2113(a) and 2113(b)
  
  Mail, Wire and Bank Fraud
• Cleveland v. United States, 531 U.S. 12 (2000)
  Are Licenses Property?
• Neder v. United States, 527 U.S. 1 (1999)
  Materiality
  
  Prison Conditions
  
• Booth v. Churner, 532 U.S. ___ (2001)
  Exhaustion of Administrative Remedies
  
  Prisoners’ Rights
  
• Shaw v. Murphy, 532 U.S. ___ (2001)
  Legal Correspondence
  
  Right of Self-Representation
• Martinez v. Court of Appeal of California, Fourth Appellate District, 528 U.S. 152 (2000)
  Appeal
  
  Sentencing Guidelines
  
• Buford v. United States, 532 U.S. ___ (2001)
  Standard of Review for Related Prior Convictions
  
  Sexual Predators
  
• Seling v. Young, 531 U.S. 250 (2001)
  Civil Commitment
  
  Sixth Amendment
  
• Texas v. Cobb, 532 U.S. ___ (2001)
  Right To Counsel
  
  Trial
• Ohler v. United States, 529 U.S. 753 (2000)
  Evidence of Prior Bad Acts
  
  U.S. Sentencing Guidelines
• Johnson v. United States, 529 U.S. 694 (2000)
  Supervised Release
• United States v. Johnson, 529 U.S. 53 (2000)
  Supervised Release: Effect of Excess Incarceration on Start Time
  
  Venue
• United States v. Rodriguez-Moreno, 526 U.S. 275 (1999)
  18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1)