A presumption of innocence means that any defendant in a criminal trial is assumed to be innocent until they have been proven guilty. As such, a prosecutor is required to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the person committed the crime if that...
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Prima facie is a Latin term that translates to “at first sight” or “based on first impression.” The phrase “prima facie” is used as an adjective or an adverb. As an adjective, prima facie describes a fact or presumption that is sufficient to...
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A proffer is a mechanism to offer or present evidence at trial for immediate acceptance or rejection. In State v. Boyd, 25 P.3d 985, the court held that “proffer is a mechanism by which a party may create an appellate record of what the...
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In July 2002, petitioner James Benjamin Puckett was charged in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas for bank robbery and use of a firearm in the commission of a crime of violence. See U.S. v. Puckett, 505 F.3d 377, 381 (...
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Jean Francois Pugin is a Mauritius citizen and lawful permanent resident of the United States. Pugin v. Garland at 2. Pugin pled guilty to being an accessory after the fact to a felony under Virginia law in 2014. Id. Pugin received a twelve-month...
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In 2018, Congress passed the First Step Act. Brief for Petitioner, Pulsifier at 8. This Act altered statutes relating to “safety valve” relief, which permits courts to issue sentences below the statutory minimum for defendants who meet certain criteria...
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Petitioner Jamar Alonzo Quarles pleaded guilty in the United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan to one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). United States v. Quarles at 837....
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On November 26, 2014, while inspecting blighted areas in New Orleans, a code enforcement officer discovered the dead body of a woman, later identified as Trinece Fedison, inside a trash can in an alley. Louisiana v. Ramos at 2. New Orleans homicide...
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Hamid Mohamed Ahmed Ali Rehaif is a citizen of the United Arab Emirates. United States v. Rehaif at 3. Rehaif applied and was accepted to the Florida Institute of Technology (“FIT”). Id. The United States issued Rehaif an F-1 nonimmigrant student visa...
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The right to confront a witness is one of the fundamental Constitutional rights that protects the citizens of the United States. The Sixth Amendment of the United States Constitution states that any criminal defendant suspected of committing...