· 3/20/1996
United States v. Ivan Dejesus Mejia-Uribe
Citations
- 75 F.3d 395
- 1996 WL 34615
How courts have described this case
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- finding harmless error in light of overwhelming evidence of guilt which demonstrated that the questioned evidence \did not have substantial and injurious effect or influence in determining the jury's verdict\
- prior conviction for a single sale of cocaine was inadmissible where the present conviction involved “a large-scale, ongoing operation”
- “The government’s case against Uribe was overwhelming ... [and] [therefore introduction of the 1978 conviction did not have substantial and injurious effect or influence in determining the jury’s verdict.”
- \[T]he government's case against Uribe was overwhelming . . . [so] introduction of the 1978 conviction did not have 'substantial and injurious effect or influence in determining the jury's verdict.'\ (citation omitted)
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Judges: Arnold, Gibson
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