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Apprendi v. New Jersey
Coverage of Apprendi v. New Jersey in the Nexus archive.
- Hunter v. United States – the most important criminal case of the term
In Hunter v. United States, the Supreme Court ruled that appeal waivers in federal criminal plea bargains are unenforceable if they result in a 'miscarriage of justice.' The case involved Munson Hunter III, who waived his right to appeal but argued that a court-ordered medication condition during supervised release violated his constitutional rights.