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· 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

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

  • 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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