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· 3/20/1996

United States v. Ivan Dejesus Mejia-Uribe

Citations

  • 75 F.3d 395
  • 1996 WL 34615

How courts have described this case

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

  • 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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