United States v. Wilson Tony Harrell, James Hawkins, Anthony Scire, Karl Heinz Harig

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• holding that “[^Identification of a controlled substance does not require direct evidence if available circumstantial evidence establishes its identity beyond a reasonable doubt.”
• noting that the evidence need not disprove “every reasonable hypothesis of innocence” to permit a guilty verdict
• upholding conviction where indictment alleged that offense occurred in February 1980 but proof showed that offense occurred during the summer of 1980
• gang evidence important in understanding existence, motives, and object of drug-trafficking conspiracy and means through which it was conducted
• “[E]vidence need not exclude every reasonable hypothesis of innocence or be wholly inconsistent with every conclusion except that of guilt.”
• “A variance between dates alleged and dates proved will not trigger reversal ... as long as the date proved falls within the statute of limitations and before the return date of the indictment.”

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