United States v. Gordon’s Empirical Analysis
2004
Citation profile
1 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 18 U.S.C. § 2 · 18 U.S.C. § 924 · 21 U.S.C. § 848 (§ 408 of the Controlled Substances Act)
Relies on Blockburger v. United States · Santobello v. New York · Garrett v. United States · United States v. Harvey · United States v. Holbrook
Most-quoted passages
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“[w]ithin the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States” if Gordon had murdered Tabón on federal land. • . 4 . The district court overlooked this critical distinction when it concluded that the conspiracy charge in the 2002 indictment was legally and factually distinguishable from the “specific conduct” charged in Counts One, Two, and Three of the 2004 indictment, emphasizing that the 2002 indictment did not mention”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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