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· 2/19/1974

Ledford v. Commissioner

Citations

  • 415 U.S. 902
  • 94 S. Ct. 1394

How courts have described this case

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  • 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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