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582 F.2d 898·
5th Cir.·
1978-10-25
·cited 729×
The dissent argues the majority misinterpreted Federal Rule of Evidence 404(b) by broadly allowing evidence of other crimes, wrongs, or acts, effectively overruling prior precedent ('Broadway') without sufficient justification.
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755 F.2d 748·
11th Cir.·
1985-03-19
·cited 156×
The court held that the evidence was sufficient to support the convictions for conspiracy to import marijuana and attempted importation, and that various procedural challenges raised by the appellants were without merit.
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543 F.2d 1002·
2d Cir.·
1976-09-27
·cited 99×
The court held that using the same grand jury that heard a witness's immunized testimony to indict that witness violates the Fifth Amendment and due process, requiring dismissal of the indictment.
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729 F.2d 1302·
11th Cir.·
1984-04-16
·cited 96×
The court held that the evidence was sufficient to prove a RICO enterprise and that coconspirator hearsay statements were admissible. However, it reversed convictions for two counts of mail fraud against Caldwell and Langford.
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825 F.2d 572·
1st Cir.·
1987-07-31
·cited 80×
The court held that the trial court did not err in finding a defendant breached his plea agreement, that evidence of prior crimes was largely admissible under Rule 404(b), but that evidence admitted against one defendant violated collateral estoppel and required reversal.
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754 F.2d 1457·
9th Cir.·
1985-03-04
·cited 70×
The court affirmed the convictions, holding that the district court did not err in its rulings on the indictment amendment, jury instructions, evidence admissibility, severance, sufficiency of evidence, Speedy Trial Act claims, juror questionnaire use, or other miscellaneous assi
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711 F.2d 1441·
9th Cir.·
1983-08-02
·cited 56×
The court held that the appellants' convictions were not violated by the Speedy Trial Act, that severance was not required, and that the indictment and evidence admitted were proper.
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568 F.2d 1049·
3d Cir.·
1977-11-29
·cited 56×
The court held that the admission of evidence of other crimes, not charged in the indictment and not discussed in the grand jury testimony, amounted to a constructive amendment of the indictment, requiring a new trial.
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860 F.2d 1370·
7th Cir.·
1988-10-17
·cited 50×
The court held that the indictment sufficiently stated an offense under 18 U.S.C. § 922(g) and that the jury instructions did not constructively amend the indictment. The court also affirmed that 18 U.S.C. § 924(e) is a sentence-enhancement provision, not a substantive offense.
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581 F.2d 225·
9th Cir.·
1978-08-31
·cited 45×
The court affirmed Radlick's conviction and remanded Willers' case for a hearing on whether federal officers intentionally disregarded Rule 41 in obtaining a state search warrant.
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874 F.2d 1402·
11th Cir.·
1989-06-07
·cited 43×
The court held that while an indictment must provide notice of specific acts for a Continuing Criminal Enterprise (CCE) conviction, the defendant's actual notice of the acts used to prove the continuing series element satisfied due process.
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135 F.3d 1363·
11th Cir.·
1998-02-23
·cited 40×
The Eleventh Circuit reversed all convictions in this complex fraud case involving a real estate development scheme. The government indicted defendants on conspiracy to commit bank fraud, mail fraud, wire fraud, and money laundering, but the conspiracy count improperly included o
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820 F.2d 1065·
9th Cir.·
1987-06-24
·cited 35×
The court held that the district court did not err in admitting evidence of an uncharged bank robbery, denying severance, admitting currency seized without a warrant, admitting lineup identifications, or in its handling of Jencks Act material, and denied a remand for ineffective
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800 F.2d 1404·
5th Cir.·
1986-10-01
·cited 33×
The court affirmed Weddell's convictions but remanded Hammond's case for an evidentiary hearing regarding government misconduct.
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886 F.2d 1497·
7th Cir.·
1989-10-13
·cited 32×
The court held that sufficient evidence supported the conviction for aiding and abetting bribery, tape-recorded co-conspirator statements were admissible, and severance of tax counts was not required.
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836 F.2d 684·
1st Cir.·
1988-01-13
·cited 32×
The court held that the appellant's conviction for perjury on Count 27 must be reversed because his statement was literally true, but affirmed the convictions on other counts and the conspiracy conviction.
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431 F.3d 1296·
11th Cir.·
2005-12-06
·cited 29×
Terrance Matthews was convicted of conspiracy to distribute five or more kilograms of cocaine and two counts of obstruction of justice by intimidation of a witness. The Eleventh Circuit affirmed, holding that wiretap recordings were properly sealed within one to two days of the o
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974 F.2d 687·
6th Cir.·
1992-08-20
·cited 27×
The court held that the stops and detentions were objectively reasonable, French's consent to search was voluntary and effective as to Foster, the admission of prior bad acts testimony was not an abuse of discretion, the evidence was sufficient to convict Caldwell, and Caldwell w
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929 F.2d 610·
11th Cir.·
1991-04-22
·cited 26×
The court held that the trial court did not err in excluding evidence of prior good conduct offered to negate intent, that the evidence was sufficient to support the convictions, and that various procedural and evidentiary rulings were not grounds for reversal.
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780 F.2d 838·
10th Cir.·
1985-12-19
·cited 24×
The court affirmed the convictions, finding sufficient evidence for the Travel Act violation, no Fifth Amendment violation from grand jury testimony, lawful admission of wiretapped conversations, admissible tape recordings, and properly admitted evidence against both defendants.
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688 F.2d 941·
4th Cir.·
1982-09-03
·cited 22×
The court affirmed the convictions, finding sufficient evidence for importation and possession, rejecting claims of prosecutorial misconduct, and interpreting the Speedy Trial Act's minimum trial period.
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819 F.2d 498·
5th Cir.·
1987-06-03
·cited 16×
The dissenting judge believes the case should be remanded to the district court to develop facts regarding alleged prosecutorial misconduct before ruling on the conviction's reversal.
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793 F.2d 1553·
11th Cir.·
1986-07-23
·cited 15×
The court held that the evidence was sufficient to sustain convictions for conspiracy to extort, extortion by threats, and solicitation, and that the trial court did not err in its jury instructions or in admitting evidence of prior criminal records.
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971 F.2d 1302·
7th Cir.·
1992-08-06
·cited 14×
The court held that the admission of prior bad acts evidence under Rule 404(b) was not an abuse of discretion, and the district court properly considered the probative value against prejudice when deciding on redaction of offensive language. The court also found no abuse of discr
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733 F.3d 1125·
11th Cir.·
2013-10-02
·cited 12×
Daniel Troya and Ricardo Sanchez, Jr. were convicted of murdering the Escobedo family, including two young children, in connection with a drug trafficking operation and sentenced to death. The Eleventh Circuit affirmed their convictions and sentences, rejecting most appellate cha
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672 F.2d 1085·
2d Cir.·
1982-03-02
·cited 12×
The court held that the defendant's actions did not constitute a valid recantation under 18 U.S.C. § 1623(d) because he never admitted his testimony was false or offered to retract it. Therefore, his conviction for making false declarations before a grand jury stands.
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951 F.2d 1526·
9th Cir.·
1991-12-05
·cited 10×
The court held that Dehlia Boone did not waive her right to appeal the discrepancy between the oral and written verdicts, and affirmed her conviction based on the written verdict. The court reversed Roger Swayze's perjury conviction on one count due to the literal truth of his an
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14 F.4th 1253·
11th Cir.·
2021-09-29
·cited 9×
Eddie Lee Perry and Chad Ragin were convicted of conspiracy to distribute cocaine and related offenses based on evidence from wiretapped phone calls, drug seizures, and expert testimony interpreting drug-related coded language used in the intercepted communications. The Eleventh
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981 F.2d 1123·
10th Cir.·
1992-10-28
·cited 9×
The court held that the use of ambiguous drug terms in the indictment and general verdict forms, combined with sentencing discrepancies, constituted plain error requiring resentencing or new trial for some counts, but affirmed one conviction outright.
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938 F.2d 1501·
1st Cir.·
1991-07-29
·cited 8×
The court held that the district court's denial of access to grand jury testimony was harmless error, and that the admission of evidence regarding the defendant's financial condition and the contents of a note was proper.
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992 F.2d 1143·
11th Cir.·
1993-06-04
·cited 4×
Rafael and Luis Sanchez were acquitted of narcotics and explosives charges in Puerto Rico Superior Court for their roles in a bungled assassination attempt using a bomb that killed one of the would-be assassins. They were subsequently indicted and convicted in the Southern Distri
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994 F.2d 918·
1st Cir.·
1993-06-03
·cited 2×
The court affirmed the convictions, finding sufficient evidence and no reversible error in the trial court's decisions regarding evidence, jury instructions, or procedural matters.
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991 F.2d 943·
1st Cir.·
1993-05-06
·cited 2×
The court held that the prosecutor's repeated misconduct, including improper statements and the introduction of irrelevant and prejudicial evidence, deprived the defendant of a fair trial.
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Del. Super. Ct.·
2010-05-18
·cited 1×
The trial court correctly denied the State's motion in limine to introduce evidence of the defendant's prior bad acts, including prior arson convictions and uncharged fires, to prove identity in the current arson charges. The court found that the alleged similarities between the
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999 F.2d 1090·
7th Cir.·
1993-07-14
·cited 1×
The court affirmed the convictions of Shields and DeLeo, finding sufficient evidence for a rational jury to conclude guilt and rejecting their legal arguments.
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Del.·
2024-12-02
The appellate court affirmed the defendant's convictions, holding that the trial court did not abuse its discretion in admitting prison communications as co-conspirator statements and evidence of identity/motive/intent. The court also found no abuse of discretion in admitting a r
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Del.·
2024-11-15
The Delaware Supreme Court affirmed the Superior Court's denial of the appellant's motion for postconviction relief. The court found that the appellant failed to establish ineffective assistance of counsel regarding the handling of DNA evidence, inadmissible evidence disclosures,
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M.D. Fla.·
2024-08-29
Dion Fisher sought to vacate his drug trafficking and money laundering conviction through a motion claiming ineffective assistance of counsel at trial and on appeal. The district court denied most of his claims on the merits but deferred ruling on his claim that trial counsel fai
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Del. Super. Ct.·
2024-02-28
The court recommended that the defendant's motion for postconviction relief be summarily dismissed. The court found that most of the defendant's claims were procedurally barred under Superior Court Criminal Rule 61, either because they were not raised at trial or on direct appeal
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11th Cir.·
2022-02-01
The court held that the district court erred by applying a post-offense sentencing enhancement to Maurya and by failing to provide factual findings for the restitution order, requiring resentencing and vacating the order. Otherwise, Hardwick's convictions and sentence were affirm
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M.D. Fla.·
2021-02-24
The court held that the petitioner's claims of ineffective assistance of counsel, defective indictment, and involuntary guilty plea were either procedurally barred, refuted by the record, or lacked merit. Therefore, his motion to vacate sentence was denied.
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M.D. Fla.·
2020-07-15
The court held that the petitioner's claims were either procedurally defaulted, previously decided on direct appeal, or failed to meet the Strickland standard for ineffective assistance of counsel.
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Del. Super. Ct.·
2016-09-27
The Court of Common Pleas denied Michael Washington's amended motion for postconviction relief, finding his claims procedurally barred or without merit. The court applied the Strickland standard for ineffective assistance of counsel and found that trial counsel's actions were not
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Del.·
2000-07-17
The court granted in part and denied in part the defendant's motion in limine, ruling that evidence of prior fires urged by the defendant is admissible to prove intent and motive for the charged arson offense, but evidence of subsequent fires is inadmissible. The court applied th
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19 F.3d 638·
11th Cir.·
1994-04-27
Eric Antonio Parker was convicted of crack cocaine distribution in the Northern District of Florida after prosecutors introduced statements he made during a Memphis investigation, despite Parker's claim that a prosecutor's promise not to use evidence from a consensual home search
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828 F. Supp. 968·
S.D. Fla.·
1993-07-15
Direct estoppel bars the government from using allegations from counts on which defendants were acquitted as predicate acts to establish RICO conspiracy and substantive RICO charges.
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864 F.2d 1421·
8th Cir.·
1988-12-29
The court held that defendants are not entitled to a new trial based on the magistrate's presiding over jury selection because they failed to object and received a fundamentally fair trial.