United States v. Sims’s Empirical Analysis
952 F.2d 1014 · 1991
Citation profile
4 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 18 U.S.C. § 2 · 18 U.S.C. § 3742
Relies on Sisson v. Ruby · United States v. Ehret · United States v. Ellis · United States v. Eberspacher · United States v. Slow Bear
Most-quoted passages
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“Sims attempted to murder a government witness by promising to pay the informant money, and by giving the informant an unregistered gun and ammunition for that specific purpose. We cannot conclude that the district court erred in finding that from the point of view of the victim Baumeister, Sims' offense involved the threatened use of a dangerous weapon.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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