United States v. Mercer

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• concluding that the defendant’s posses- sion of a “large number of plastic jeweler’s bags” constituted evi- dence of intent to distribute a controlled substance
• noting that cash, plastic bags, and the lack of paraphernalia used to consume drugs can also show the intent to distribute
• noting that plastic bags are common packaging materi- als in drug distribution schemes
• discuss- ing that a jury could infer intent to distribute from the fact that the methamphetamine in question was individually packaged in plastic bags
• the presence of money is one factor that evidences an intent to USCA11 Case: 24-12646 Document: 25-1 Date Filed: 05/02/2025 Page: 8 of 9 8 Opinion of the Court 24-12646 distribute

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Cited by

27 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• United States v. Edgar Jamal Gamory
  Eleventh Circuit· 2011-03-11· cited 188×
• United States v. Flores
  Eleventh Circuit· 2009-06-29· cited 144×
• United States v. Stephen G. House
  Eleventh Circuit· 2012-06-20· cited 134×
• United States v. Farias-Gonzalez
  Eleventh Circuit· 2009-02-03· cited 114×
• United States v. Lee
  Eleventh Circuit· 2009-10-26· cited 76×
• United States v. Titus Bates
  Eleventh Circuit· 2020-05-28· cited 67×
• United States v. Jason Dennis McGuire
  Eleventh Circuit· 2013-01-30· cited 61×
• United States v. Bacon
  Eleventh Circuit· 2010-03-04· cited 58×
• United States v. Thomas Pacchioli
  Eleventh Circuit· 2013-06-19· cited 44×
• United States v. Bautista-Silva
  Eleventh Circuit· 2009-05-11· cited 34×
• United States v. Brian Micko Yeary
  Eleventh Circuit· 2014-01-22· cited 34×
• United States v. Kottwitz
  Eleventh Circuit· 2010-08-19· cited 23×
• United States v. Michael Stephen Martinez
  Eleventh Circuit· 2020-07-14· cited 23×
• United States v. Goings
  Eleventh Circuit· 2009-07-07· cited 13×
• United States v. Shusta Traverse Gumbs
  Eleventh Circuit· 2020-07-15· cited 10×
• United States v. Derrick Alfondso Morley
  Eleventh Circuit· 2024-04-30· cited 10×
• United States v. Jose Luis Morales
  Eleventh Circuit· 2018-06-29· cited 9×
• United States v. Acosta
  N.D. Georgia· 2011-06-13· cited 3×
• United States v. Bushay
  N.D. Georgia· 2012-03-12· cited 3×
• United States v. Javarese Holmes
  Eleventh Circuit· 2025-06-23· cited 3×

Cites

15 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Miranda v. Arizona
  Supreme Court· 1966-06-13· cited 58,288×
• Malloy v. Hogan
  Supreme Court· 1964-06-15· cited 3,675×
• Illinois v. Rodriguez
  Supreme Court· 1990-06-21· cited 2,581×
• Stoner v. California
  Supreme Court· 1964-05-18· cited 1,576×
• United States v. Joseph Silvestri
  Eleventh Circuit· 2005-05-23· cited 328×
• United States v. Hernan Francisco Perez-Tosta, Gustavo Javier Correa-Patino, Erasmo Perez-Aguilera, Luis Guillermo Rojas-Valdez
  Eleventh Circuit· 1994-11-08· cited 189×
• United States of America, Cross-Appellee v. Clifford Timmons
  Eleventh Circuit· 2002-02-26· cited 165×
• United States v. Douglas Edward Rambo
  Eighth Circuit· 1986-04-25· cited 133×
• United States v. Omar Ramirez
  Eleventh Circuit· 2007-02-01· cited 115×
• Cecal Bell v. State of Alabama
  Fifth Circuit· 1966-11-01· cited 85×
• United States v. Paul Edward Hromada
  Eleventh Circuit· 1995-04-06· cited 85×
• United States v. Gamboa
  Eleventh Circuit· 1999-02-10· cited 63×
• United States v. Harry Haddad
  Ninth Circuit· 1977-08-10· cited 63×
• United States v. Kristopher Douglas Ward
  Eleventh Circuit· 2000-02-08· cited 53×
• United States v. Jose Alfredo Villegas, Jairo Rendon, Rodrigo Rendon, United States of America v. Jose Villegas
  Eleventh Circuit· 1990-09-12· cited 42×

Other cases named United States v. Mercer

14 other CourtListener records share this case name.

• United States v. Mercer
  Eleventh Circuit· 1999-01-25· cited 59×
• United States v. Mercer
  First Circuit· 2016-08-17· cited 14×
• United States v. Mercer
  N.D. California· 1955-07-05· cited 7×
• United States v. Mercer
  U S Air Force Court of Military Review· 1984-06-15· cited 4×
• United States v. Mercer
  Sixth Circuit· 2001-10-03· cited 2×
• United States v. Mercer
  U.S. Navy-Marine Corps Court of Military Review· 1986-09-12· cited 2×
• United States v. Mercer
  Eleventh Circuit· 1999-01-25
• United States v. Mercer
  Eleventh Circuit· 1999-01-25
• United States v. Mercer
  Third Circuit· 1978-03-13
• United States v. Mercer
  Third Circuit· 1978-03-20
• United States v. Mercer
  D. Utah· 2007-02-06
• United States v. Mercer
  District of Columbia· 2013-12-19
• United States v. Mercer
  D. Oregon· 1868-12-19
• United States v. Mercer
  Fourth Circuit· 2013-05-29