United States v. Amos Salmon, No. 90-3355, Raymond E. Washington, No. 90-3363, Richard Fitzpatrick, No. 90-3366, John Surratt, No. 90-3438

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• holding that court need not decide the sufficiency of a policy governing the decision whether to impound a vehicle where the government does not point to standardized criteria or routine explaining the scope of an inventory search to be conducted after the seizure
• reversing conviction where defendant admitted traveling to drug delivery site with someone to “watch [his] back,” performed surveillance, and had surveillance equipment
• second prong of test satisfied where alleged co-conspirators’ participation is necessary or advantageous to the overall success of the venture
• “A conspiracy conviction requires that one agreed to commit an unlawful act and intended to commit the underlying offense.”
• because the government failed properly to file the § 851 information, the maximum imposable sentence did not include an enhancement
• “The only consequences considered direct are the maximum prison term and fine for the offense charged.”

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