· 2/19/1974
Ledford v. Commissioner
Citations
- 415 U.S. 902
- 94 S. Ct. 1394
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- holding that the defendant could be held responsible for cocaine distributed by others as part of a conspiracy of which he was the leader
- holding that the defendant could be held responsible for cocaine distributed by others as part of a conspiracy of which he was the leader
- holding, in a direct appeal, that the defendant was not prejudiced by his trial counsel’s failure to call additional witnesses because the evidence of his guilt was overwhelming
- approving the sufficiency of evidence underlying conviction based in part on defendant's confession to law enforcement
- approving the sufficiency of evidence underlying conviction based in part on defendant’s confession to law enforcement
- finding that due process requires relevant sentencing factors be proven by a preponderance
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