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· 9/10/1984

United States v. Robert Sterling

Citations

  • 742 F.2d 521
  • 16 Fed. R. Serv. 397
  • 1984 U.S. App. LEXIS 18778

How courts have described this case

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

  • missing grand jury transcript was duplicative of other pretrial testimony that was given to defense counsel, counsel was able vigorously to cross-examine based on available materials, and witness’s testimony was not necessary to prove the charges against the defendant
  • “[T]here is no legal requirement that the violations which make up the continuing series be specifically listed in the indictment.”
  • “[Tjhere is no legal requirement that the violations which make up the continuing series be specifically listed in the indictment.”
  • no abuse of discretion where trial court refused to grant defendant access to government witness’s psychiatric records on ground that evidence would not be admissible at trial, choosing, instead to conduct in camera review
  • 40 years without the possibility of parole

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Judges: Browning, Hug, Tang

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