United States v. Frank A. Stephenson, Michael L. Tate, and Donnell M. Hill

How courts have described this case

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• finding that statements about the extent of drug conspiracy were made to serve as a salesmanship technique to enhance declarant’s position in the eyes of the drug dealer and instill confidence about the stability of the organization
• involving evidence of the defendants' attempt to steal drugs with plans to distribute the stolen product
• involving evidence of the defendants’ attempt to steal drugs with plans to distribute the stolen product
• Statements about prior uncharged drug deals were “in furtherance” because they were made to inspire confidence.
• “The district court need not articulate its comparison [of culpability] on a person by person basis with each member of the conspiracy.”
• statements made to keep others informed of or confident in the alleged conspiracy “further the conspiracy”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).