· 4/23/1986
United States v. Gambino, Rosario, Erasmo Gambino, Antonio Gambino, and Anthony Spatola
Citations
- 788 F.2d 938
How courts have described this case
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- stating that evidence of trafficking cocaine was relevant for determining whether the defendant was predisposed to distribute heroin
- stating that evidence of trafficking cocaine was relevant for determining whether the defendant was predisposed to distribute heroin
- noting that the Cronic analysis should be used for \particularly egregious circumstances\
- government may prove propensity by showing, inter alia, an existing course of criminal conduct similar to the crime for which the defendant is charged
- “A decision on a motion to set aside a default is not an abuse of discretion unless the [district] court is 'clearly wrong’ in its determination....”
- Zepp lent itself to one conclusion: counsel labored under an actual conflict of interest
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Judges: Weis, Higginbotham, Becker
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