WATKINS

v.

UNITED STATES

Citator

Cited By (72 total)

• Pelletier v. Zweifel, 921 F.2d 1465 (11th Cir. 1991)
  …inary prudence [*1499] and comprehension.” United States v. Bruce, 488 F. 2d 1224, 1229 (5th Cir.1973), cert. denied, 419 U.S. 825, 95 S.Ct. 41, 42 L.Ed.2d 48 (1974); see United States v. Netterville, 553 F. 2d 903, 909 (5th Cir.1977), cert. denied, 434 U.S. 861, 1009, 98 S.Ct. 189, 719, 54 L.Ed.2d 135 (1978).73 This does not mean, however, that we look at a defendant’s actions in the abstract; as the words “deceit” and “scheme” imply, the government must show, not only that the defendant’s actions would h…
• Panter v. Marshall Field & Co., 646 F.2d 271 (7th Cir. 1981)
  …onary ruling was clearly erroneous. Karp v. Cooley, 493 F. 2d 408, 424 (5th Cir. 1974). Viewing the testimony in this light, we affirm the district court’s ruling. In Marx & Co. v. Diners’ Club, Inc., 550 F. 2d 505, 509-10 (2d Cir.), cert. denied, 434 U.S. 861, 98 S.Ct. 188, 54 L.Ed.2d 134 (1977), the court cautioned against the danger of letting experts in a securities case usurp the function of the judge, stating, “It is not for witnesses to instruct the jury as to applicable principles of law, but the…
• United States v. Aulet, 618 F.2d 182 (2d Cir. 1980)
  …ments obtained after a search; rather, counsel must use “professional discretion in [*188] deciding whether there are sufficient grounds” for such a motion. LiPuma v. Commissioner, Department of Corrections, 560 F. 2d 84, 93 (2d Cir.), cert. denied, 434 U.S. 861, 98 S.Ct. 189, 54 L.Ed.2d 135 (1977). “To rule otherwise would go a long way towards affirmatively requiring defense counsel to file a suppression motion no matter how tenuous the grounds supporting it for counsel’s own protection if for no other re…