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· 3/13/1987

United States v. Phillip Troutman

Citations

  • 814 F.2d 1428
  • 22 Fed. R. Serv. 1020
  • 1987 U.S. App. LEXIS 3305

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  • holding that serial extortion, or refraining from extortion, does not constitute a habit under Rule 406
  • \Mere assertion [her or] his chances for acquittal would be better if tried separately is insufficient; [defendant] must affirmatively show that a joint trial abridges [her or] his right to a fair trial.\
  • “[U]pon the showing of a particularized rather than a general need, the minutes [of a grand jury proceeding] should be disclosed in a discrete and limited manner.”
  • “Conspiracy cases may be proven exclusively by circumstantial evidence.”

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Judges: Barrett, Seymour, Sam

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