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   Federal Courts - 8th Circuit Court of Appeals - April 25, 2007

  
Arnold v. Astrue, No. 06-1939, UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT, April 25, 2007, Filed
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Overview: Social Security Commissioner properly denied mother's application for supplemental security income for child because although child had organic brain dysfunction, evidence introduced at hearing, including child's academic capability, interactions with others, and medical records, showed that he led largely normal life and was not disabled.

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Clay v. Norris, No. 06-1157, UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT, April 25, 2007, Filed
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Overview: Inmate's § 2254 habeas petition was properly denied. Independent and adequate state ground existed to bar federal habeas review. Inmate's Ark. R. Crim. P. 37 post-conviction relief petition was dismissed because he did not comply with Ark. Sup. Ct. & Ct. App. R. 4-2 abstracting rule. Such a dismissal was regularly followed practice in Arkansas.

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United States v. Feemster, No. 06-2059, UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT, April 25, 2007, Filed
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Overview: A sentence of 120 months of imprisonment and eight years of supervised release for convictions of two counts of distribution of crack cocaine constituted an abuse of a sentencing court's discretion because it gave too much weight to defendant's age and other factors, and it ignored the mandate of 28 U.S.C.S. § 994(h) regarding career offenders.

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United States v. Holbert, No. 07-1325, UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT, April 25, 2007, Filed
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United States v. Meyer, No. 06-2961, UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT, April 25, 2007, Filed
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Overview: A defendant's probation was properly revoked because he violated both conditions of his probation by using unlawful drugs and by leaving the jurisdiction without permission. Defendant's unlawful use of drugs was properly established by sweat patch results, which were a reliable means for determining whether a condition of probation was violated.

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United States v. Petruk, No. 06-2665, No. 06-2666, UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT, April 25, 2007, Filed
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Overview: Defendants were properly ordered to pay restitution under 18 U.S.C.S. § 3663A for total amount of "Section 8" subsidies that they had received. Defendants were ineligible to receive any subsidies because although 42 U.S.C.S. § 1437f and its regulations did not explicitly say so, HUD precluded payment of subsidies for owner-occupied housing.

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Vajdl v. Mesabi Acad. of Kidspeace, Inc., No. 06-2482, UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT, April 25, 2007, Filed
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Overview: Summary judgment was properly entered against employee as to her Title VII sexual harassment, retaliation, and constructive discharge claims. No disputed factual issues were raised as to whether employer intentionally created intolerable work conditions or whether co-workers' harassment was so severe or pervasive as to alter employment conditions.

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