sentencing-benefits

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20-1790 Alston Campbell, Jr. v. United States Eighth Circuit 2021-06-23 Denied Amici (1)Relisted (2) accomplice-witness accomplice-witnesses appellate-review confrontation-clause cross-examination due-process sentencing-benefits standard-of-review 1. There is a split among the courts of appeals and several states on the following question: Whether a trial court violates a defendant's rights unde…
18-6659 James Rodwell v. Massachusetts Massachusetts 2018-11-13 Denied Response WaivedRelisted (2)IFP agency-relationship criminal-informant criminal-procedure government-agent implicit-agreement jailhouse-informant massiah massiah-doctrine sentencing-benefits sixth-amendment Whether an in-custody criminal informant who has repeatedly benefited monetarily and received lesser sentences from previous cooperation with the gove…