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· 5/15/1865

United States v. One Distillery

Citations

  • 27 F. Cas. 259
  • 4 Biss. 26

How courts have described this case

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

  • holding that 14 V.I.C. § 104 was not implicated where defendant’s “decision to drive his vehicle while under the influence occurred at an earlier time and place than his subsequent failure to stop at the red light”
  • an appellate court “must assume that juries for the most part understand and faithfully follow instructions”
  • “Rules 4(h) and 22(m), when read in tandem, simply adopt the plain error standard of review.”
  • “[Ajppellate courts must assume that juries for the most part understand and faithfully follow instructions.”
  • “Rules 4(h) and 22(m), when read in tandem, simply adopt the plain error standard of review.”
  • sentence imposed for one year in prison, with one year suspended and probation imposed

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Judges: McDonald

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