United States v. Bruner’s Empirical Analysis
1981
Citation profile
3 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 18 U.S.C. § 1952 · 18 U.S.C. § 3500 · 21 U.S.C. § 801 (§ 101 of the Controlled Substances Act) · 21 U.S.C. § 812 (§ 202 of the Controlled Substances Act) · 21 U.S.C. § 841 (§ 401 of the Controlled Substances Act) · 21 U.S.C. § 845 · 21 U.S.C. § 848 (§ 408 of the Controlled Substances Act)
Relies on Brady v. State of Maryland · Aguilar v. Texas · Simmons v. United States · United States v. Agurs · Spinelli v. United States
Most-quoted passages
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“in the Philadelphia network by three witnesses. He was identified by a receptionist at one of the doctor's offices where drugs were obtained, and he participated in trips to Pittsburgh, Atlanta and Birmingham. The testimony at trial indicated that Bruner was involved in both the Philadelphia and New York networks, and in the distribution of Preludin and Dilaudid in Washington. We are unable to say that the disparity in the evidence was dramatic or that the evidence against Lynch was”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“which operated under the direction and control of Carl Lynch and a few trusted confederates. They sent groups of overweight women on a regular basis to Philadelphia and New York, and sporadically to Pittsburgh, Atlanta, Miami, and Birmingham. The object of the conspiracy was the acquisition and distribution of Preludin and Dilaudid. Escorted by”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“at this residence and was shown such a display cabinet, which contained many Preludin as well as other types of pills. This source was also told by Lynch that he keeps the revenue from his Preludin sales in his home. The second informant similarly had seen the display cabinet at the St. Clair residence in the”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the concurrence
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