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· 10/31/2023

State of Indiana v. Jennifer Diane Lucas

How courts have described this case

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  • holding that relevant conduct in a joint criminal activity includes “all reasonably foreseeable acts and omissions of others in furtherance of the jointly undertaken criminal activity”
  • “[WJhere two individuals agree to commit an offense, each becomes liable for actions taken by the other in furtherance of that particular crime.” (emphasis omitted)
  • “[A] conspiracy can be inferred from a combination of close relationships or knowing presence and other supporting circumstantial evidence.”
  • “[W]here as here the relevant conduct issue involves not only a factual question, but ‘the district court’s application of the guidelines to the facts,’ the proper standard is due deference—one between clear error and de novo review.” (citing 18 U.S.C. § 3742
  • reversing on due deference review for legal error

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