ROGERS
v.
UNITED STATES

U.S. | 1988-03-21
No. 87-6408
485 U.S. 969 Supreme Court of the United States (1988) Negative Treatment
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  • United States v. Smith, 918 F.2d 1551 (11th Cir. 1990)
    …y choices in favor of the jury verdict when deciding whether the government has proved by a preponderance of the evidence that an offense occurred in the trial district. United States v. Burroughs, 830 F. 2d 1574, 1580 (11th Cir.1987), cert. denied, 485 U.S. 969, 108 S.Ct. 1243, 99 L.Ed.2d 442 (1988); United States v. Brantley, 733 F. 2d 1429, 1433 (11th Cir.1984), cert. denied, 470 U.S. 1006, 105 S.Ct. 1362, 84 L.Ed.2d 383 (1985). Upon the motion of a defendant, it is incumbent upon the district court to t…
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