· 7/21/1998
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Ference LANG, Defendant-Appellant
Citations
- 149 F.3d 1044
- 98 Daily Journal DAR 7881
- 98 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 5679
- 1998 U.S. App. LEXIS 16446
- 1998 WL 404519
How courts have described this case
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- recognizing the district court’s “superior position ‘to . . . make credibility determinations in cases in which live testimony is presented’” (quoting United States v. McConney, 728 F.2d 1195, 1201 (9th Cir. 1984) (en banc))
- concerning “crack cocaine found in a cereal box hidden inside the engine compartment” of a vehicle
- “[T]he district court is in a superior position to judge the accuracy of witnesses’ recollections and make credibility determinations in cases in which live testimony is presented.” (internal quotation marks omitted)
- reviewing credibility deter- minations under a clear error standard
- reviewing credibility determinations under a clear error standard
- “Lang subsequently brought ... suppressed Lang’s statements.”
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Judges: Wallace, Nelson, Kleinfeld
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