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860 F. Supp. 780·
M.D. Fla.·
1996-11-25
The court held that a handgun seized from a vehicle within the curtilage of a residence, and cash seized from another vehicle, should be suppressed because their incriminating nature was not immediately apparent and they were not listed in the search warrant. However, evidence se
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997 F.2d 1551·
D.C. Cir.·
1993-07-20
The court affirmed convictions and sentences, finding no error in the denial of the motion to suppress, the reasonable doubt jury instruction, the refusal of an identification instruction, or the obstruction of justice enhancement.
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998 F.2d 1025·
D.C. Cir.·
1993-07-20
The court affirmed convictions, holding that defense counsel's contentious exchanges with the judge did not deny a fair trial, the jury instruction on firearm use during a drug offense was adequate, and other claims lacked merit.
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998 F.2d 883·
10th Cir.·
1993-07-14
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997 F.2d 1513·
D.C. Cir.·
1993-07-13
The court held that the verdict forms used were not improper special verdicts and that the judge's statements, while sometimes inappropriate, did not rise to the level of plain error causing coercion. The supplemental deadlock charge was also found to be proper.
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998 F.2d 609·
8th Cir.·
1993-07-13
The court held that the petitioner failed to establish newly discovered evidence of perjury, insufficient evidence for sentencing, or constitutionally ineffective assistance of counsel to warrant habeas relief.
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997 F.2d 1504·
D.C. Cir.·
1993-07-13
The court held that the evidence was insufficient to support Vincent Thorne's convictions for possession with intent to distribute and conspiracy, but sufficient for the other defendants. The court also affirmed the admission of drug ledgers.
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996 F.2d 917·
7th Cir.·
1993-06-21
The court held that the sentencing disparity between cocaine base and cocaine does not violate the Equal Protection Clause without proof of discriminatory purpose, and the evidence was sufficient to support the conviction.
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995 F.2d 1493·
10th Cir.·
1993-06-04
The court held that the evidence was sufficient to support the district court's finding that the defendant acted as a manager for sentencing enhancement purposes and that the evidence was sufficient to support his convictions.
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993 F.2d 62·
5th Cir.·
1993-05-28
The court held that the defendant waived his Sixth Amendment right to closing argument because his counsel's statement clearly indicated an intentional relinquishment of that right as a matter of trial strategy.
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991 F.2d 112·
4th Cir.·
1993-04-16
The court held that the evidence was sufficient to support Morrison's conviction for possession with intent to distribute cocaine base and that the jury instructions were not erroneous.
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990 F.2d 360·
8th Cir.·
1993-03-30
The court affirmed the convictions, holding that the evidence was sufficient to support the jury's findings and that the trial court did not err in its evidentiary or instructional rulings.
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987 F.2d 1331·
8th Cir.·
1993-03-08
The court held that the police officer's reliance on the search warrant was objectively reasonable under the good-faith exception to the exclusionary rule, even if probable cause was lacking.
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985 F.2d 1095·
D.C. Cir.·
1993-02-23
The court held that the district court did not err in denying the motion to suppress evidence because the defendant voluntarily consented to the search of his tote bag and the detective had reasonable suspicion to detain the paper bag for a canine sniff.
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985 F.2d 970·
8th Cir.·
1993-02-12
The court affirmed the convictions and sentences, holding that Arnold waived his claim of outrageous government conduct by failing to raise it pretrial, and that the jury's rejection of the coercion defense was supported by sufficient evidence.
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982 F.2d 590·
D.C. Cir.·
1993-01-15
The omission of language requiring a "bad purpose to disobey or disregard the law" from jury instructions on the intent element of possession with intent to distribute narcotics was not error.
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982 F.2d 319·
8th Cir.·
1993-01-04
The court held that the warrantless search of the defendant's automobile was reasonable under the Fourth Amendment as an inventory search conducted pursuant to standard police procedures, and thus the evidence found and subsequent statements were admissible.
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977 F.2d 866·
4th Cir.·
1992-10-07
The court held that the search warrant was validly issued, the district court did not err in attributing 67 grams of cocaine base as relevant conduct for sentencing, and the defendant was not entitled to pre-trial disclosure of sentencing guideline information.
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968 F.2d 765·
8th Cir.·
1992-07-10
The court held that the district court did not abuse its discretion in excluding evidence related to an officer's suspension and a co-defendant's potential penalty, nor in excluding evidence of a motive for police to testify falsely.
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964 F.2d 21·
D.C. Cir.·
1992-05-29
A defense lawyer must lay an evidentiary foundation before arguing that the absence of fingerprint evidence implies that such evidence could have been obtained and would have been exculpatory.
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961 F.2d 955·
D.C. Cir.·
1992-04-24
The court held that the district court abused its discretion by denying a mistrial when inadmissible hearsay testimony, which directly implicated the defendant in drug distribution, was presented to the jury, and the government's case was otherwise weak.
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960 F.2d 1075·
D.C. Cir.·
1992-04-17
A criminal defendant waives the right to appeal a conviction based on insufficient evidence if they fail to renew their motion for judgment of acquittal at the close of all evidence. Additionally, a trial court's refusal to depart downward from the Sentencing Guidelines is genera
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946 F.2d 1354·
8th Cir.·
1991-10-11
The court held that the defendant's sentence was valid despite disparity with his codefendant, and that the trial court did not err in admitting evidence or denying his request for witnesses.
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931 F.2d 671·
10th Cir.·
1991-04-29
The court held that the evidence was sufficient to support the defendant's convictions for drug distribution, possession with intent to distribute, and firearm use in furtherance of drug trafficking. The court also found no fatal variance between the indictment and the evidence p