· 10/6/1994
United States v. Michael A. Smith, and Kwabene D. German, A/K/A Kwabene Gibson
Citations
- 34 F.3d 514
How courts have described this case
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- holding that intent to sell drugs can be inferred from “possession of a quantity of drugs larger than needed for personal use,” and noting that one kilogram of cocaine is more than is needed for personal use
- evidence of defendant’s flight can be probative of that defendant’s consciousness of guilt
- “quantity is not a substantive element of a § 841(a) offense.”
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Judges: Eschbach, Flaum, Ripple
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