First Circuit· 9/19/1995

United States v. Spinney

Citations

65 F.3d 231
1995 U.S. App. LEXIS 26346
1995 WL 544933

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holding that “[r]eliance on indirect, as opposed to direct, evidence in a criminal case is both permissible and commonplace”
holding that if the defendant did not have actual knowledge of the principal’s intent, there must be at least “enhanced constructive knowledge”
holding that if the defendant did not have actual knowledge of the principal's intent, there must be at least \enhanced constructive knowledge\
discussing the continuum in the context of the “shared knowledge” requirement in prosecution of aiding and abetting armed robbery
reversing conviction for aiding and abetting use or carrying of firearm by principal during crime of violence
holding aider and abettor liable for the principal’s use of a weapon to commit armed bank robbery because “shared knowledge” need not amount to “actual knowledge” that a gun would be used to perpetrate the robbery

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Judges: Selya, Boudin, Lisi

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