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· 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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