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Monday's Decisions from the Ninth Circuit: Jon Sands at Ninth Circuit Blog posted a summary of the Ninth Circuit's decisions in U.S. v. Caruto, Woods v. Carey, and Miller v. Blackletter. Defendant's rights appeared to be the theme of the day. U.S. v. Caruto addressed whether a prosecutor could argue the omissions in a defendant's post-arrest statement before invoking her Miranda rights. The Ninth Circuit held the prosecutor could not. Miller v. Blackletter involved the denial of a defendant's request for a trial extension to search for another attorney. Yesterday's Ninth Circuit decision held the state court did not abuse its discretion in balancing the right to counsel against concerns of fairness and scheduling as set forth by Gonzalez-Lopez...continue to full post

Full post as published by Crime and Consequences on May 13, 2008 (boomark / email).