United States v. Brian Lawrence

How courts have described this case

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

• discussing the uphill battle faced by the appellant when asking to overturn a denial of a mistrial and reviewing for abuse of discretion “with an extra helping of deference”
• discussing the uphill battle faced by the appellant when asking to overturn a denial of a mistrial and reviewing for abuse of discretion “with an extra helping of deference”
• “If a de- fendant lives alone in an apartment and a search reveals con- traband, proving constructive possession is relatively easy.” (emphasis added)
• “Not only can possession be actual or constructive it can also be exclusive or joint.”
• “Not only can possession be actual or constructive it can also be exclusive or joint.”
• “We review a de- nial of a mistrial for an abuse of discretion with an extra help- ing of deference.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).