RITCH ET AL.

v.

TARRANT COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT

Citator

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• United States v. Roman, 728 F.2d 846 (7th Cir. 1984)
  …se its experience with people and events in weighing the chances that the evidence correctly points to guilt against the possibility of innocent or ambiguous inference. ...’ United States v. Kwitek, 467 F. 2d 1222, 1226 (7th Cir.1972), cert. denied, 409 U.S. 1079, 93 S.Ct. 702, 34 L.Ed.2d 668 (1972). These observations are especially relevant to proof of conspiracy, the principal crime charged here. Because of the secretive character of conspiracies, direct evidence is elusive, and hence the existence and th…
• United States v. Alvarez, 860 F.2d 801 (7th Cir. 1988)
  …‘ “innocent or ambiguous inference.” ’ [United States v. Redwine, 715 F. 2d 315, 319 (7th Cir.1983), cert. denied, 467 U.S. 1216, 104 S.Ct. 2661, 81 L.Ed.2d 367 (1984)] (quoting United States v. Kwitek, 467 F. 2d 1222, 1226 (7th Cir.), cert. denied, 409 U.S. 1079, 93 S.Ct. 702, 34 L.Ed.2d 668 (1972)).” Applying these standards to this case, there is little question that a rational jury could and did determine beyond a reasonable doubt that Torres and “the kid” were “organized or managed” by Holguin. With r…
• United States v. Branch, 545 F.2d 177 (D.C. Cir. 1976)
  …o infer that anyone else other than a participant [in narcotics use] would be allowed on the premises.’ ” United States v. Peep, 490 F. 2d 903, 906 (8th Cir. 1974). See also United States v. Pentado, 463 F. 2d 355, 363 (5th Cir. 1972), cert. denied, 409 U.S. 1079, 93 S.Ct. 698, 34 L.Ed.2d 668 (1972), 410 U.S. 909 (1973). Nothing in the record indicates that an individual coming to appellant Branch’s door would perforce have been presumed to be carrying narcotics, for several people came to his apartment on t…