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Fourth Circuit· 10/7/2003

United States v. Wills

Citations

  • 346 F.3d 476
  • 2003 WL 22293602

How courts have described this case

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  • explaining that indictment is generally valid if it tracks language of statute defining offense charged
  • stating that Ring does not require aggravating factors to be alleged in the indictment
  • affirming the district court’s ruling to admit clips from the movie Casino as relevant to help explain a reference the defendant made during a tape‐recorded conversation
  • affirming the district court's ruling to admit clips from the movie Casino as relevant to help explain a reference the defendant made during a tape-recorded conversation
  • finding transcripts of recorded telephone conversations between defendant and his brother could be admitted, despite the brother’s statements being hearsay, because they provided context to the defendant’s own statements
  • affirming decision to admit excerpts of the film The Casino to explain what one defendant meant when he stated in a tape-recorded conversation, “I’m Casino.... You see the movie? ... Well anyway, I was doing a Casino joint”

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Judges: Motz, Widener, Wilkinson

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