VALDEZ

v.

UNITED STATES

Citator

Cited By (17 total)

• United States v. Calvert, 523 F.2d 895 (8th Cir. 1975)
  …ry crime for which he was convicted.12 See United States v. Cochran, 475 F. 2d 1080, 1082-1083 (8th Cir.), cert. denied, 414 U.S. 833, 94 S.Ct. 173, 38 L.Ed.2d 68 (1973); United States v. Gallington, 488 F. 2d 637, 641 (8th Cir. 1973), cert. denied, 416 U.S. 907, 94 S.Ct. 1613, 40 L.Ed.2d 112 (1974). The defendant’s search for an appropriate victim, analogous to the “casing” of several banks before robbing the most suitable target, was properly admitted as evidence of preparation and planning. See Federal R…
• United States v. Lawrence, 47 F.3d 1559 (11th Cir. 1995)
  …s, judges “‘must independently satisfy themselves that acceptance of the agreement adequately protects the rights of the defendant and the interests of justice’ ” (quoting United States v. Gallington, 488 F. 2d 637, 640 (8th Cir.1973), cert. denied, 416 U.S. 907, 94 S.Ct. 1613, 40 L.Ed.2d 112 (1974))). Moreover, while the Guidelines allow a district court to “consider relevant information without regard to its admissibility under the rules of evidence applicable at trial, provided that the information has…
• United States v. Santano Coronel-Quintana, 752 F.2d 1284 (8th Cir. 1985)
  …the English language, and the complexity of the proceeding, issues, and testimony, the trial court, being in direct contact with the defendant, should be given wide discretion, United States v. Carrion, 488 F. 2d 12, 14 (1st Cir.1973), cert. denied, 416 U.S. 907, 94 S.Ct. 1613, 40 L.Ed.2d 112 (1974), and this decision should not be disturbed unless the trial court clearly abuses its discretion. United States v. Salsedo, 607 F. 2d 318, 320 (9th Cir.1979); United States v. Sosa, 379 F. 2d 525, 527 (7th Cir.),…