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586 F.2d 481·
5th Cir.·
1978-12-15
·cited 91×
The court held that the wiretap application was supported by sufficient probable cause and the information was not stale, and that the searches of the vessels were lawful due to probable cause and exigent circumstances.
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740 F.2d 134·
2d Cir.·
1984-07-18
·cited 36×
The court held that while the trial court erred in discouraging jury readbacks, the error was harmless due to overwhelming evidence of guilt. The court also rejected other claims of error.
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573 F.2d 599·
9th Cir.·
1978-04-13
·cited 36×
The court held that the jury should not have been permitted to consider evidence derived from an unlawful seizure, as it was not harmless error.
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496 F.2d 982·
2d Cir.·
1974-04-25
·cited 32×
The court held that the evidence was sufficient to prove an overt act in furtherance of the conspiracy prior to withdrawal, that the Miranda warnings given to Miller were sufficient, and that the discharge of a juror due to expressed prejudice was proper.
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790 F.2d 1135·
4th Cir.·
1986-05-22
·cited 31×
The court held that the district court correctly determined that it, not the jury, should decide double jeopardy claims. It also found that the evidence established separate conspiracies, thus rejecting the appellants' double jeopardy defense based on prior prosecutions.
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738 F.2d 538·
2d Cir.·
1984-06-20
·cited 30×
The court held that eavesdropping via a hole in the wall of a hotel room did not violate the Fourth Amendment, and that the search warrant was valid. However, the evidence against Sally Edith was insufficient for her conviction.
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718 F.2d 589·
3d Cir.·
1983-09-30
·cited 23×
The court held that the seizure of evidence was lawful because exigent circumstances justified the unannounced entry, and that there was sufficient evidence to sustain the convictions.
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558 F.2d 513·
9th Cir.·
1977-06-03
·cited 20×
The court held that admitting extrinsic evidence of prior bad acts to impeach a witness, when that evidence was illegally seized and the prosecution failed to properly cross-examine the witness on the matter, constitutes reversible error.
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671 F.2d 732·
2d Cir.·
1982-02-22
·cited 16×
The court held that the admission of death threat testimony did not constitute an abuse of discretion under Federal Rule of Evidence 403, as its probative value in assessing witness credibility and explaining demeanor outweighed its prejudicial effect.
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824 F.2d 831·
10th Cir.·
1987-07-29
·cited 12×
The court held that the investigatory detention did not ripen into a de facto arrest without probable cause, the search warrant was based on probable cause, and the two counts for possession of marijuana and hashish were distinct offenses.
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797 F.2d 514·
7th Cir.·
1986-07-31
·cited 10×
The court held that the warrantless seizure of hashish was justified by exigent circumstances, specifically the imminent destruction of evidence.
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756 F.2d 323·
4th Cir.·
1985-03-05
·cited 4×
The court affirmed the conviction, finding that the supplemental jury charge, while unnecessary, was not coercive, and that the admission of evidence and the prosecutor's remarks were not grounds for a mistrial.
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386 So. 2d 881·
Fla. 1st DCA·
1980-08-18
·cited 4×
Billy Retherford was convicted of three drug offenses, including separate counts for possession of marijuana and hashish with intent to distribute. The appellate court held that marijuana and hashish are both forms of cannabis under Florida law and therefore constitute the same o