MCHARRIS

v.

SPEARS, WARDEN, ET AL.

Citator

Cited By (11 total)

• United States v. Field, 875 F.2d 130 (7th Cir. 1989)
  …found in Field’s cell were improperly admitted. A district court’s decision to admit or exclude evidence on remoteness grounds only will be reversed for an abuse of discretion. Cf. United States v. Amaro, 816 F. 2d 284, 287 (7th Cir.), cert. denied, 481 U.S. 1031, 107 S.Ct. 1961, 95 L.Ed.2d 532 (1987). We do not think that, under these specific circumstances, the district court abused its discretion here. See, e.g., United States v. Gordon, 548 F. 2d 743, 744 (8th Cir.1977) (where defendant podiatrist char…
• United States v. Coiro, 922 F.2d 1008 (2d Cir. 1991)
  …ufficiency of trial evidence bears a “heavy burden.” United States v. Roman, 870 F. 2d 65, 71 (2d Cir), cert. denied, 490 U.S. 1109, 109 S.Ct. 3164, 104 L.Ed.2d 1026 (1989); United States v. Gaviria, 805 F. 2d 1108, 1116 (2d Cir.1986), cert. denied, 481 U.S. 1031, 107 S.Ct. 1960, 95 L.Ed.2d 531 (1987). Viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the government, see Glasser v. United States, 315 U.S. 60, 80, 62 S.Ct. 457, 469, 86 L.Ed. 680, reh’g denied, 315 U.S. 827, 62 S.Ct. 629, 86 L.Ed. 1222 (19…
• United States v. Mazzanti, 888 F.2d 1165 (7th Cir. 1989)
  …o make the existence of any fact that is of consequence to the determination of the action more probable or less probable than it would be without the evidence.’ Fed.R. Evid. 401.” United States v. Amaro, 816 F. 2d 284, 286 (7th Cir.), cert. denied, 481 U.S. 1031, 107 S.Ct. 1961, 95 L.Ed.2d 532 (1987). Born’s initial contention is that the evidence concerning motorcycle gang membership was relevant to his defense because even though it might conceivably be possible for non-gang members to be involved in the…