19 F. App'x 230 - United States v. Wright’s Empirical Analysis
2001
Citation profile
2 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 18 U.S.C. § 2 · 18 U.S.C. § 924 · 21 U.S.C. § 841 (§ 401 of the Controlled Substances Act) · 21 U.S.C. § 846 (§ 406 of the Controlled Substances Act)
Relies on Jackson v. Virginia · Bourjaily v. United States · Nichols v. United States · United States v. Morrow · United States v. Ellzey
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“[W]here an individual discards a firearm in the vicinity of an apartment complex, where pedestrian traffic, I think we can make that finding by a preponderance of the evidence, that children and teenagers are likely to reside, that this creates a possibility that a child or teen or another individual, I don’t think it matters if it’s just children and teenagers as such, but where children and teenagers are likely to reside and may recover the weapon. In this case, we had a loaded firearm, and discarding a loaded firearm, like in the instant case, did recklessly create a substantial risk of death or serious bodily injury to another.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
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