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· 6/20/2007

United States v. Arthur L. Hollis

Citations

  • 490 F.3d 1149
  • 2007 U.S. App. LEXIS 14467
  • 2007 WL 1760701

How courts have described this case

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

  • holding that jury instruction errors are harmless when there is “overwhelming and uncon- tradicted evidence at trial” concerning the omitted element
  • holding that jury instruction errors are harmless when there is “overwhelming and uncon- tradicted evidence at trial” concerning the omitted element
  • holding that Apprendi error was harmless where there was “overwhelming and uncontradicted evidence at trial” of the identity of the drug that the defendant distributed
  • finding an Apprendi error where the indictment failed to allege, and the jury did not find, drug type with adequate specificity, but holding that this error was harmless
  • finding an Apprendi error where the indictment failed to allege, and the jury did not find, drug type with ade- quate specificity, but holding that this error was harmless
  • “[C]oeaine and cocaine base are chemically identical. If any form of cocaine base qualifies for the enhanced penalties under the statute, then subsection (iii) swallows subsection (ii).”

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Judges: Fletcher, Margaret, McKEOWN, Schwarzer, William

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