United States v. Harper’s Empirical Analysis
2010
Citation profile
Relationships
Applies 18 U.S.C. § 2 · 21 U.S.C. § 846 (§ 406 of the Controlled Substances Act) · 28 U.S.C. § 1291
Relies on Brady v. State of Maryland · Taylor v. Louisiana · Duren v. Missouri · Alexander v. Louisiana · Jaffee Special Administrator for Allen Deceased v. Redmond
Most-quoted passages
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“Id. The Fifth Circuit held that, [i]n light of [the district court’s] findings, [it] could not say that the district court abused its discretion by denying the motion for a continuance on this ground. Id. . In holding that the defendant did not suffer substantial prejudice from the district court's denial of a continuance, Stalnaker court noted that”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“argued that a continuance was necessary in order to obtain [the defendant’s] records of travel to Mexico.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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