· 3/23/2015
Sexton v. United States
Citations
- 135 S. Ct. 1576
- 191 L. Ed. 2d 657
- 83 U.S.L.W. 3743
- 2015 U.S. LEXIS 1929
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- holding that a defendant who moves for a change of venue “has the burden of placing on the record material which will show a reasonable likelihood of prejudicial publicity precluding a fair trial.”
- holding that a defendant who moves for a change of venue “has the burden of placing on the record material which will show a reasonable likelihood of prejudicial publicity precluding a fair trial”
- denying transfer, despite publicity, because defendant failed to provide persuasive evidence that a fair trial was precluded in St. Thomas
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