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· 4/6/1992

United States v. Luis Colon

Citations

  • 961 F.2d 41
  • 1992 U.S. App. LEXIS 6361
  • 1992 WL 67179

How courts have described this case

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  • explaining that amendments to the Guidelines that constitute a substantive change to, rather than a clarification of, a Guideline do not apply on direct review
  • explaining that amendments to the Guidelines that constitute a substantive change to, rather than a clarification of, a Guideline do not apply on direct review
  • stating that without more, earlier adverse rulings do not provide a reasonable basis for questioning a judge’s impartiality
  • stating that without more, earlier adverse rulings do not provide a reasonable basis for questioning a judge’s impartiality
  • finding “same course of conduct” where the defendant stated that he sold 80 glassine envelopes every two or three days for a few years to support his addictions
  • explaining that “adverse rulings” alone are not enough

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Judges: Newman, Kearse, Cedarbaum

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