· 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
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- 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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