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· 6/24/1987

United States v. James \Jamie\ Douglas, Martin L. \Marty\ Pruitt, Leon Mason, and James Anderson

Citations

  • 818 F.2d 1317

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  • holding that the district court plainly erred by not giving a buyer-seller instruction sua sponte, where the theory had “some foundation in the evidence,” and that without the instruction, the jury might have mistakenly believed that mere drug sales alone suf- ficed to establish a conspiracy
  • holding that the district court plainly erred by not giving a buyer-seller instruction sua sponte, where the theory had “some foundation in the evidence,” and that without the instruction, the jury might have mistakenly believed that mere drug sales alone suf- ficed to establish a conspiracy
  • holding that the district court plainly erred by not giving a buyer-seller instruction sua sponte, where the theory had “some foundation in the evidence,” and that without the instruction, the jury might have mistakenly believed that mere drug sales alone suf- ficed to establish a conspiracy
  • explaining that, when determining whether a defendant’s theory of defense is supported by the evidence, the court “must [] analyze[] [the conspiracy case] accord- ing to its specific facts” and “consider whether the defendant has put forth the defense during trial”
  • explaining that, when determining whether a defendant’s theory of defense is supported by the evidence, the court “must [] analyze[] [the conspiracy case] accord- ing to its specific facts” and “consider whether the defendant has put forth the defense during trial”
  • explaining that, when determining whether a defendant’s theory of defense is supported by the evidence, the court “must [] analyze[] [the conspiracy case] accord- ing to its specific facts” and “consider whether the defendant has put forth the defense during trial”

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Judges: Cudahy, Flaum, Ripple

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