United States v. Wills

How courts have described this case

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

• 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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Cited by

44 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• United States v. Shawn Engle
  Fourth Circuit· 2012-02-29· cited 149×
• United States v. Ronald A. McIver and All Out Bail Bonding Giggies Bonding Company, Parties in Interest
  Fourth Circuit· 2006-12-05· cited 149×
• United States v. Lombardozzi
  Second Circuit· 2007-07-11· cited 145×
• United States v. Ashley
  Fourth Circuit· 2010-06-01· cited 134×
• United States v. Zacarias Moussaoui, A/K/A Shaqil, A/K/A Abu Khalid Al Sahrawi, Center for National Security Studies, Amicus Supporting
  Fourth Circuit· 2004-09-13· cited 95×
• United States v. William Emmett LeCroy, Jr.
  Eleventh Circuit· 2006-03-02· cited 88×
• United States v. Sylvia Anita Ryan-Webster
  Fourth Circuit· 2003-12-22· cited 77×
• United States v. Zavian Jordan
  Fourth Circuit· 2020-03-03· cited 72×
• United States v. Harriet Jinwright
  Fourth Circuit· 2012-06-22· cited 60×
• United States v. Lentz
  Fourth Circuit· 2004-09-14· cited 48×
• State v. Briggs
  Supreme Court of Rhode Island· 2005-12-06· cited 44×
• United States v. Joseph Benson
  Fourth Circuit· 2020-04-24· cited 43×
• United States v. Fullmer
  Third Circuit· 2009-10-14· cited 41×
• United States v. Randy Edward Hayes
  Fourth Circuit· 2007-04-16· cited 33×
• United States v. Jordan
  E.D. Virginia· 2005-02-09· cited 30×
• United States v. Jennings
  Fourth Circuit· 2007-08-03· cited 29×
• United States v. Fouse
  Seventh Circuit· 2009-08-24· cited 28×
• United States v. Saraeun Min
  Fourth Circuit· 2013-01-03· cited 28×
• United States v. Aquilia Marcivicci Barnette
  Fourth Circuit· 2004-12-06· cited 27×
• United States v. Collins
  Fourth Circuit· 2004-06-14· cited 27×

Cites

20 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• United States v. Olano
  Supreme Court· 1993-04-26· cited 16,571×
• Glasser v. United States
  Supreme Court· 1942-02-09· cited 10,035×
• Ring v. Arizona
  Supreme Court· 2002-06-24· cited 4,683×
• Costello v. United States
  Supreme Court· 1956-04-01· cited 1,814×
• United States v. Gerome Montreal Randall, United States of America v. Jeron Rondell Randall
  Fourth Circuit· 1999-04-05· cited 342×
• United States v. Robert Peter Russell
  Fourth Circuit· 1992-08-12· cited 339×
• United States v. Rodriguez-Moreno
  Supreme Court· 1999-03-30· cited 328×
• Chatwin v. United States
  Supreme Court· 1946-02-04· cited 193×
• United States v. Michael Lemonakis, United States of America v. Paul Enten
  D.C. Circuit· 1973-10-15· cited 165×
• United States v. Rhynes
  Fourth Circuit· 1999-10-26· cited 160×
• Teague v. Bakker
  Fourth Circuit· 1994-09-23· cited 158×
• United States v. Brian Keith Mills, (Two Cases). United States of America v. Benjamin Ronald Scales
  Fourth Circuit· 1993-05-28· cited 155×
• United States v. Troy Dennis Cropp, United States of America v. Clyde Garcia Cropp, United States of America v. Monte Clay Mosley
  Fourth Circuit· 1997-10-10· cited 125×
• United States v. Antonio Luis Burgos
  Fourth Circuit· 1995-06-01· cited 105×
• United States v. Daniel B. Hughes, A/K/A \Sonny\
  Fourth Circuit· 1983-08-25· cited 71×
• United States v. Nicolas Nicolaou
  Fourth Circuit· 1999-05-20· cited 46×
• United States v. James Buchanan Duke
  Fourth Circuit· 1969-04-23· cited 40×
• United States v. Christopher Andaryl Wills, A/K/A Michael Wills, A/K/A Ed Short
  Fourth Circuit· 2000-12-05· cited 40×
• United States v. Michael Clifton Chase
  Fourth Circuit· 1994-03-04· cited 35×
• United States v. William H. Seals, A/K/A Puddin, A/K/A William Brooks, United States of America v. Gary W. Sweatt
  D.C. Circuit· 1998-02-10· cited 28×

Other cases named United States v. Wills

21 other CourtListener records share this case name.

• United States v. Wills
  Third Circuit· 1929-11-19· cited 18×
• United States v. Wills
  D.C. Circuit· 2018-08-08· cited 8×
• United States v. Wills
  M.D. Florida· 1979-08-06· cited 7×
• United States v. Wills
  United States Court of Military Appeals· 1970-08-07· cited 6×
• United States v. Wills
  Fifth Circuit· 2022-07-13· cited 5×
• United States v. Wills
  Fourth Circuit· 2002-09-25· cited 2×
• United States v. Wills
  D.C. Circuit· 2018-05-08· cited 1×
• United States v. Wills
  D.C. Circuit· 2018-08-16· cited 1×
• United States v. Wills
  Fourth Circuit· 2004-08-05· cited 1×
• United States v. Wills
  Sixth Circuit· 1977-01-04
• United States v. Wills
  Fifth Circuit· 1989-01-20
• United States v. Wills
  District of Columbia· 2010-11-15
• United States v. Wills
  Fourth Circuit· 2000-12-05
• United States v. Wills
  Fourth Circuit· 2003-12-03
• United States v. Wills
  District of Columbia· 2018-05-08
• United States v. Wills
  District of Columbia· 2018-08-08
• United States v. Wills
  District of Columbia· 2018-08-16
• United States v. Wills
  District of Columbia· 2018-12-21
• United States v. Wills
  Fourth Circuit· 2005-10-04
• United States v. Wills
  Fourth Circuit· 2006-09-15
• United States v. Wills
  E.D. Wisconsin· 1975-01-22