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· 1/25/1991

United States v. Lam Kwong-Wah, United States of America v. Lam Kwong-Wah, United States of America v. Lam Kwong-Wah

Citations

  • 924 F.2d 298
  • 288 U.S. App. D.C. 54

How courts have described this case

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

  • recognizing that defendant who did nothing himself in venue district may nevertheless be held to account there if he aided and abetted confederates’ acts in district
  • \No distinction is made between direct and circumstantial evidence in evaluating the sufficiency of evidence supporting a guilty verdict.\
  • no error in finding by trial judge that Jencks Act material was \insignificant\ to the defendant's defense and \would not have benefited him\
  • no error in finding by trial judge that Jencks Act material was “insignificant” to the defendant’s defense and “would not have benefited him”
  • “No distinction is made between direct and circumstantial evidence in evaluating the sufficiency of evidence supporting a guilty verdict.”
  • “It seems clear that, under the amended Guidelines, scienter is not required as a general matter.”

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Judges: Wald, Edwards, Ginsburg

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