United States v. Tyrone Walker, Walter Diaz, A/K/A Eric Rogers, and Anthony Walker, A/K/A Tony Walker

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• holding that section 924(c)(1) is valid exercise of Commerce Clause power because its crimes of violence and drug trafficking crimes are activities that substantially affect interstate commerce
• holding meaningful trial proceedings had commenced when a request to discharge counsel was raised after 19 days of voir dire
• approving Pinkerton instruction which instructs jury that it must find, beyond a reasonable doubt, that the defendant is guilty of the charged conspiracy
• stating the elements of “murder while engaging in a drug conspiracy” as including proof that the defendant was guilty of the conspiracy
• “As the Supreme Court has recognized, limiting instructions are often sufficient to cure any risk of prejudice.”
• “On appeal, considerable weight will be given to the district court’s assessment of this balance.”

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