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· 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

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • 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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