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United States Vs. Parcel of Rumson, N. J., Land
Court: US Supreme Court
Decided on: Feb-24-1993
United States v. Parcel of Rumson, N. J., Land - 507 U.S. 111 (1993) OCTOBER TERM, 1992 Syllabus UNITED STATES v. A PARCEL OF LAND, BUILDINGS, APPURTENANCES, AND IMPROVEMENTS, KNOWN AS 92 BUENA VISTA AVENUE, RUMSON, NEW JERSEY, ET AL. CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE THIRD CIRCUIT No. 91-781. Argued October 13, 1992-Decided February 24, 1993 The Government filed an in rem action against the parcel of land on which respondent's home is located, alleging that she had purchased the property with funds given her by Joseph Brenna that were "the proceeds traceable" to illegal drug trafficking, and that the property was therefore subject to seizure and forfeiture under the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970, 21 U. S. C. 881(a)(6). The District Court ruled, among other things, that respondent, who claims that she had no knowledge of the origins of the funds used to buy her house, could not invoke the "innocent owner" defense in 881(...
Department of Justice Vs. Landano
Court: US Supreme Court
Decided on: Feb-24-1993
Department of Justice v. Landano - 508 U.S. 165 (1993) OCTOBER TERM, 1992 Syllabus UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE ET AL. v. LANDANO CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE THIRD CIRCUIT No. 91-2054. Argued February 24, 1993-Decided May 24,1993 Respondent Landano was convicted in New Jersey state court for murdering a police officer during what may have been a gang-related robbery. In an effort to support his claim in subsequent state-court proceedings that the prosecution violated Brady v. Maryland, 373 U. S. 83 , by withholding material exculpatory evidence, he filed Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) for information it had compiled in connection with the murder investigation. When the FBI redacted some documents and withheld others, Landano filed this action in the Federal District Court, seeking disclosure of the requested files' contents. The FBI claimed that it withheld the information under...
itel Containers Int'l Corp. Vs. Huddleston
Court: US Supreme Court
Decided on: Feb-23-1993
Itel Containers Int'l Corp. v. Huddleston - 507 U.S. 60 (1993) OCTOBER TERM, 1992 Syllabus ITEL CONTAINERS INTERNATIONAL CORP. v. HUDDLESTON, COMMISSIONER OF REVENUE OF TENNESSEE CERTIORARI TO THE SUPREME COURT OF TENNESSEE No. 91-321. Argued October 14, 1992-Decided February 23, 1993 Petitioner Itel Containers International Corporation is a domestic company that leases cargo containers for use exclusively in international shipping. Mter paying under protest a Tennessee sales tax on its proceeds from the lease of containers delivered in the State, Itel filed a refund action, challenging the tax's constitutionality under the Commerce, Import-Export, and Supremacy Clauses. The last challenge was based on an alleged conflict with federal regulations and with two international Container Conventions signed by the United States: the 1956 Convention prohibiting the imposition of a tax "chargeable by reason of importation," and the 1972 Convention prohibiting taxes "collected on, or in...
The Mangrove Prize Money
Court: US Supreme Court
Decided on: Feb-23-1993
The Mangrove Prize Money - 188 U.S. 720 (1993) U.S. Supreme Court The Mangrove Prize Money, 188 U.S. 720 (1903) The Mangrove Prize Money Nos. 24, 34 Argued January 7-9, 1903 Decided February 23, 1993 188 U.S. 720 APPEALS FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA Syllabus Vessels more than five miles apart held not to be within signal distance so as to be entitled to share in prize under the circumstances of this case. Vessels not within signal distance are not "vessels making the capture" within Rev.Stat. 4630, although they may have contributed remotely to this result. They cannot be taken into account in estimating the relative force of capture and prize. In estimating the relative strength of the captured and capturing vessels, the means possessed by the captured vessel, and not the use made of them, must be considered. The case is stated in the opinion of the Court. MR. JUSTICE HOLMES delivered the opinion of the Court. Thes...
Buckley Vs. Fitzsimmons
Court: US Supreme Court
Decided on: Feb-22-1993
Buckley v. Fitzsimmons - 509 U.S. 259 (1993) OCTOBER TERM, 1992 Syllabus BUCKLEY v. FITZSIMMONS ET AL. CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SEVENTH CIRCUIT No. 91-7849. Argued February 22, 1993-Decided June 24,1993 Petitioner Buckley sought damages, under 42 U. S. C. 1983, from respondent prosecutors for fabricating evidence during the preliminary investigation of a highly publicized rape and murder in Illinois and making false statements at a press conference announcing the return of an indictment against him. He claimed that when three separate lab studies failed to make a reliable connection between a bootprint at the murder site and his boots, respondents obtained a positive identification from one Robbins, who allegedly was known for her willingness to fabricate unreliable expert testimony. Thereafter, they convened a grand jury for the sole purpose of investigating the murder, and 10 months later, respondent Fitzsimmons, the State's Attorney, announc...
United States Vs. Nachtigal
Court: US Supreme Court
Decided on: Feb-22-1993
United States v. Nachtigal - 507 U.S. 1 (1993) CASES ADJUDGED IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES AT OCTOBER TERM, 1992 Syllabus UNITED STATES v. NACHTIGAL ON PETITION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT No. 92-609. Decided February 22, 1993 Respondent was charged with operating a motor vehicle in a national park while under the influence of alcohol (DUI), a federal misdemeanor carrying a maximum penalty of six months' imprisonment and a $5,000 fine. As an alternative to imprisonment, a court may impose a probation term not to exceed five years. Relying on this Court's decision in Blanton v. North Las Vegas, 489 U. S. 538 , a Magistrate Judge denied respondent's motion for a jury trial, concluding that DUI's maximum imprisonment term made it presumptively a "petty" offense which is not embraced by the Sixth Amendment's jury trial guarantee, and that the additional penalties did not transform it into a "serious" offens...
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