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· 7/1/1868

United States v. The Meteor

Citations

  • 26 F. Cas. 1241

How courts have described this case

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

  • holding that an appellate court “must presume that jurors followed the instructions that they were given.”
  • noting that “ ‘we do generally presume that juries follow their instructions’ ” (quoting United States v. Liburd, 607 F.3d 339, 344, 53 V.I. 890 (3d Cir. 2010))
  • finding sufficient evidence of reckless endangerment when gunshots fired on public road in front of a restaurant with persons present
  • stating an appellate court “must presume that jurors followed the instructions that they were given”
  • recognizing presumption that jurors will follow final jury instructions
  • discussing sufficiency of evidence supporting a conviction for reckless endangerment, based on analogous facts

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Judges: Nelson

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