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· 2/17/1978

United States v. Kenneth E. Oliver

Citations

  • 570 F.2d 397
  • 1978 U.S. App. LEXIS 12539

How courts have described this case

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

  • affirming denial of motion for directed verdict where, in opening statement, “some” of the government’s “proposed evidence was outlined in detail, while some of it was mentioned but not described”
  • judgment of acquittal after opening statement appropriate only where “the charge against the defendant cannot be sustained under any view of the evidence”

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Judges: Campbell, Bownes, Gordon

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