U.S. v. Whitt, No. 99-2017 (7th Cir.) (211 F.3d 1022) (May 1, 2000) (Judge John L. Coffey)
Loaded on June 1, 2000
published in Punch and Jurists
June 19, 2000
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Factual Disputes/Findings.
Here the Court affirmed the authority of the judge - rather than the jury - to determine the quantity of drugs in a drug case and to rule on the credibility of witnesses - a decision that was subsequently affirmed by summary order of the Supreme Court.
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