· 6/17/1999
United States v. Scharon
Citations
- 187 F.3d 17
- 1999 U.S. App. LEXIS 13355
- 1999 WL 398079
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- holding that defendant must provide information beyond facts related to the particular offense to satisfy safety valve requirements
- stating that jury can rely entirely upon circumstantial evidence
- “A possible defect in the chain of custody for a certain piece of evidence factors into the weight given to the evidence rather than its admissibility.”
- finding “bare conclusions” insufficient to disqualify defendant from safety valve
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Judges: Torruella, Cyr, Pollak
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