Daily Opinion Summaries for U.S. 4th Circuit Court of Appeals - 06/02/2011

Daily Opinion Summaries U.S. 4th Circuit Court of Appeals June 02, 2011 FindLaw.com Daily Opinion Summaries Newsletter Quick Links Cases & Codes Careers LawBrain Legal Market Center Lawyer Directory Lawyer Marketing Table of Contents LATEST SUMMARIES Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing • US v. Broncheau Constitutional Law, Sanctions, Criminal Law & Procedure, Asset Forfeiture • US v. $79,650.00 Seized from BOA Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing, Evidence • US v. Penniegraft Constitutional Law, Civil Rights • Noel v. Artson Get free FindLaw Case Law Feeds - Auto Notifications From 80+ Courts! FindLaw's case summaries are copyrighted material and are not intended for republication without prior approval. You may, however, freely redistribute this e-mail in its entirety. To view the full-text of cases you must sign in to FindLaw.com. SPONSOR LATEST SUMMARIES Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing US v. Broncheau, No. 10-7611 In a dispute arising from mass civil commitment proceedings under the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 (Act), 18 U.S.C. section 4248, judgment of the district court dismissing proceedings on the grounds of due process defects is reversed where section 4248 is unambiguous with respect to the initiation of civil commitment proceedings against sexually dangerous federal prisoners, and because the court's construction of section 4248 would create a collateral problem by undermining the Act’s stay-of-release provision. Read more... Constitutional Law, Sanctions, Criminal Law & Procedure, Asset Forfeiture US v. $79,650.00 Seized from BOA, No. 10-1291 In a currency structuring dispute, 31 U.S.C. section 5317(2), post-judgment order of the district court reducing the amount of forfeiture on Eight Amendment grounds is reversed where the court misperceived the authorized penalty for purposes of its Eighth Amendment proportionality analysis. Read more... SPONSOR Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing, Evidence US v. Penniegraft, No. 09-4959 Conviction and sentencing of defendant on a multitude of drug-related offenses are affirmed where defendant's appellate challenge on the grounds of insufficiency of evidence, improper admission of Rule 404(b) evidence, and impermissible polling of jury after one juror indicated that the verdict was not unanimous are without merit. Read more... Constitutional Law, Civil Rights Noel v. Artson, No. 09-1562 In a Section 1983 action arising from a fatal shooting following a no-knock entry into a residence by police officers, judgment of the district court in favor of the defendants is affirmed where jury charge provided a complete and accurate statement of the law and afforded plaintiffs ample latitude to argue their case. Read more... SPONSOR Feedback We value your comments! Please take a moment to tell us what you think by sending us an e-mail. Subscription Information Click here to subscribe to a FindLaw Newsletter. To unsubscribe, click here. Advertising Information For more information about advertising in FindLaw Newsletters, click here. 800 W. California Ave., Sunnyvale, CA 94086

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