THOMAS

v.

UNITED STATES; AND MILLS V. UNITED STATES

Citator

Cited By (33 total)

• Iberia Hampton v. Hanrahan, 600 F.2d 600 (7th Cir. 1979)
  …ation” of this case. Roviaro, supra, 353 U.S. at 61, 77 S.Ct. 623. The plaintiffs’ request for disclosure is based neither on mere speculation about the informant’s identity, see United States v. Prueitt, 540 F. 2d 995 (9th Cir. 1976), cert. denied, 429 U.S. 1063, 97 S.Ct. 790, 50 L.Ed.2d 780 (1977), nor on a desire to extract punitive damages from an additional defendant. See Black v. Sheraton Corp. of America, 184 U.S.App.D.C. 65, 564 F. 2d 550 (1977). We are mindful of “the public interest in protecting t…
• Foucha v. Louisiana, 504 U.S. 71 (U.S. 1992)
  …y committed for purposes of deciding whether the patient should be released.” Powell v. Florida, 579 F. 2d 324, 333 (CA5 1978) (emphasis added); see also United States v. Ecker, 177 U. S. App. D. C. 31, 50, 543 F. 2d 178, 197 (1976), cert, denied, 429 U. S. 1063 (1977). While a State may renounce a punitive interest by offering an insanity defense, it does not follow that, once the acquittee’s sanity is “restored,” the State is required to ignore his criminal act, and to renounce all interest in protecting…
• United States v. ONE 56-Foot Motor Yacht Named the Tahuna, 702 F.2d 1276 (9th Cir. 1983)
  …ied that the statements meet the second prong of the Aguilar test on a different ground. The reliability of an informant’s tip can be verified by independent corroboration. United States v. Prueitt, 540 F. 2d 995, 1005 (9th Cir.1976), cert. denied, 429 U.S. 1063, 97 S.Ct. 790, 50 L.Ed.2d 780 (1977). Russell’s report was corroborated by the entries in Tan’s diary and was further corroborated by the statements of Pell and Parrick relating to the movement of the Tahuna during the first few days of November. Th…