· 8/18/1989
United States v. Sammy Don McGhee
Citations
- 882 F.2d 1095
- 1989 U.S. App. LEXIS 12281
- 1989 WL 91982
How courts have described this case
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- concludingthat because firearm possession was a factor bearing on the extent of punishment, and not an element of the charged crime, Winship was not implicated
- finding that guns hidden in the walls and floorboards belonging to defendant were available for possible use in drug transactions
- no due process violation where burden placed on defendant to show connection between firearm and offense was \clearly improbable\
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Judges: Merritt, Nelson, Lively
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