Higgs v. United States, No. 03-10498.

CourtUnited States Supreme Court
Citation543 U.S. 999
Docket NumberNo. 03-10498.
PartiesHIGGS v. UNITED STATES.
Decision Date29 November 2004
543 U.S. 999
HIGGS
v.
UNITED STATES.
No. 03-10498.
Supreme Court of United States.
November 29, 2004.

C. A. 4th Cir. Certiorari denied. Reported below: 353 F. 3d 281.

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  • Higgs v. U.S.A, Civil No. PJM 05-3180.
    • United States
    • United States District Courts. 4th Circuit. United States District Court (Maryland)
    • April 6, 2010
    ...Higgs, 353 F.3d 281 (4th Cir.2003) (“ Higgs I ”). The Supreme Court denied Higgs' petition for writ of certiorari. Higgs v. United States, 543 U.S. 999, 125 S.Ct. 627, 160 L.Ed.2d 456 (2004). During the pendency of his appeal, Higgs filed a Motion for a New Trial, which this Court denied, a......
  • State v. Jess, No. 28483.
    • United States
    • Supreme Court of Hawai'i
    • March 31, 2008
    ...3. Federal case law applying Almendarez-Torres post-Apprendi In United States v. Higgs, 353 F.3d 281, 296 (4th Cir.2003), cert, denied, 543 U.S. 999, 125 S.Ct. 627, 160 L.Ed.2d 456 (2004), the federal court noted that the purpose of the Indictment Clause of the Fifth Amendment to the federa......
  • U.S. v. Concepcion Sablan, Criminal No. 00-cr-00531-WYD.
    • United States
    • United States District Courts. 10th Circuit. United States District Court of Colorado
    • February 26, 2007
    ...sentencing phase" since "[i]t is far from clear that the Confrontation Clause applies to a capital sentencing proceeding"), cert, denied, 543 U.S. 999, 125 S.Ct. 627, 160 L.Ed.2d 456 (2004); see also United States v. Brown, 441 F.3d 1330, 1361 (11th Cir.2006) (stating that it need not deter......
  • U.S. v. Smith, 03-4829.
    • United States
    • United States Courts of Appeals. United States Court of Appeals (4th Circuit)
    • March 21, 2006
    ...or her personal opinion about a defendant may indeed be found improper." U.S. v. Higgs, 353 F.3d 281, 332 (4th Cir. 2003), cert. denied, 543 U.S. 999, 125 S.Ct. 627, 160 L.Ed.2d 456 (2004). It is permissible — although not preferable—for a prosecutor to argue his belief that the evidence pr......
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  • Higgs v. U.S.A, Civil No. PJM 05-3180.
    • United States
    • United States District Courts. 4th Circuit. United States District Court (Maryland)
    • April 6, 2010
    ...Higgs, 353 F.3d 281 (4th Cir.2003) (“ Higgs I ”). The Supreme Court denied Higgs' petition for writ of certiorari. Higgs v. United States, 543 U.S. 999, 125 S.Ct. 627, 160 L.Ed.2d 456 (2004). During the pendency of his appeal, Higgs filed a Motion for a New Trial, which this Court denied, a......
  • State v. Jess
    • United States
    • Supreme Court of Hawai'i
    • March 31, 2008
    ...3. Federal case law applying Almendarez-Torres post-Apprendi In United States v. Higgs, 353 F.3d 281, 296 (4th Cir.2003), cert, denied, 543 U.S. 999, 125 S.Ct. 627, 160 L.Ed.2d 456 (2004), the federal court noted that the purpose of the Indictment Clause of the Fifth Amendment to the federa......
  • U.S. v. Concepcion Sablan, Criminal No. 00-cr-00531-WYD.
    • United States
    • United States District Courts. 10th Circuit. United States District Court of Colorado
    • February 26, 2007
    ...sentencing phase" since "[i]t is far from clear that the Confrontation Clause applies to a capital sentencing proceeding"), cert, denied, 543 U.S. 999, 125 S.Ct. 627, 160 L.Ed.2d 456 (2004); see also United States v. Brown, 441 F.3d 1330, 1361 (11th Cir.2006) (stating that it need not deter......
  • U.S. v. Smith, 03-4829.
    • United States
    • United States Courts of Appeals. United States Court of Appeals (4th Circuit)
    • March 21, 2006
    ...or her personal opinion about a defendant may indeed be found improper." U.S. v. Higgs, 353 F.3d 281, 332 (4th Cir. 2003), cert. denied, 543 U.S. 999, 125 S.Ct. 627, 160 L.Ed.2d 456 (2004). It is permissible — although not preferable—for a prosecutor to argue his belief that the evidence pr......
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