· 4/24/2001
United States v. Twaine Jones
Citations
- 248 F.3d 671
- 56 Fed. R. Serv. 1284
- 2001 U.S. App. LEXIS 7436
- 2001 WL 421218
How courts have described this case
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- holding that reviewing court will assume that jury fol- lowed a Rule 404(b) limiting instruction
- noting that knowledge that substance is a narcotic is often proven through testimony about prior drug sales
- rejecting argument that relevant conduct must be proven to jury beyond a reasonable doubt
- when ascertaining base offense levels, a district court may determine drug quantities by a preponderance of the evidence
- “We assume that juries follow a court's instructions . . ..”
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Judges: Flaum, Posner, Williams
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