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· 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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