BLAND

v.

UNITED STATES

Citator

Cited By (42 total)

• United States v. Augustin Alvarez, 755 F.2d 830 (11th Cir. 1985)
  …utting equipment, and other narcotic equipment.” United States v. Perez, 648 F. 2d 219, 224 (5th Cir. Unit B) (quoting United States v. Wiener, 534 F. 2d 15, 18 (2d Cir.), cert. denied, 429 U.S. 820, 97 S.Ct. 66, 50 L.Ed.2d 80 (1976)), cert. denied, 454 U.S. 1055, 102 S.Ct. 602, 70 L.Ed.2d 592 (1981); see also United States v. Lippner, 676 F. 2d 456, 463 (11th Cir.1982) (gun and brass knuckles admissible in drug conspiracy trial because they were “tools for the execution of the crime”). In light of these obs…

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• United States v. Lewis, 759 F.2d 1316 (8th Cir. 1985)
  …cuit has held that “there must be proof beyond a reasonable doubt that a conspiracy existed, that the accused knew of it, and with that knowledge, voluntarily became a part of it.” United States v. Bland, 653 F. 2d 989, 996 (5th Cir.), cert. denied, 454 U.S. 1055, 102 S.Ct. 602, 70 L.Ed.2d 592 (1981); United States v. Littrell, 574 F. 2d 828, 832 (5th Cir.1978). Although the evidence amply demonstrates the existence of the conspiracy, we find insufficient proof of Lewis's knowledge of and knowing participat…
• United States v. Montes-Cardenas, 746 F.2d 771 (11th Cir. 1984)
  …ools for the execution of the crime” of drug trafficking, and were probative of the defendant’s intent and his knowledge that he was engaged in an illicit transaction. Id. Similarly, in United States v. Perez, 648 F. 2d 219 (5th Cir.), cert. denied, 454 U.S. 1055, 102 S.Ct. 602, 70 L.Ed.2d 592 (1981), the court upheld the introduction into evidence of loaded guns discovered in a house into which the defendants were unloading marijuana at the time of their arrest. 648 F. 2d at 224. The Perez court endorsed th…