Aiding And Abetting

3,842 Florida cases classified under this topic · sorted by citation count

• United States v. Andrews
  431 F.2d 952· 5th Cir.· 1970-09-03 ·cited 12×
  The court held that the circumstantial evidence presented was sufficient to support the jury's conviction for aiding and abetting the operation of an illegal distillery.
• United States v. Pratt
  429 F.2d 690· 3d Cir.· 1970-06-30 ·cited 12×
  The court held that the evidence was insufficient to support the conviction for selling heroin, as there was no proof the defendant possessed or transferred the drugs.
• United States v. Martinez
  429 F.2d 971· 9th Cir.· 1970-06-18 ·cited 12×
  The court held that the trial court did not abuse its discretion in denying motions for severance, that defendants' constitutional challenges to statutes were foreclosed by precedent, and that various evidentiary and prosecutorial conduct did not warrant reversal.
• United States v. Smith
  426 F.2d 275· 6th Cir.· 1970-05-04 ·cited 12×
  The court held that completing blank money orders by inserting payee, amount, and sender constitutes a false making under 18 U.S.C. § 2314, and there was sufficient evidence of the defendant's knowledge.
• Burley James King v. United States
  426 F.2d 278· 9th Cir.· 1970-04-24 ·cited 12×
  The court held that a conviction under 18 U.S.C. § 2113(a) cannot stand without proof that the robbed institution was a "bank" as defined by statute, and remanded for a limited evidentiary hearing on this issue.
• Gross v. Sec. & Exch. Comm'n
  418 F.2d 103· 2d Cir.· 1969-11-10 ·cited 12×
  The court affirmed the Securities and Exchange Commission's order barring Gross from the securities industry, finding substantial evidence that he willfully aided and abetted his firm's violations of federal securities anti-fraud provisions.
• United States v. Leeper
  413 F.2d 123· 8th Cir.· 1969-06-30 ·cited 12×
  The court held that the evidence was sufficient to support the jury's verdict and that the trial court's instructions were proper.
• United States v. Knaack
  409 F.2d 418· 7th Cir.· 1969-04-11 ·cited 12×
  The court held that the trial judge's questioning, jury instructions, and rulings on evidence did not constitute reversible error, affirming the convictions.
• Jones v. United States
  404 F.2d 212· D.C. Cir.· 1968-10-17 ·cited 12×
  The court held that the jury instructions, when considered as a whole, adequately guided the jury despite a potentially misleading passage when read in isolation.
• Calhoun v. United States
  399 F.2d 999· D.C. Cir.· 1968-08-09 ·cited 12×
  The court held that the circumstantial evidence sufficiently corroborated the victim's identification of appellant Calhoun, satisfying the legal requirement for conviction in the District of Columbia.
• Pratti v. United States
  389 F.2d 660· 9th Cir.· 1968-01-04 ·cited 12×
  The court held that the trial court erred in refusing to give a jury instruction that the government must prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant was not entrapped.
• Weedin v. United States
  380 F.2d 657· 9th Cir.· 1967-06-14 ·cited 12×
  The court held that the evidence was sufficient to sustain the conviction for aiding and abetting a bank robbery.
• United States v. DiFRONZO
  345 F.2d 383· 7th Cir.· 1965-04-29 ·cited 12×
  The evidence was insufficient to sustain the defendant's conviction for aiding and abetting or conspiring in the interstate transportation of stolen property.
• United States v. Smith
  342 F.2d 525· 4th Cir.· 1965-02-26 ·cited 12×
  The court held that the trial court did not err in permitting a witness to plead the Fifth Amendment or in limiting cross-examination regarding a suppressed statement.
• Kemp v. United States
  311 F.2d 774· D.C. Cir.· 1962-12-13 ·cited 12×
  The court held that the evidence presented was insufficient to establish guilty knowledge or participation by the appellant as an aider and abettor.
• AH Ming Cheng v. United States
  300 F.2d 202· 5th Cir.· 1962-03-09 ·cited 12×
  The court held that the circumstantial evidence presented was insufficient to support the appellant's conviction for conspiracy to import opium and aiding and abetting such importation.
• United States v. Hamrick
  293 F.2d 468· 4th Cir.· 1961-08-19 ·cited 12×
  The court held that the evidence was insufficient to sustain the conviction because there was no direct proof of an essential fact and the circumstantial evidence, with a reasonable explanation provided, did not warrant the inference of guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.
• United States v. Ike Nelson
  273 F.2d 459· 7th Cir.· 1960-01-12 ·cited 12×
  The court held that the evidence was sufficient to sustain the jury's verdict of guilty for transporting forged money orders in interstate commerce and that the trial court did not err in its rulings or comments.
• YAW v. United States
  228 F.2d 382· 9th Cir.· 1955-12-14 ·cited 12×
  The court held that there was insufficient evidence to support the conviction for aiding and abetting the acquisition of marihuana cigarettes.
• Lambert v. United States
  226 F.2d 602· 5th Cir.· 1955-10-28 ·cited 12×
  The court held that the evidence was sufficient to sustain the conviction and that alleged prosecutorial misconduct was not preserved for appeal due to lack of objection.
• United States v. ONE 1952 Lincoln Sedan
  213 F.2d 786· 5th Cir.· 1954-06-04 ·cited 12×
  The majority opinion incorrectly interprets Section 3116 to allow forfeiture of a vehicle used as a lure or lookout, even without proof it directly harbored contraband.
• United States v. Baysek
  212 F.2d 446· 3d Cir.· 1954-05-14 ·cited 12×
  The court held that the trial judge did not err in limiting the number of character witnesses, in instructing the jury on character testimony, or in refusing to withdraw a juror due to prosecutor's remarks.
• United States v. Gruber
  123 F.2d 307· 2d Cir.· 1941-11-10 ·cited 12×
  The court held that the evidence was sufficient to support the conviction for conspiracy and aiding and abetting wiretapping, and that the trial court's rulings on evidence and cross-examination were not prejudicial.
• Roberts v. State
  72 Fla. 132· Fla.· 1916-08-01 ·cited 12×
  The Florida Supreme Court affirmed death sentences against three brothers convicted of murder, rejecting their contentions that pretrial publicity, rushed proceedings, and alleged instructional errors warranted reversal or a new trial.
• Mercer v. State
  41 Fla. 279· Fla.· 1899-01-01 ·cited 12×
  Tom Mercer and Wesley Mobley were convicted of murder—Mercer as principal in the first degree and Mobley as principal in the second degree—and appealed on several grounds including exclusion of evidence and jury instructions. The Florida Supreme Court affirmed the convictions, fi
• Burton W. Wiand v. ATC Brokers Ltd.
  96 F.4th 1303· 11th Cir.· 2024-03-19 ·cited 11×
  Brokers sued for a real estate commission after a seller signed a contract for a sugarcane farm, purporting to act for his co-owning brothers, but later refused to close.
• United States v. Tyvonne Wiley
  78 F.4th 1355· 11th Cir.· 2023-08-29 ·cited 11×
  The court held that a district court did not abuse its discretion by striking a juror for cause based on her religious beliefs and inability to confirm impartiality, and that law enforcement officers' identification testimony was not plain error as it did not affect substantial r
• Sreenivasan Asokan v. Am. Gen. Life Ins. Co.
  302 F. Supp. 3d 1303· M.D. Fla.· 2017-08-01 ·cited 11×
  The court vacated the dismissal of the aiding and abetting claim (Count VI) because sufficient facts were alleged to support a claim for aiding and abetting under Florida law, even though the RICO claim (Count I) was properly dismissed for failure to allege an enterprise distinct
• Sini v. Citibank, N.A.
  849 F. Supp. 2d 1345· S.D. Fla.· 2014-02-19 ·cited 11×
  The court held that exceptional circumstances warranted abstention under the Colorado River doctrine due to the parallel state court action, and therefore stayed the federal proceedings.
• Rocker v. State
  122 So. 3d 898· Fla. 2d DCA· 2013-08-30 ·cited 11×
  Corey Joshua Rocker was convicted of first-degree felony murder as an aider and abettor to an attempted robbery that resulted in death. The Florida District Court of Appeal, Second District, reversed the conviction, holding that the State failed to present sufficient evidence, be
• Pallin v. State
  965 So. 2d 1226· Fla. 1st DCA· 2007-09-28 ·cited 11×
  Appellant was convicted of conspiracy to traffic in cocaine based on purchases of small quantities over 11 months. The court reversed the trafficking conspiracy conviction because no evidence showed agreement to traffic more than 28 grams, but affirmed a lesser-included convictio
• Reyes v. State
  783 So. 2d 1129· Fla. 3d DCA· 2001-03-28 ·cited 11×
  Cesar Reyes was convicted of manslaughter and aggravated battery for deaths and injuries caused by a shotgun blast fired by a rival gang member during a gun battle that Reyes initiated in a Miami park. The court affirmed the legal theory that a participant in a mutually-agreed gu
• Cent. Fla. Invs., Inc. v. Levin
  659 So. 2d 492· Fla. 5th DCA· 1995-09-01 ·cited 11×
  Trial court improperly dismissed with prejudice a complaint for negligent misrepresentation without allowing amendment; reversed and remanded to permit filing of amended complaint.
• Douglas v. State
  627 So. 2d 1190· Fla. 1st DCA· 1993-11-30 ·cited 11×
  Michael Douglas was convicted of drug trafficking based on testimony from a confidential informant in a controlled cocaine buy. The appellate court affirmed the sufficiency of evidence but reversed the conviction because the trial court abused its discretion by improperly limitin
• United States v. Crockett
  979 F.2d 1204· 7th Cir.· 1992-11-12 ·cited 11×
  The court affirmed the convictions, holding that the RICO conspiracy indictment was sufficiently specific, the admission of evidence regarding certain murders did not constitute a constructive amendment or violate Rule 403, and the evidence supported the extortion convictions and
• United States v. Cusumano
  943 F.2d 305· 3d Cir.· 1991-08-28 ·cited 11×
  The court held that the Retail Clerks Tri-State Health and Welfare Fund was an ERISA welfare benefit plan and could be the subject of a § 1954 prosecution, and that the jury instructions for embezzlement and sentencing adjustments were proper.
• United States v. Gregorio de Jesus Mares
  940 F.2d 455· 9th Cir.· 1991-07-29 ·cited 11×
  The court held that there was sufficient evidence to support the convictions for conspiracy and possession, and that the prosecutor's and judge's actions did not violate the defendants' rights.
• United States v. Little
  889 F.2d 1367· 5th Cir.· 1989-11-24 ·cited 11×
  The court held that kickbacks paid by a contractor to county officials constitute mail fraud and bribery, even if the goods were sold at state-mandated prices or as the lowest bidder, and that the federal bribery statute does not require proof that the affected agency received fe
• Fed. Deposit Ins. Corp. v. First Interstate Bank OF DES Moines, N.A.
  885 F.2d 423· 8th Cir.· 1989-09-11 ·cited 11×
  The court held that the jury instructions on aiding and abetting were proper and that sufficient evidence supported the jury's finding that the bank knowingly provided substantial assistance to the fraud.
• United States v. Vontsteen
  872 F.2d 626· 5th Cir.· 1989-04-28 ·cited 11×
  Invoices mailed after goods were shipped and credit terms finalized do not satisfy the jurisdictional requirement for mail fraud, but evidence was sufficient to convict for interstate transportation of stolen property.
• Congregation OF THE Passion v. Kidder Peabody & Co., Inc.
  800 F.2d 177· 7th Cir.· 1986-09-04 ·cited 11×
  The court held that the dealers did not violate Section 10(b) or Rule 10b-5, nor did they aid and abet such violations, and that the Congregation is liable for debts incurred due to authorized investment transactions.
• Zelman v. Cook
  616 F. Supp. 1121· S.D. Fla.· 1985-07-17 ·cited 11×
  The court held that the plaintiff failed to prove material misrepresentations or omissions under federal and state securities laws, and common law fraud, and affirmed the judgment for the defendants.
• United States v. Thomas
  705 F.2d 709· 4th Cir.· 1983-04-14 ·cited 11×
  The court held that the admission of grand jury testimony from unavailable witnesses was permissible under the Federal Rules of Evidence and the Sixth Amendment, and that the reindictment was timely under the Speedy Trial Act.
• United States v. Henry
  698 F.2d 1172· 11th Cir.· 1983-02-22 ·cited 11×
  The court held that continuances granted at the defendant's request, based on findings that the ends of justice outweighed the public's and defendant's interest in a speedy trial, are excludable from the Speedy Trial Act's time computation.
• Lornitis v. State
  394 So. 2d 455· Fla. 1st DCA· 1981-02-10 ·cited 11×
  John and Michael Lornitis were convicted of marijuana possession and aiding/abetting respectively after police elicited incriminating statements identifying their luggage amidst marijuana bales, despite the brothers' refusal to sign a Miranda waiver form. The court reversed their
• United States v. Lambert
  580 F.2d 740· 5th Cir.· 1978-09-20 ·cited 11×
  The court held that the evidence was sufficient to support the jury's verdicts for Dyer Act violations and that the trial court did not err in its evidentiary rulings or procedural decisions.
• United States v. Knight
  162 F.2d 809· 3d Cir.· 1947-06-27 ·cited 11×
  An appeal from a criminal conviction is premature if filed before sentencing and entry of a final judgment, even if motions for a new trial or arrest of judgment were denied.
• Jones v. State
  122 Fla. 307· Fla.· 1935-12-27 ·cited 11×
  Michael C. Jones was convicted as principal in the second degree for armed robbery in Hillsborough County. The Florida Supreme Court affirmed the conviction, finding the evidence—including Jones's signed confession and testimony from the principal—was sufficient to establish guil
• Kipnis v. Bayerische Hypo-Und Vereinsbank, AG
  202 So. 3d 859· Fla.· 2016-11-03 ·cited 10×
  The Florida Supreme Court answered a certified question about when claims by taxpayers against tax shelter promoters accrue under Florida law. The court held that claims accrued when the underlying tax court dispute became final, not when the IRS issued its notice of deficiency,
• State v. Tovar
  110 So. 3d 33· Fla. 2d DCA· 2013-03-06 ·cited 10×
  The State appeals a trial court's grant of a motion for judgment of acquittal that reduced a jury's guilty verdict for felony battery to misdemeanor battery. The appellate court reverses, holding that the State presented sufficient evidence of principal liability that should have