Federal Case

How courts have described this case

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

• finding circumstantial evidence of defendant's active participation in illegal cargo transport sufficient to prove knowing participation even assuming marijuana \was hidden in scent as well as in sight\
• paint on clothing matched fresh paint on areas leading to secret cache of marijuana
• paint on clothing matched fresh paint on areas leading to secret cache of marijuana
• prior involvement with drug smuggling tended to refute claim of mere presence on boat carrying drugs
• judge met with counsel to discuss alternatives before excusing juror
• ‘Evidence of [the defendants’] prior involvement in smuggling controlled substances, even though the involvement occurred several years earlier, tended to disprove their claim of “mere presence,” and was, therefore, probative of their state of mind.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).