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· 7/19/2002

United States v. Brandon Bernard and Christopher Andre Vialva

Citations

  • 299 F.3d 467
  • 2002 U.S. App. LEXIS 14533
  • 2002 WL 1587471

How courts have described this case

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

  • concluding that evidence of propensity for orchestrated criminal activity in prison permitted finding of future dangerousness
  • holding that error in admitting minimal victim impact testimony in which victim’s mother directly addressed defendants did not affect substantial rights in light of the impact on the family
  • concluding that evidence of propensity for violence in prison permitted finding of future dangerousness
  • concluding that jury instruction error was “harmless beyond a reasonable doubt”
  • concluding that jury instruction error was \harmless beyond a reasonable doubt\
  • explaining that brief statements that may violate Booth \did not alone unduly prejudice the jury\

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Judges: Jones, Wiener, Parker

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