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· 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

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

  • 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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