45 Cited authorities

United States v. Young
470 U.S. 1 (1985) Cited 4,022 times 4 Legal Analyses
Holding that a prosecutor's improper remarks did not rise to the level of a plainly erroneous due-process violation because they did not "undermine the fairness of the trial and contribute to a miscarriage of justice error"
Glasser v. U.S.
315 U.S. 60 (1942) Cited 7,024 times 3 Legal Analyses
Holding that a jury verdict must be sustained "if there is substantial evidence, taking the view most favorable to the Government, to support it"
United States v. Martin Linen Supply Co.
430 U.S. 564 (1977) Cited 1,082 times 4 Legal Analyses
Holding "appeals by the Government from . . . judgments of acquittal" entered under Rule 29 are authorized by 18 U.S.C. § 3731 "unless barred by the Double Jeopardy Clause of the Constitution"
U.S. v. Burgos
94 F.3d 849 (4th Cir. 1996) Cited 992 times 1 Legal Analyses
Holding that " defendant is guilty of aiding and abetting if he has knowingly associated himself with and participated in the criminal venture." (cleaned up)
U.S. v. Hunt
526 F.3d 739 (11th Cir. 2008) Cited 500 times
Holding that the statute gave "fair warning" to the defendant that it applied to his conduct because "a person of ordinary intelligence" would understand that backdating a document is a falsity
Smalis v. Pennsylvania
476 U.S. 140 (1986) Cited 258 times 1 Legal Analyses
Holding that a trial judge's grant of a demurrer, based on insufficiency of the evidence to establish factual guilt, constituted a nonappealable acquittal under the Double Jeopardy Clause
U.S. v. Alerre
430 F.3d 681 (4th Cir. 2005) Cited 313 times
Affirming conviction based on testimony of a co-conspirator
U.S.A. v. Lessner
498 F.3d 185 (3d Cir. 2007) Cited 226 times
Holding that the district court's decision "not to give such mitigating factors the weight that [the defendant] contends they deserve does not render her sentence unreasonable"
U.S. v. Benkahla
530 F.3d 300 (4th Cir. 2008) Cited 162 times
Holding that, as long as the Guidelines range is treated as advisory, a sentencing court may consider and find facts by a preponderance of the evidence, provided that those facts do not increase a sentence beyond the statutory maximum
U.S. v. Juncal
245 F.3d 166 (2d Cir. 2001) Cited 163 times
Holding that the defendant knowingly and willingly entered into the plea agreement where the Appellant waived the reading of the indictment and "testified at his allocution that he had reviewed the indictment and the plea agreement with his attorney, that his attorney had explained those documents to him, and that he understood those documents."
Section 1001 - Statements or entries generally
18 U.S.C. § 1001 Cited 7,360 times 303 Legal Analyses
Making false statements
Section 1512 - Tampering with a witness, victim, or an informant
18 U.S.C. § 1512 Cited 4,374 times 41 Legal Analyses
Defining "law enforcement officer" as "an officer or employee of the Federal Government "
Section 1519 - Destruction, alteration, or falsification of records in Federal investigations and bankruptcy
18 U.S.C. § 1519 Cited 784 times 38 Legal Analyses
Prohibiting the making of a false entry in a record with the intent to influence the administration of a bankruptcy proceeding
Section 1515 - Definitions for certain provisions; general provision
18 U.S.C. § 1515 Cited 332 times 3 Legal Analyses
Defining "corruptly . . . [a]s used in section 1505"

USA v. Stevens

45 Cited authorities

Holding that a prosecutor's improper remarks did not rise to the level of a plainly erroneous due-process violation because they did not "undermine the fairness of the trial and contribute to a miscarriage of justice error"

Holding that a jury verdict must be sustained "if there is substantial evidence, taking the view most favorable to the Government, to support it"

Holding "appeals by the Government from . . . judgments of acquittal" entered under Rule 29 are authorized by 18 U.S.C. § 3731 "unless barred by the Double Jeopardy Clause of the Constitution"

Holding that " defendant is guilty of aiding and abetting if he has knowingly associated himself with and participated in the criminal venture." (cleaned up)

Holding that the statute gave "fair warning" to the defendant that it applied to his conduct because "a person of ordinary intelligence" would understand that backdating a document is a falsity

Holding that a trial judge's grant of a demurrer, based on insufficiency of the evidence to establish factual guilt, constituted a nonappealable acquittal under the Double Jeopardy Clause

Affirming conviction based on testimony of a co-conspirator

Holding that the district court's decision "not to give such mitigating factors the weight that [the defendant] contends they deserve does not render her sentence unreasonable"

Holding that, as long as the Guidelines range is treated as advisory, a sentencing court may consider and find facts by a preponderance of the evidence, provided that those facts do not increase a sentence beyond the statutory maximum

Making false statements

Defining "law enforcement officer" as "an officer or employee of the Federal Government "

Prohibiting the making of a false entry in a record with the intent to influence the administration of a bankruptcy proceeding

Defining "corruptly . . . [a]s used in section 1505"