U.S. v. Fuller, No. 97-4132 (4th Cir.) (162 F.3d 256) (November 17, 1998) (Judge Paul V. Niemeyer)
Loaded on Jan. 1, 1999
published in Punch and Jurists
January 18, 1999
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Here the Fourth Circuit affirmed a conviction despite the fact that the trial judge (Judge Simons) told the jury that he did not believe the defendant's testimony and he believed the defendant had acted illegally as a drug dealer.
During the trial of the defendant in this case on drug ...
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- U.S. v. Gonzales, No. 97-2277 (10th Cir.) (164 F.3d 1285) (January 7, 1999) (Judge Mary Beck Briscoe)
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