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[03/10] Valdovinos v. McGrath
In a murder prosecution, a denial of petitioner's habeas petition is reversed in part where a reasonable probability existed that the undisclosed Brady material, which included evidence of prior photo lineups, the drugs and gun found in a government witness's possession, and the favorable treatment the witness received for his testimony, could have altered the result of the trial.
[03/10] Clos v. Corrections Corp. of Am.
In an action by a prisoner claiming that he suffered disability discrimination related to his severe hearing loss, plaintiff's appeal from partial summary judgment for defendants is dismissed where the district court's conclusory order provided no basis for a finding that plaintiff would face hardship or injustice by waiting to appeal until his remaining claim against defendants was fully resolved.
[03/10] US v. Wilder
Defendants' drug conspiracy convictions and sentences are affirmed where: 1) the district court did not err in excluding a document as hearsay because a witness was unable to verify that the proffered document was a public record created by the police department; 2) the government established that defendant knowingly and intentionally joined an agreement to distribute controlled substances; 3) the court was not convinced that the trial record presented an obvious case of a defendant with no predisposition to distribute crack cocaine, such that the district court plainly erred by failing to instruct the jury on entrapment; and 4) the district court explained that it had considered all of the 18 U.S.C. section 3553(a) factors, including the nature and circumstances of the offense and defendant's history and characteristics.
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